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Great pic, nice balance and not boring.. super!

holy...

La lumiere est tout simplement fabuleuse ! J'aime beaucoup l'expression du visage aussi, ainsi que le cadrage... Peut-etre aurais-je prefere des fleurs differentes, un peu moins discretes, en bas a droite... Mais bon, si ceci n'est pas excellent, alors qu'est-ce qui l'est...? Bravo !

Beautiful picture!

excellent work, beautiful

Refreshing and beautiful. Well composed. I like the washed out whites on the left side. Adds a heavenly feel to the image.

It is a really nice picture, well composed Doing a good job. Keep it going

 

 

comment is to give you a 7! Excellent aesthetics.

Great shot.

Cette dernière photo d'Ydna est vraiment très bonne ! Bravo !

 

This latest picture of Ydna is really good! Congrats!

bravo.

7/7

Beautiful image. Nice work.

Beautiful!! Almost fairy!!! Perfect ligthning!!

Beautiful photo. I'd like it more if the lighting were more natural and the model had less make-up.

Excellent:)

For me one of the best I have seen so far in the

Photonet !!!

Bravo !

6,9-6,9 (7-7)

 

Awesome picture. This is about as good as it gets, Stefane. Even in Paris!

Fantastique!!!!!!!!!!

I say 'Eve' actually as a play on words for evolution... for your work... well done, there is clearly good and effective work here!

Vieux motard que j'aimais ! Ou est-ce : mieux vaut tard que jamais...? :-))

Je suis bien content de voir cette photo-ci recompensee parmi tant d'autres qui le meritent dans tes pages. J'aime la lumiere de cette photo, sa fraicheur... Etait-ce un travail pour "Le Printemps" a Paris...? Ou rien a voir...? En tout cas, bravo !

The photo is more than deserving of the photo of the week honors, however, I'm afraid I do hold this photographer to a higher standard than most, since I know what he's capable of producing. So before everyone starts lavishing the praise on this clearly admirable image, I'll nitpick a bit. Remember that this is a studio photo. Everything about it is under complete control, and there are no accidents - or at least there shouldn't be.

 

I think it's worth saying plainly that the model is absolutely stunning, and it's a lot easier to get great results from a beautiful subject than a plain one. I could probably hand my nine year old son a camera, put this woman in front of him, and stand a fair chance of getting a nice looking photo. It's not fair, but most of the time photographers get a lot of credit for the work of the subject's parents.

 

The lighting, while generally flattering, leaves a rather odd looking tangle of shadows on the right (her right) side of her face. This appears to be due to the sprig of foliage that seems to be growing out of the side of her head. Perhaps this serves some purpose in the context for which this photo was produced, but it seems poorly coordinated with the rest of the flowers and such in the photo.

 

In praise of this work, I can say that except for that shadow that bothers me, the lighting is exceptional. The blown out highlights on the foliage work with the pastels in the makeup, the model's exquisite face, and tranquil pose to all support the dreamy quality of the photo.

No offense, Joe, but your claims that simply pointing a camera in the direction of a beautiful woman is enough to get a nice-looking photo (much less a stunning photo like Stephane's) is a sure indication that you've never actually tried to produce this kind of work. True, there are other people--make-up artists, stylists, assistants, and the model herself--who deserve their share of the credit, but coordinating their efforts in order to get ones vision onto film is not a trivial task.

 

There are a few minor, technical nitpicks I can come up with (though I think the shadows on her right cheek are a strong point of the image--they beautifully define the shape of her face), but I think the overall effect is very pleasing.

All I see is a highlight. What you call a "shadow" is no darker than the rest of the face, so it isn't exactly a shadow, but you may call it a non-highlight...:-)

To me, this highlight and the "non-highlight" area it creates add to the natural feel the Elves mentionned rightly about, and it looks fresh and alive. Take it away and you'll see the image becoming awfully flat.

"Does this image succeed in avoiding cliche? Well, it does succeed in demonstrating blocked/blown out highlights. But this has to be deliberate on Stephane's part so I would say it works, gives it that ethereal concept. Nice dreamlike quality that wouldn't be there otherwise. I like it.

Call me the Homer Simpson of photography, but while I admire the composition and highlights of the subject and flowers, I personally do not like the total white background.

 

Your milage may vary.