Singer, Mignon at "Upstairs@The Garage", London

I would have preferred either head to toe, or from the waist up. If possible, moving around to the right would lightened up more of the face which now plays a clear second fiddle to her chest. . . . but maybe that was your intention. :-)

i think actually pretty good. you've picked a great moment emotionally and visually, her body language is dynamic and i like her head being raised. a lot of people consider cropping a subject like this a little off-center, here it would be on the left, but i'm not sure. i like the lighting a lot, which i assume was the available lighting that presented itself to you. nice job -- great job if you are just getting started. consider selective sharpening -- i find sharpening just the hair, mouth and eyes, perhaps the hands here, helps a lot in a photo that i otherwise leave alone.

My very first thought - too dark. But further reflection makes me think the lighting is fine. Focus is good, and I don't mind her being cut off roughly at the knees - it's a dynamic posture even without being full body. I would put her slightly more off center though, but that's a rough judgement call. As a complete aside... what I actually thought first was "That girl needs a different wardrobe! Find something that fits, honey." but that has nothing to do with your photo ;)

I took this using a little Canon Powershot A70, from the crowd (about

two rows back). I'm pretty pleased with it.

(I couldn't get her feet in the shot because of the angle I was at,

and I think the slight softness is a result of the noise filtering)

Great pic,soft lighting with so much energy!

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