portraits Sarah in Red

Shot during Magic hour on a very cold day. All natural light.

Any comments will be very much appreciated.

Nice anglea nd perspective adn red dress!

B:)liana

A nice setup, and the red dress seems well-chosen for your model. However, a couple of things seem a bit awry:

1. Not enough light on the face -- it could just be my monitor, but the red of the dress is kind of overwhelming the actual subject...

2. The red of the lipstick does not match the red of dress -- this could have been a great touch, but the lipstick seems to have much more pink in it and so undermines the relationship that you've created. As well, it doesn't quite look like it was well-applied since there's a smear just off-centre.

3. If the subject's hair is red as well then I think that that would be worth developping in your photo. I can't tell from this shot whether the hair is brown or red.

4. Something about the angle is giving the subject some strange 'bumps' further down her body. I assume that they're her hips, but to be honest I can't quite figure out how her body is fitting together. Perhaps a shorter DOF would resolve this problem?

That said, it's still a great idea and solid execution that with a bit of tidying up seems like it would make a great portrait.

Hi Jon,

Thanks for for your very commments... I don't know how you have time to comment like that with every other photo you rate :)

Okay, so in respect to your changes.

1. I know it's underexposed, but I find that there is still enough detail there, and it sort of gives a gradient effect from the sunlight on the grass to the shadowy face. So, this was a conscience decision.

2. Excellent point on the lipstick, and I can match the colours in photoshop, and remove the smear in my second run-through with this photo.

3. She's a brunette, and that something i may have to play with, but i don't really mind the hair being the colour that it is.

4. I am not sure, which bumps you are refering to, but the dress goes all the way down to her feet (even covering them). From what I remember, her body is in a somewhat twisted position. So you can see her right hip going over to her left, and her left leg under going to the right. (at least that is what I remember)

thanks again.