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Model Layla

Perfect pose and lighting.  Love the eyes.  Great capture.  If I was nitpicking, I would smooth her forehead out just a tad, but perhaps I've looking at too many fashion magazine covers!!  Cheers.

Thanks Mickey! Yes, I was considering to remove the skin imperfections but decided to leave the picture "as is". What I would rather correct is an undefined border between hand and back. It's too dark - had to move the right hand backlight a little closer to me or just ask her to turn a tad but then I would lose the precious moment, so - have to live with it now.

I wouldn't smooth the skin. For me as a viewer there is something more sensuous about seeing real skin as it represents a woman that is actually attainable in the real world making it in my mind way more alluring than seeing something that I know isn't real. Of course it's not black and white (no pun intended) and it's about degrees of post processing vs real and I do appreciate areas of touch up but I have just seen too many plastic looking skin reworking which for me has the opposite effect of the intended enhanced sensuality.

Best Regards,

Peter

wish it was little bit sharper, then it would be my favourite - pretty model, good pose, nice taking - do you have it in colors

Nice lighting Janis. I see what you mean about the right hand, but not a deal breaker. Also natural skin texture an interesting choice.

Wonderful expression and tones!Great lighting and pose! My compliments!

How right you are Janis, "the precious moment" is what it is all about. We amateurs spend too much time in my opinion worrying about technicalities that do not impact on the result.  As I always say, portraiture is about mood and feeling and you capture it beautifully here, bravo. 

Beautiful portrait of a beautiful woman! Perfect light!