Artistic Light Design from Multiple Illumination Photos of a Scene

Status: Closed
Prize: $50
Entries Received: 41
Winner: AkshayArtPawar

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Contest Brief

Create the best, most beautiful composition or illustration of the scene depicted in the provided photos.

A set of photos of a scene are taken from a fixed view-point. The illumination and exposure is different in each photo. You'll have to create a beautiful / artistic composition starting from the pictures provided. You can use any digital editing or painting technique as you see fit, as long as the result looks photo-realistic (hyper-realistic paintings are also considered photo-realistic).

Some possible techniques are listed, but not limited to the ones below:
- create a beautiful montage by compositing different parts of photos into a single image
- overlay different illuminations with various levels of transparency or transfer modes e.g. soft light in Photoshop
- use dodge and burn to improve illumination, levels and curves to adjust photo exposure and contrast
- use other tools e.g. HDR imaging, that can be adapted for the use on the image set provided (even if not meant to be used with it)

You will describe the steps required to create the composition and list the tools used. You will provide the master edit, for Photoshop this is the .PSD file. You will also submit a JPEG of the final composition.

The prize will be awarded based on the aesthetic appeal of the composition. Photo-realism and technique will also play a role in the decision.
Be creative!

Download the photos here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/wemhc3i87jrf1ro/tj5Cks1QlD

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Public Clarification Board

Contest Holder
- 9 years ago
The poll has been completed, however the contest doesn't have a clear victor. The submission by Spector01 #44 and AkshayArtPawar #19 are closely tied to the 1st place, followed by the compositions of avtoringUK #57 and Gabril #3 . Based on the aesthetics of the overall composition Spector01 appears to lead, however it also presents minor technique flaws such as over-sharpening and lighting inconsistencies. Due to the overall aesthetics appeal, mood, and technical soundness the contest will be awarded to entry #19 by AkshayArtPawar.
- 9 years ago
1. AkshayArtPawar
  - 9 years ago
  Oh thanks for letting us know the details of the poll. Yeah all the 5 star entries are good and each tried to capture the mood of the scene through different light settings.
  
  Thanks for choosing my entry as the winner in such close contest.
  It was really a fun and challenging contest.
  - 9 years ago
2. Watfa3D
  - 9 years ago
  CONGRATS ! :)
  - 9 years ago
Contest Holder
- 9 years ago
I've started picking out the top entries out of those 4 stars and above. The criteria used are mood and photographic quality. Some 4 star entries have good mood, however their image quality could be improved e.g. remove over-saturation, over-sharpening, non-agreeing color tones, etc.
- 9 years ago
AkshayArtPawar
- 9 years ago
@supic
Dear Contest Holder, I want to bring to your notice that one of my entry have been stolen and submitted by rizwankhan1.

In my entry #19 there are two submissions out of it i had cropped the second entry towards the left to balance it and tighten the composition, that photo has be stolen by rizwankhan1 in entry #50.

Thanks.
- 9 years ago
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1. Watfa3D
  - 9 years ago
  Please check #54 . I changed it a little bit.
  - 9 years ago
2. stants
  - 9 years ago
  This is not the first time when this freelancer "rizwankhan1" stealing somebody else designs. I personally suffered from her/his theft in one other contest. The thing is that after many reports of me and other freelancers her/his entry wasn't removed :(
  - 9 years ago
Spector01
- 9 years ago
Please rate my design #44 . Thanks
- 9 years ago
hristina1605
- 9 years ago
Hi , please view #31 #32 #33 #34 . Thanks!
- 9 years ago
Contest Holder
- 9 years ago
The star ratings constitute only a partial evaluation of the submission. The final decision will be made at the end of the contest, when a committee of users will be voting on the best submission.
- 9 years ago
1. avtoringUK
  - 9 years ago
  For this you can use the drawing school.
  - 9 years ago
2. Contest Holder
  - 9 years ago
  Thanks! We'll consider that, however it's likely non-artists will be the ones deciding.
  - 9 years ago
Contest Holder
- 9 years ago
Some good entries have been rated low due to over-processing which reduces their photographic quality. For better results avoid destructive editing such as strong over-sharpening, brightness and contrast adjustments that bring out too much noise, etc.
- 9 years ago
Contest Holder
- 9 years ago
Many interesting entries have been submitted, thank you!

Another thing to keep in mind is the effect of emphasis on the balance of the composition. You can find out more details here: http://nwrain.net/~tersiisky/design/balance.html
- 9 years ago
Contest Holder
- 9 years ago
Be reminded that the composition should be balanced with regard to exposure, amount of contrast and saturation. The results should be pleasant to watch.
- 9 years ago
1. AkshayArtPawar
  - 9 years ago
  Worked on your points and made 2 entries with 4 versions.
  Check #19 and #20
  - 9 years ago
2. Watfa3D
  - 9 years ago
  please check #21 .............. [ 3 Entries ]
  - 9 years ago