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    I've been trying to figure this out for a while now and would like to get your opinions on this mystery I can't seem to figure out..

    I present to you two photographs. The first is made by a photographer I was introduced to, I am really digging his work. I believe he uses pro Nikon primes strictly and a Pro Nikon Body.

    The second photo is a pic I took with my Canon 70D and My Sigma 18-35mm 1.8, shot around 4pm with no flash. Edited in LR5 with simple sliders. lowered contrast a bit, lowered clarity, increased vibrance, sharpened a bit and lowered a little noise cropped and a bit of vignette.

    Pic 1.)

    Pic 2.)

    Why does my pic look so crappy compared to the other? Why does that guys pic "pop" and shine so much? I call it a "metallic look", do you think he used a flash? a few flashes? no flash? is it strictly the light? the lens? the Edtiting??

    here is another from him:

    I would assume there is PP beyond LR5. I notice most of his pics have 1.) Super sharpened eyes, 2.) very soft silky smooth skin, 3.) Super shallow DOF and 4.) very rich saturated colors.

    Your thoughts would be greatly appreciated.

    Thanks.

    here is the full site:

    http://meninenuotrauka.lt/lt/fam…

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    • she looks like an angel in #3pinkfloyd
    • yeah, there's flash in the first one. and yours isn't cranked up. i like yours better. the last image is way over done though. probably turned the clarity slider all the way to the left/off.jaylarson
    • softened up the image then cranked up sharpening around the eyes (#3)jaylarson
    • First pic uses Fill Flash. Most likely he's using a Full Frame Nikon body which makes a whole lot of diff...ok_not_ok
    • other thing is composition and color, the green dress pops from the darker green background and foreground.uan
    • the red/white shirt doesn't with the yellow green background. also the top portion of your background is an additional element in the picture.uan
    • slightly changing your point of view and filling the background with just the flowers (or just the sky) would make the model pop out better.uan
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