soft

Sorry that you have cut the head.

Great shot - fabulous eyes

Great look and light. I wish we could make eyes sparkle without being able to tell how many light sources you used...

The only light I have used and you can see it in her eyes is window.

Wonderful light and exposure. A suggestion would be to crop a sliver off the bottom, say 1/2 way between bottom and her neck. A very enjoyable portrait!

Tamara, I was about to rate you again... love this portrait...Thanx ;)..J

Very nice Tamara.

Being a novice at this point, I examine many images. This one has really caught my eye. I hope to capture such excellence in the future. Great work!

Great capture.Regards

have seen a lot. great shot! catch lights in the eyes are important. otherwise the eyes seem lifeless. good on you.

 

A.

Agreed, Maxine; the fan base is too nice and I see some reluctance to point out the flaws in the photography. While the portfolio is creative conceptually, the technique is at times below average, and mostly the average skill is compensated by the strength of the image concept. This is a nice cute girl face, but cutting the forehead in a portrait like this is very harsh, and the dead empty bottom part makes it worse. If Tamara needs feedback to get better, blind "hurrah!"s from the fan base is doing a disservice to her. I have seen her occasionally reply in a defensive manner -it could be cultural, who knows, I have a few Bosnian friends who are rather snappy when criticized- when there is some negative comment, so maybe that's why hardly anybody says anything. My 2 cents.

I don't usually rate portraits as they are not my thing but this one just grabbed me. In the same ilk as the famous National Geographic cover of the girl with green eyes. Great lighting and focusing. However I do agree with the general concensus about the cropping.

This is a stunning portrait, but it would be so much better if her entire head was visible. Please try this again without the head crop. The lighting and tonal qualities are just beautiful. This is easily the best photo in your portfolio.

Tua figlia?? Eccellente ritratto!!!!!

Mr. Shoemaker

 

I apriciate your opinion on my work but I don't apriciate people who make opinion on others base on their cultural- national base.

 

 

Beautiful eyes and expression! Nice work (as usual).

To all of you that sais that you shouldn't cut of the forehead and don't have that much space below the girl.

How fun is a photo that just copies others work? As soon as one makes a photo that crosses the lines that all photography books sais, many of you just sais that it's wrong.

I can assure you that just because we have been taking photographs of people for approx 150 year you don't have to take photographs like everybody else.

I like that the forehead has been cut off. It makes this image a bit extra.

 

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love the whole thing. love the cropping and light.it is so expressive. good work.

 

I just looked at your portfolio. It is one of the best i have seen on here. anyone with negative feelings about the way you have cropped or lit this should take a good look at all your work. it is consistant in style and beautful in it's originality. you keep it up.

 

Tony

The photo caught my eye and kept it, mostly due to the crop. It is art after all. The title implies 'soft' and the photo still projects that even with a 'harsh' crop...this is the tension we seek with art, isn't it? My critique is with the contrast or levels work with the light on the cheeks, it seems just a bit too much for my tastes...(did you work this area?), however, I enjoy this photo very much.

I would have liked a little more definition around the eyes, but otherwise a very pleasing photo. Well answered to J.C. Shoemaker character. Ignore him however, he is one of these persons who have created a fictitious identity in order to spite others and be rude. He really is not very courageous, is he!

What I like most about this picture and many others in your portfolio is that even though they tend to be a bit high-keyed (and in some cases even by some considered over-exposed) is the ability to retain a 3D quality.

 

I'd be interested in know if you use any type of studio lighting or mainly ambient light. Judging from the catch lights in the eyes seem most are from a single source of ambient lighting in a bright room?

No studio lights, as you can see in her eyes it's a window light.

...look behind you... you left some silly and racist(phew!... superficial) marks we have to clean now, you naughty, naughty boy! isn't it time for bed now?