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Relaxed and carefree ! I like it ! Bill

I would not take this photo, simply because your technical sensibilities are too far from mine. And yet... I like it - a lot. I think it's something you might see in Vogue, and if not Vogue, then Frankie at least.

The lighting may not be perfect, and the background may not be perfect either, but the mood is right, and that's at least as important as 'ideal' lighting. I like the subject, her expression and her pose. And her legs.

But... er... back to the photo. Perhaps if I were allowed to change one, minor detail, it would be to remove the chair in the bottom right of the frame (or replace it with a chair of a darker shade). And instead of a cigarette, she'd be holding maybe something else.

Overall, this photo works very well.

A lovely image. Indeed, it could be a photo of a 'hippy' 45 years ago. I like the elated and spontaneous ambience. Nice colours, light and composition.

foto piena di vita,questo è un bel messaggio !

saluti paul

Thanks for the comments, was fun making this.

Avoid letting the items into your image - a chair, a plant.  This is still far form Vogue, IMO.  Vogue in its best representstion is Avedon. 

No Vogue ambitions here Ruslan :P

I was drawn to this image for the fantastic color work, the gorgeous tones (your model's skin just glows as if she's lit from within) and the overall mood.

For what it's worth, I happen to like the chair and the plant.  They help keep the photo feeling spontaneous and uncontrived, and don't (for me) distract in any way.  I admire successful environmental portrats that have to juggle chaotic scenes and elements, and I think this one makes good use of those elements.  The red color of the chair certainly helps, as I see that color woven throughout the image--in her shirt, the armchair, her glasses, and even the book in the top center of the bookcase and the flower arrangement in deep shadow at far right.  Now that I've seen the image, I can't imagine it working as well as it does without the chair (and, to a lesser extent, the plant).   Every part of the image seems to contribute something important to the whole and I love the whole thing!