JC002

Good shot!

A nice low angle shot that highlights her eyes which are very powerful. Seems to me that in your post production work you've tried adjusting levels and the vignetting is drawing attention to her face which makes it artistic too... Good job! Beautiful girl who looks more attractive thanks to the angle and post production!

Brent,

She is a pretty girl. . Her make-up looks good. The background is nicely out of focus and she is well separated from it. The catchlights are very good. The lighting is very nice.

You have focused quite well on her eyes. I am not sure they are as sharp as they could be? Use a tripod whenever possible.

I wouldn't say I am overly fond of her expression, but it is pleasant. She almost seems to be questioning something -- or unsure?

Unless there is a good reason I would suggest you position you camera at eye level. You have distorted her breasts. They appear overly large and out of proportion to her head. The low camera angle has given you a problem with foreshortening. The low camera angle also has you shooting up her nose.

She is looking over the camera (viewer).  If not making eye contact with the camera (viewer), the eyes should follow the line of the nose. It is natural to look where your head is pointing. If looking off to the side you should show what she is looking at or provide a reason that she is not looking where her head is pointing.

It is best to have at least some of the whites of her eyes showing on each side of her irises. This helps to make her eyes look balanced.

It would be better if the bridge of her nose didn't cut into her far eye.

You should soften the dark circles under her eyes a tad.

The composition looks quite good. Positioning her head off to the right a bit is balanced by her breasts placed in the lower left, even if, because of the angle of view, she looks a tad distorted.

She has a bit of orange tint to her chin and neck. There is too much blue and purple in the background, especially around the branches. Her hair also has a purplish blue cast to it.

The little branches are probably far enough out of focus that they are not too bothersome coming out of the top of her head.

You have burned-in the edges of your photograph. Darkening the edges helps to keep the viewer's eyes within the photograph which is a very good thing to do. You do not want to make it obvious that you have darkened the edges of a portrait. You want to have a very subtle gradation of tone going to the edges. The process shouldn't draw attention to itself.

Nice shot,

Mark