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This photo shoot was set up by a professional for the young woman who won a local scholarship pageant. It was understood that I would also be shooting at the same time for an oil portrait I donated as a prize. We both shot photos and compared them. Naturally, his were better (I blame this on his $3,000 digital SLR), so he agreed to let me use this one. Unfortunately, the young lady had recently had her wisdom teeth pulled and had a great deal of swelling in the lower jaw area and her hair was not to her liking, so I changed that in Photoshop.
Michelle, I very much appreciate your comments about copyright. I used to publish a national trade newspaper for the pageant, modeling and talent industry and copyright issues were a real "cause" for me. I was constantly writing articles about the subject, thus I'm a REAL stickler about having a release in writing from the Pro's before I even touch a canvas or paper.
I have begun the painting and it is very odd to do one this size. The distance from her lower lip shadow to the top of her eyebrow is 4 inches alone! Granted, she is a gorgeous subject, but the shadows, or lack thereof are proving to be a challenge.
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