Ruthy

Appealing subject matter, serene expression, great composition and use of space, soft but strong color contrast, good 3-D lighting adds depth---hair, eyes, pose finish the details of a high immact portrait.  Nice job!

Thanks John for the critique. 

Hi David. Very nice portrait! I really like the pose of Ruthy, she looks comfortable and natural. I love her smile too. The colors are beautiful, and the neutral background matches the colors of the image. I would crop a bit the picture at bottom.  (to remove the pocket detail).

Regards,

Rosario.

Thanks for your thoughts on this photo, I tried the crop right below the elbow before posting but I liked this one better, but I do understand what you mean about the distraction of the shorts. The buttons do catch my eyes to much as well. Best regards. 

Nice and pleasant shot, very good use of DOF!

A beautiful result with very nice lighting, David!

I like the use of DOF as well ... my own shots had too deep a DOF ever since I started using flash a lot so I want to head back in the direction of this photo you got.