Alyssa on Phone

Taken with a Leica M6, 50mm f1.4 lens, using Tri-X, Shot wide open.

I like the shot. It is flattering to the subject. It is odd that this would yield a story. I wonder what the shot would look like with better depth of field as the legs fall out of focus. The shoulders head and neck work.

very nicely composed composition

Well, IMHO this is a splendid display of creative talent, well done! It caught my eye right away.

oooh fantastic!! I love this photo - though I can't articulate why - I just do.

Very nice. I like the way the woman is framed by the couch, the way she isn't sitting straight to the back or the arm, your depth of field (I like the fading focus as you travel down her body), and your viewpoint.

 

The only real suggestion I would make is her right arm is very bright. I would dodge this a little so it isn't quite so glaring.

I too like this shot very much. I agree with Mark that the fading is nice, but there is something about the DOF the bothers me.

 

The lines (her legs and couch arm) draw the eye to her foot, but it's completely out of focus. I find that distracting.

 

Might be improved by:

1) a slightly greater DOF the bring her foot just a little more into focus,

2) reverse the fading direction, focus on the foot leaving the head out of focus, or

3) both 1 and 2.

 

Or maybe, I just have a foot fetish. :)

I new you shot this with a Leica before I looked at what you used. It has that "Leica look" I am just beginning to appreciate as the owner of a new M6.

This would be a wonderful shot if the model was looking up at the camera. As is, it falls flat and seems quite pointless.

I'd burn the topleft and topright corners and the leg a bit more.