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Help me pick a photo for a school competition

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Elife
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There's a photo contest at UBC with the prompt "What is Technology" and I wanted to comment on how it can be restricting, isolating, and that we often find ourselves bound to it. Here are few shots I popped off tonight, tell me which you like the most:

Bound By Technology 1 (color)

Bound By Technology 6 (color)

Bound By Technology 7

Bound By Technology 8

Bound By Technology 9

Muted By Technology 1

Bound By Technology 13

Muted By Technology 2
Oct 20 2009 6:52AM
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Elife
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probably shouldve numbered them

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Oct 20 2009 6:59AM
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1990
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5 and 6.


Clean up on the mouth, could be better photoshoped!
Oct 20 2009 7:43AM
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Elife
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Agreed, any ideas? I've been using the healing brush, clonestamp, and the patch tool with some dodging an burning but I can't get the texture quite right.
Oct 20 2009 8:00AM
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Jelo
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If this was in I would probably vote for it.

Oct 20 2009 8:21AM
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Jelo
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Nah seriously, the 4th one, its dope.
Oct 20 2009 8:22AM
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mak
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i'd go with  number 3 or 4
Oct 20 2009 10:42AM
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benalt
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5
Oct 20 2009 10:56AM
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1337
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1, 4, or 5
Oct 20 2009 11:08AM
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Snowcase
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1 caught my eye.
Oct 20 2009 11:47AM
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snwbrdmilf
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3 & 4
Oct 20 2009 12:29PM
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LC.
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5 but make it all colour.
Oct 20 2009 1:44PM
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no_steeze
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5
Oct 20 2009 1:51PM
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.jr
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Im leaning 2 & 7 but I havent fallen in love with any of them..They're mostly all good, just nothing that screams to me..
Oct 20 2009 1:53PM
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eurotune2
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5 is siick, i feel that the hands are reaching up for help
Oct 20 2009 2:01PM
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Microcosm
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I like 1 and 5 a lot. They all look a bit on the cooler side on my monitor. (Not calibrated with any professional software though)
Oct 20 2009 6:11PM
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OneLove_skier
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5
Oct 20 2009 6:23PM
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MAC.D
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4 or 7
Oct 20 2009 6:34PM
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DrZoidberg
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I'd say lay off on the intense desaturation. It looks cool for some people, but other photographers or educated people may or may not dislike it. There is a difference between neutral colors and just low saturation.

Other than that though, 1 is really cool, maybe have one of the cords plugged into an outlet, which would become part of the background in a looser composed one. The missing mouth is cool too, it says (lol pun) the message rather well. I'd say try taking some skin from your arm (where it's in focus) and then changing its colors and whatever. It seems to have more of a texture there. It looks like you just dragged the brush across. Are you using 0 hardness on the clone or healing brushes? It will help soften the edge, so you can't see where you dragged the brush. Also, try taking other shots of your face under the same lighting, and move your face so you can get good spots to take skin from.

The missing mouth thing is an awesome idea, just imporve the photoshoping. Also, what's that circle spot on your pants in the first?
Oct 20 2009 7:46PM
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Stauble
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2, 4
Oct 20 2009 7:50PM
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LMalone
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1
Oct 20 2009 7:51PM
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NW_Rider
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I diggin' number 1 for sure! Cool ideas though, looks like you really thought it through.
Oct 20 2009 7:53PM
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KarmaInitiative
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1
Oct 20 2009 8:09PM
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Jwenz
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1 please
Oct 20 2009 8:13PM
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.jr
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^^^ do all 4  of you see the flare on #1? Would of been my choice with out it.
Oct 20 2009 9:05PM
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Aenigma
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That can be fixed in PS. I like #1 the most, followed by #5. The rest aren't doing much for me, especially the ones where you stamped out your mouth.
Oct 20 2009 9:16PM
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Fry077
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i like 1 or 5, but some how get the colours for 5 from number 3, like it seems really yellow in 3, not so much in 5.

But hey only my opinion, then agian i am in high school, so maybe dont consider me.

Oct 20 2009 9:49PM
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freezed
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5 for sure.

PS - Join the Photo Society at UBC!

We have a full studio and darkroom and everything. A professional digital printer (the ink is free for members!) and all kinds of stuff. We're having an exhibition at IK Barber in November, and there's a member show in the gallery in the SUB next semester too. ALSO we have a ton of equipment that members can borrow for free.

