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02/05/2006 11:59:44 AM |
Greetings from the Critique Club!
A fine image of a beautiful woman...not quite hang-on-the-wall portrait quality though.
Several of your commenters mentioned the distracting background and I agree. There's just too much information behind your subject to prevent my attention from wantering. I think it would be possible to correct that with some post-process editing by choosing one of the neutral colors (the off-white, perhaps) and filling the background with it.
The lighting does appear a bit flat. It appears you may have used the on-camera flash. This would help illuminate the face but because of its straight on orientation it also flattens out the shadows that help shape the face's features. The pinpoint of light in the center of the pupils also bothers me. I think it draws the wrong kind of attention to the eyes. Using an off-camera flash (just something on a flash bracket) would help avoid these objections. Alternatively, you could keep the flash off and pose your subject near a light source positioned behind your right or left shoulders (off to one side, slightly).
The range of tones, the exposure, the color...all natural and pleasing. The expression on the subject's face seems half-way between emotions, however. I feel that exceptional portraits do more than record the features of a subject, the give us an idea of the person's state of mind, mood, or personality.
Overall, a good study. Keep shooting!
--Kadi |
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01/29/2006 10:07:14 PM |
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01/29/2006 07:04:02 PM |
| I like the portrait itself, it's the background I find distracting. |
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01/28/2006 11:01:32 PM |
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01/27/2006 07:05:33 PM |
| I think the lighting and the post-processing make this portrait seem a little flat and slighly snapshotty. |
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01/27/2006 03:09:23 PM |
| Beautiful face and a nice natural light, background is a little distracting for a portrait though... |
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01/26/2006 01:57:26 PM |
| Nice natural shot and pose. |
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01/26/2006 08:34:02 AM |
| Clear, pleasing portrait... |
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01/24/2006 08:04:45 AM |
| nice protrait, good comp, ok light, color bland, b&w need help, nice texture, nice dof, overall ok |
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01/21/2006 12:21:46 AM |
| Tita looks great, good exposure. |
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01/20/2006 10:30:01 PM |
| good color composition....the smile looks slightly forced however |
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01/19/2006 05:02:07 AM |
| sorry, but this is not much more than a nice snapshot. check out the portraiture mentoring thread for tips on how to turn this type of shot into a much more dynamic image. |
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01/17/2006 01:40:11 PM |
| Very pretty girl and a well done portrait. It's so nice to see a portrait that doesn't have the top of the subject's head cut off. I like this a lot. |
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01/16/2006 05:39:43 PM |
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01/16/2006 10:19:27 AM |
| Beautiful face does not make beautiful photo.Light is too flat and background distracting 4 |
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