The eyes have it
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by jazul02:
i like the use of colors here.. but i think a little postprocessing could help improve this shot

The eyes have it
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by saintaugust:
nice, but a bit too high key for his style i think? could be wrong. 6

The eyes have it
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by ScooterMcNutty:
Those eye lashes are really awsome :)

The eyes have it
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by timfythetoo:
Hey Steve. I voted this a 6. The good - your model certainly has lovely eyes. They don't feel overly pimped out but pretty much just right. Her makeup job is lovely as well (good match with the veil) and the doodad on her forehead is a nice touch. IMO a very good edit job on her face. Bouncing back and forth from another image it seems that her skin tone may be just a tad bit on the orange side. The indifferent - her pose for some reason just feels a bit static and unconnecting. It's not terrible, but she just doesn't seem to be connecting with me. Feels a bit too generic and unemotional. Maybe some slight angle so that she is pushed into having to look into the lens, either from slightly above or from an angle rather than just setting her right in front. Librodo often comes at you from an interesting angle. The bad - that green is wretched on my monitor. You have this lovely model with great sharpness and color balance between her eyes and the veil and then this bright flourescent green background that totally for the most part steals the attention away from her eyes. It is just too much. My choice probably would have been a darker more muted background. Black probably would have been very nice to make sure that the focus was directed towards her eyes and the lovely colors of purple rather than away. Hope that helps.

The eyes have it
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by bspurgeon:
First, I like the intense gaze of your lovely model. I gave this a 5, impart because I'm not feeling anything from the portrait, it's just a portrait; IMO, this is due primarily to the lighting and background.

The lighting gurus will likely tell you that you have some hot spots on the face and neck, and that you did not achieve the Rembrandt style lighting voters were likely expecting. The background is interesting, looks like a giant leaf, but, IMO, it is much to bright and is visually very prominent.

The eyes have it
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by Luci11e:
love the purple on the green and what a fierce gaze she had

The eyes have it
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by tanguera:
This image lacks subtlety for me. Very bold and jarring colors, although the model's eyes are beautiful.

The eyes have it
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by Denise:
wonderful colors, I like how the green is coming thru the scarf behind the model

The eyes have it
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by Dphoto:
Wow! Startling. Great pic! Brilliant color and her eyes....

The stalker
by Silent-Shooter

Comment by Ammie:
Congrats, I gave this a ten!