MC-75

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Trying to work on lighting and mood. Any comments good or bad are

welcome as long as they are constructive.

Great shot! I wouldn't say the lighting adds or subtracts mood as the subject is evenly lit IMO. maybe go for more lighting contrast like this example. 60 seconds of lighting manipulation here but you'll get the idea. Very fine shot as is IMO. But you mentioned mood setting etc. in your description and I don't see any mood lighting.

Great work ... !! regards.

@Mark

 

Thanks for the comment. I guess mood is relative since the original image is much brighter. I've taken your advice and created another image in this series that I have posted.

 

Dan

Perfect !

Nice one.

Perfect arrangement of shapes and lines! Succinct. No clutter. The texture of her wild hair contrasts nicely with her perfect skin. Excellent!

By the way, I agree that this is not a moody photo, except maybe for her pensive expression. This photo has powerful elements and the flat lighting works well. You might try the exact same photo, but with like 1:5 lighting ratio, or even more extreme contrast. Use a soft key.