| Author | Thread |
|
|
05/17/2007 08:22:02 AM |
Fantastic portrait. The soft tones and color are great. Very attractive model and a great pose.
Sorry couldnt vote as i have only recently rejoined DPC, and to view shots like this im glad to be back.
Nick |
|
 Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
04/04/2007 02:38:02 PM |
Positives:
Elegance might not be the first thought that comes to all viewer's minds (Quiet confidence comes to mine) but this is a classy portraiture that greatly flatters your model. Nice pose and angle. Must be her 'good' side. ;)
Technicals:
The non-descript background works well to highlight the model. Though not dramatic, the lighting is perfectly fine. Focus is a little soft, particularly around the eyes and mouth. Overall, though, this is done well.
The Challenge:
Obviously meets the challenge. In a challenge that is so easily met the technical differences and added viewer interest items generally set the top scorers apart from the rest and yours probably suffered a little bit as a result. But if it were taken as a customer portrait in the 'real world' it is quite acceptable.
Don''t know about the inclusion of the two straps. Some stodgy voters not up on current styles might consider that a little slutty.
Suggestions:
You might try using the sharpen tool (be careful because it is easy to screw up with it) to increase sharpness of eyes and mouth. The eyes are always the main area of attention and you want them to stand out as much as possible. Also, a little extra sharpening on the hair might make it better to.
A current portrait style is to crop off the top of the subject's head and offset the face from the center. You probably saw many examples of that in the challenge. It directs greater attention to a model's face and gives the face greater image real estate within the frame which is always a good thing, particularly with a model as attractive as yours. You might want to try that style crop and see what you think. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Comments Made During the Challenge  |
|
|
03/25/2007 05:38:12 AM |
wow image, if picky, maybe white straps detract, make eyes look creamy ( not white), (if she was smiling teeth would be off colour too)
Not too gone on models hair. 8 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/22/2007 12:41:17 PM |
| very good lighting, brings out a lot of details |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/22/2007 06:26:37 AM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/21/2007 11:51:18 PM |
| Beautiful. Great focus on the eyes. It is centered subject, but it's also a square framing. I really like the composition and the empty space on the left. High marks from me. Good luck. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/21/2007 02:28:49 PM |
| I love the lighting, pose and the clear focus on this beautifully done portrait! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/20/2007 07:21:59 PM |
| The earring hole is a bit distracting, Next time fill the hole with an earring. |
|
|
|
03/20/2007 03:40:51 PM |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/20/2007 12:33:31 PM |
Beautiful portrait, beautiful model. The only problem I can reckognize here, is the amazing competition at hand. You have to get more pizazz out of your photo to place high. IMO, the white background could be better, it takes away from her beautiful brown skin. Also, a brown skin person has an amazing advantage with jewelry. IMO, gold, diomands, and maybe even pearls never look better than on brown skin, perhaps something like that could of been incorporated for more pop.
A big gold looped earring, a nice bright choker, but not white. And a changing of the background to a more settle solid color, and dim the lights. I dont know if it'd work, but I'd certainly love the challenge. All this, and I'm still giving the photo at hand a 7. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/19/2007 12:27:07 AM |
| focus looks to be at the nose and not the eyes. 5 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
03/19/2007 12:17:16 AM |
| Great pose, love the way she is looking out the side of her eyes, 9 from me. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2025 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 03/14/2025 11:52:13 AM EDT.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
