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October 5th 2008 - If It isn't making dollars, then it isn't making sense

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October 5th 2008 - If It isn't making dollars, then it isn't making sense by Stephen Poff.
Explored! #4

You might as well View On Black.

(Does it make sense to anyone else that I was listening to Social Distortion while editing this?)

Today was spent watching some more of Iron Man special features and then finishing a project for work... trying to put out a fire for a disagreeable client... blah.

After that I had planned to go to the fair and take photos, but Tam wasn't feeling well and I decided to stick around with her.

Then there was this... This is the result of the 3rd time that I edited it. It's another compilation of a few different photos. The first time I got a good ways through it and then photoshop just crashed... and I hadn't even saved the psd once. So I went to watch Dexter and then returned for a second time. This time I saved every few minutes, only to have it crash again. I figured I was safe cause I had been saving.

Nope.

It had apparently crashed while saving... so it corrupted the file. So here we are... and as they say... the third times a charm.

The only way it was all worth it is if it makes Explore #1 tomorrow, or if someone wants a print of it. Either way, I'm going to bed.

Strobist info: For the figure, I tried to match the photo I had of the car, so I lit it with an Alien Bees B800 from the right and then a bare Canon 430ex with a CTO gel from the rear. 
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Raquella;; says:

You are the man!
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Britta*  Pro User  says:

i just wondered when your photo of the day would show up... and there it is :)
have a good night while i start this weeks work.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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brandon.vincent  Pro User  says:

it doesn't seem to be working so well for me. did you blur your edges a bit? still looks cutout ish
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Stephen Poff  Pro User  says:

;-)

LOL... glad to know someone was thinking of me ;-). So... I'm going to bed for real now!

Yeah, after the third time I might have been a little sloppy... maybe a little...
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Something Cheeky  Pro User  says:

This is so awesome, dude, totally.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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era145 says:

So awesome haha
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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mulletgod  Pro User  says:

i'll do my bit to help get it to #1. :)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Tarantin0  Pro User  says:

I just love it. Nice PP. A bit more air over the fingers, is what I feel. But still one of the best ones out there this week...
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Kezzaroo  Pro User  says:

thats one impressive ass light mr poff :D great manip!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Quiet Strength  Pro User  says:

That looks wicked cool great job!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Avangelist  Pro User  says:

This instantly made me think of Kyuss and all the bands that have come from it.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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alessandro.montalto says:

brava
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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ubiq1er says:

So megalomaniac... in a good way.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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stingu (Stefán Ingvar Photography) says:

perfect
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Airborne Guy  Pro User  says:

This ROCKS! Should be an album cover.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Airborne Guy  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Digital Photography Lovers, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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kaptan_ca61 says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called GROUPLIFE [Post 1 Award 5], and we'd love to have this added to the group!

:-) good job.!

grouplife
~ Please Join Us!~
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Hello Darlin [deleted] says:

You are so my hero.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Nathan.F  Pro User  says:

Amazing !

Great job !
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Anabella is united says:

niiice...seems like i was late. Already in explore! :D
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Sarah Pether  Pro User  says:

epic pose :D
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jason Stair  Pro User  says:

Very cool. Love the processing.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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B*Wag  Pro User  says:

Another cool pic... you are rocking out!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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=Tom=  Pro User  says:

It is a pretty amazing compilation :)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

Kriptonite in real life Samoamax [deleted] says:

excelent
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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smashitup  Pro User  says:

super sweet n awesome n stuff!! yup!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Stephen Poff  Pro User  says:

Thanks everyone, my days been a bit stressful and you've raised my spirits!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Jah Lovely  Pro User  says:

You are such a badass. The end.
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Yugamu says:

Excellent image.......lookin like a rock star.
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Toni_V  Pro User  says:

yeah!!!!!!!!
great work here!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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[le]doo  Pro User  says:

Instant fav
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Extra Medium  Pro User  says:

Now this is a powerful image. Front page of explore and totally worthy of it!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Kary1985 says:

great portrait!!!

