Immi Portrait

curious to know if this is as strong a portrait as i feel it is, or am

i simply biased (as i usually am). Tnx!

I think it could be a very strong portrait but a few details are too distracting for me. The blown skin makes it hard to concentrate on her face the way I should for a portriat, the contrast is so high. There is a lot of possible visual intrest here and I have an inkling for where this was going, I think, but in my mind it didnt quite make it. Her eye contact with the camera was great and I even kind of like the reverse open space (to the right behind the subject instead of the usual to the eye side) because the subject seems fairly non conformist and that feels like it fits. But the super high contrast and blown skin are holding the shot back for me. I think with a couple tweaks it could be much stronger.

Hope that helps :-)

All the best!~

When I view images in the portrait category, I'm looking for something a little more traditional...not to say I don't like this, but I think it would be better categorized as a fine art or digital alteration image...in terms of pure technical features I think the crop is a bit awkward...the hands almost appear to be someone elses hands...and it is not clear what this is communicating...on the plus side, I like the pallet of colors and the dark background...though the skin tones are really bleached out...it seems to work with the mood of the image.  I also like her turn back gaze and piercing eyes.