Zai

The most egregious error is the distinct shadow of her hand creating the black mark on her chin. There's just not much appealing about this photograph. Her face looks interesting, but it's cropped out. Cigar is out of focus.

Thanks for pointing out the shadow on her chin... you know... I didn't see it. I don't know that I'd like the image if it wasn't there... The black space between her finger and face is important to the composition, but maybe it just should have been space, not a shadow. I don't know that I'd use the term egregious, as that particular word could mean that the shadow was offensive... but.. hey, that's picking nits.

 

and yep... the tip of the cigar is out of focus... maybe if it was a portrait of a cigar, I might have left it in focus.... hehe... JK, Maybe, If she's willing to smoke another, I'll try it again, with all this in mind. Thanks for your comment.

I love the crop.....just perfect. Shadow doesn't

bother me...it's the overall experience...the

eye is very intense .... very storg photo.

Regardless of the image flaws indicated by others, I think the content is worthy of refinement. This portraiture is provacative and effective. As a huge billboard directed at the ever increasing female cigar smoking population it works. But - ask a women that smokes or wants to smoke for a more accurate opinion. Small text would appear in an expanded left composition with a blurred/darkened cozy living room fireplace and a comfortable non-gendered specific partner in the background...The portrait is looking directly at you for an amswer...Why don't you make up a billboard and submit it? 7/5