Take care!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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evaxebra  Pro User  says:

You seem to be climbing the coolness scale exponentially! Sweet shot and great lighting!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Nicolas's Photography Le Mans says:

oh man! you really looks like a rock star! lol
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Studio M (Mishari Alreshaid)  Pro User  says:

This is a superior work of photographic art. This image instantly pulled me in and I just had to put in some input here. Quite a great choice for a car as well. Just Superior. =)
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rangers681.1111 (sooo busy)  Pro User  says:

awesome shot! It did make front page Explore and by the way Social D fuckin' rocks!
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Ernie E  Pro User  says:

Man, this so rocks! Great piece of work and congrats on Explore Front Page!

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Seen on your photo stream. (?)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

gr33ncat [deleted] says:

great car, great shirt, great image !
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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[rob] instinct.viewbook.com says:

awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee, lol.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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quite frankly, my dear, i don't give a damn says:

duuuuuuuude... another awesome shot. this'd better make explore!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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vtpeacenik  Pro User  says:

Sure did! Front page!
Congrats on your great work.

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Seen on the explore page. (?)
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☼ Helder  Pro User  says:

this rocks and you made explore #1. but even if you hadn't made #1 this is AWESOME anywhere in my book :-)
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

A Fool in Miami (I am Back) [deleted] says:

You are a Rockstar. Killer shot
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kayacan who?  Pro User  says:

what the ?
wicked!
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Stephen Poff  Pro User  says:

What can I say guys? You all made the time spent on this totally worth it!
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disco~stu  Pro User  says:

doood....wow
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jade001  Pro User  says:

I was just going to leave a comment but ...

faved for the Social D reference. It shows!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Javier Paredes . says:

exelente imagen bien captada.
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Brita Photography  Pro User  says:

this is AMAZING!!! It's one of my favorites now!! how on earth to you capture the metallic look????
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Stephen Poff  Pro User  says:

Thanks! That "metallic" look is part of the real photo. I took the car photo at a vintage car show and that's just how it looked.
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Infrared-IR  Pro User  says:

Seen on the Front Page of Explore!

Congrats!!
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XAVIER (K & X FOTOGRAFIA) says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called U left me in Awe...(invitation only), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

very cool!
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slt-166 says:

This is a very cool shot - sad you had so much trouble processing it, but the effort seems to have paid off. :O)
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mickeyjohnson  Pro User  says:

And see... you got your wish! killer work (especially doing it over and over again) and totally worth the top of explore.
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Davic  Pro User  says:

fantastic lights
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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TheShape  Pro User  says:

I would love to see the .PSD on this. Just for educational purposes.
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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Stephen Poff  Pro User  says:

Hmm.. I might be able to show you that. I usually flatten alot along the way, so I'm not sure what the status of my last saved psd was.. I'll have to check.
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Missy Vix™  Pro User  says:

fab fab fab shot, i love it!

Seen in:

U left me in Awe group

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WayneWho?  Pro User  says:

that ROCKS..........luv it.

U left me in awe group
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Tazeenm says:

Definitely rocks!!!!!
Posted 13 months ago. ( permalink )

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TheShape  Pro User  says:

I don't know about you, but I absolutely hate flattening. I know its a must in some steps but I hate losing the ability to go back and tweak...
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Stephen Poff  Pro User  says:

Yeah, I used to be like that. But I've realized over time that I never went back to those PSD's to tweak anything and basically after I'm done with any compositing, I'm finishing my photos with dodging and burning and effects that require flattening and duplicating layers.

On the other hand, if it's a client file that I'm laying out with text and elements that might need to be edited later, I'll ALWAYS keep the PSD. I might finish the photo in a separate document though.
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taylanbrooks  Pro User  says:

This is freaking awesome! Love the car!
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essichgurgn says:

One of my all time favourites, indeed.

Mustang rules!

icons
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xdera - LucaDeravignone.com  Pro User  says:

Simply...great!!!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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ArtCPhotos  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called All Lighting, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

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Sun!L  Pro User  says:

Beautiful!!!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

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gilderic  Pro User  says:

It rocks !
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kparrish  Pro User  says:

I found you from the Popular Photography article....I love this one! Very nice!
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marius manastireanu says:

awesome
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Jaune d'eau  Pro User  says:

this rocks!
Posted 3 months ago. ( permalink )

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Stan_sd says:

rather sad commentary, but nice photo, great job.
Posted 5 weeks ago. ( permalink )

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