travel portraits Lacemaker lady

Hello,

 

I wanted to take a portrait of this lady, showing her doing her

hobby: lacemaking. I tried several approaches, but if I show her face

I can't show her work... and viceversa... I even thought of a mirror

but... nah!

 

So I would like your opinion about a portrait where the character is

blurred and with her back turned.

If you are trying to document how the product looks, is made, the quality, the skill of the creator etc.. then you have done it.

 

If you are trying to document how the person looks, is concentrating etc... then she needs to be in focus.

 

I personally think you got it right. A persons actions tell much more about them then their looks.

The craft and the way that she is creating the lace is the attention grabber for this photo. I still get the sense of concentration from the tilt of her body.