Ok, sorry, spiel over. :)
Oct 20 2009 9:53PM
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D4VE.BC
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I like the simplicity of 7, think it's really clear on what you're trying to say with the photo. Unlike what most of the others said, I'm not sold on the ones with his face in the picture. The expression looks too staged with the eyes bugged out. I know what you're going for but it looks a bit cheasy imo. Not hating though! Overall, I'm impressed
Oct 20 2009 10:04PM
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mattytru
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1 or 4
Oct 20 2009 10:21PM
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Elife
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aight... gonna do some work later on 1, 5, and 6 thanks for your guys is thoughts +k all around
Oct 20 2009 10:23PM
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skiP.E.I.
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5, maybe 7
Oct 20 2009 11:27PM
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rach
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5
Oct 20 2009 11:52PM
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Moosen
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6 but work on the mouth part a little more.
Oct 21 2009 12:05AM
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liukangkid
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id go with 5, i feel it conveys what you were going for the best.
Oct 21 2009 1:31AM
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Danger.
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1, 5, and 7. In that order.
Oct 21 2009 3:00AM
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Avifarer
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1 makes me want to ask more about what the photo is about. Draws me in the most i think.
Oct 21 2009 5:02AM
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1990
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I am German, therefore i don't know the exact words, but use the Clone Stamp (S), the one above which looks like a patch (J) and maybe the eraser (E), try different levels of opacity on the Clone Stamp and the Patch (J)
playing around with that will get you a good result!
Oct 21 2009 6:02AM
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Elife
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i reworked shots 1, 5, 6, 8 (could do the mouth better still on number 6 but I'm too tired to work anymore). I'm inclined to try and go with one of the one's with no mouth just for the immediacy of the message they generate. Bit more eyecatching methinks.

no more lens flare
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now in full color
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more yellow and some other minor toning differences
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better photoshop work on the mouth
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I have till november 30th to submit so I've got time to reshoot etc, so if youve got any wild suggestions feel free to share em
Oct 21 2009 6:51AM
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LC.
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Variations of 5 with better hand positioning (more tension in the muscles/etc, to help whatever message you want to get across) and a few different coloured cables. Again, ditch the B&W/colour mix thing.
Oct 21 2009 8:00AM
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1990
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just a quick photoshop. i think you could do a better job than this though. just try to erase all shadows, which make it seem like there is a blob or a hole. just try to crate a smooth surface if you know what i mean...
Oct 21 2009 9:50AM
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NickSki.
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4,7
Oct 21 2009 9:38PM
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Elife
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reformatting of the website fucked it all away

i reworked shots 1, 5, 6, 8 (could do the mouth better still on number 6 but I'm too tired to work anymore). I'm inclined to try and go with one of the one's with no mouth just for the immediacy of the message they generate. Bit more eyecatching methinks.

no more lens flare
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31482950@N08/4031855102/" title="Bound By Technology 1 by eli.chamberlin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3494/4031855102_1d8802f430.jpg" width="500" height="492" alt="Bound By Technology 1" /></a>

now in full color
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31482950@N08/4031854486/" title="Muted By Technology 2 by eli.chamberlin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2647/4031854486_15184e2126.jpg" width="312" height="500" alt="Muted By Technology 2" /></a>Click for larger image

more yellow and some other minor toning differences
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31482950@N08/4031099079/" title="Bound By Technology 9 by eli.chamberlin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2528/4031099079_8ed245de5d.jpg" width="500" height="307" alt="Bound By Technology 9" /></a>

better photoshop work on the mouth
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31482950@N08/4031852196/" title="Muted By Technology 1 by eli.chamberlin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2625/4031852196_4920a030db.jpg" width="254" height="500" alt="Muted By Technology 1" /></a>Click for larger image

I have till november 30th to submit so I've got time to reshoot etc, so if youve got any wild suggestions feel free to share em
Oct 21 2009 9:45PM
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Elife
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screw this... look at em all here http://www.flickr.com/photos/31482950@N08/
Oct 21 2009 9:51PM
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ski-swagga
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2
Oct 21 2009 11:15PM
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Elife
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An ethernet port can look an awful lot like a mouth. Just kinda roughed this one together with a photo of an ethernet port from a google search. If it's well recieved I'll shoot it myself and do some better photoshop work. Check it:

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/31482950@N08/4033963340/" title="Ethernet Mouth by eli.chamberlin, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2502/4033963340_3650fdf433.jpg" width="254" height="500" alt="Ethernet Mouth" /></a>
Oct 21 2009 11:33PM
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Elife
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bahhh

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Oct 21 2009 11:35PM
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Elife
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I think i might be gettin carried away here

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I look like a techno hannibal lecter
Oct 22 2009 1:59AM
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EasyPleazySteezy
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yeah im deffinatly feeling number 5 aswell
Oct 23 2009 10:15AM
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