Leg Portrait

This looks so soft, calming and graceful to me - love the extended foot , and the dark red toenail polish gives just enough complimentary color.

 

Very nice Trisha - and Happy New Year!

 

David

Thank you so much for your very kind words. This is my first attempt at a series of self-portrait figure studies. I am glad you like it but I am going to continue working on this idea and buy some proper lighting since this was done with natural window light.

Thank you again for your kind and encouraging words...all the best to you in the new year...much happiness, hope and good health! :)

For being "just" natural lighting this is very good. Nice tonal quality and very equal throughout the whole image.

A good foot massage might be in order!

 

Happy New Year Trisha,

 

Todd

Thank you so much for the encouraging comments; it is very kind of you to take the time to give me feedback and I appreciate it very much. LOL...yes, a good foot massage is definately in order (as well as a good back rub...).

 

Happy New Year to you also...much hope, happiness and good health! Thanks so much for your visit; always good to hear from you. :)

I am trying to learn how to studio type self-portraits. This photo was

shot in natural window light; any help or advice or feed back is

appreciated. Thank you for viewing. :)

A different appoach of portraiture. Very nice lighting and tonal quality. Very well seen. Congrats.

Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a comment and for the encouragement; I appreciate it very much! I am trying to learn and so the feedback is very helpful; thank you for your kind words. :)

Nice work , There is something sensual about it

Thank you so much for the kind words and taking the time to leave a comment; I really appreciate it. I am glad you saw something sensual in this because that is what I saw and tried to convey. Feedback helps me learn and so I appreciate you taking the time to give me some. :)

This is very well done. My only suggestion is that it might have been nice if the toes were positioned so the nice dark red nail varnish was a bit more visible. Regards, Adrienne

Thank you for your suggestion; I will be aware of that next time I try this! Self-portraits are so hard in a small area...not enough room for a tripod and hand held the camera shooting from the reflection in a mirror! I was sitting on a blow up bed with a sheet draped on it...maybe I can find a chair that will take up less room!

 

Thank you again so much for your kind words and suggestion; I really appreciate it and any suggestions you might have in the future. :)

Trisha,

 

Your skin tone is very good. Just like posing hands, when viewed from the side feet appear slimmer, more feminine and more graceful. You might want to position your feet a little forward to compositionally balance your image within the frame.

 

This is a soft and pretty photograph. You may what to try some more directional lighting to better give the illusion of depth within your photograph -- perhaps from the front.

 

Work on focus and keep trying different backgrounds, lighting and positions. It sounds like a fun self-assignment that you are enjoying. I look forward to seeing more of your portraits.

 

Thank you for putting your name and the date on the mat where they belong.

 

Mark

Thank you so much for your kind words and input; I am having fun learning however sometimes find it exhausting and frustrating.

 

To address your comments:

 

I worked very hard on softening the skin because the lighting gave me a very speckled and unnatural appearance...I hope to one day have a better understanding of lighting since I am finding it to be key in a good quality photograph, especially portraits!

 

Regarding the light from the front; do you mean from the angle I am facing? I am sitting in front of a window with a mirror propped below it so I could shoot the reflection...could the mirror also be making it harder to focus clearly? How does one smooth skin and speckles caused by improper lighting besides adjustment levels, contrast and gaussein blur? Is there something simpler or more effective?

 

Thank you for your input and help; it is most appreciated...as are your very kind comments! Good to hear from you! :)

I`m happy to see your woks and I like the composition and the light here...Nice gesture and mood!

 

Regards(Bobby).

Thank you so much for the kind words; I appreciate them very much! I am always encouraged when someone takes the time to leave a comment and am happy you found this one to your liking. Thank you for your visit, good to hear from you. :)

Regards!

Thank you so much for your visit and kind comment; good to hear from you. :)

Very creative Trisha, good job, and thanks for sharing.

 

Dave :)

Thank you so much for your visit and kind words...they are very encouraging...I am trying to learn more on doing self-portraits (they are very difficult)! Good to hear from you again! Don't be a stranger anymore! :)

Very nice and creative work Trisha! Bravo!

Thank you so much for your very kind comment and visit; good to hear from you again! :)

Great tones and colours - interesting "pose".

Thank you so much for your kind words; I appreciate them very much. I still struggle with self-portraits and have so much to learn - they are really difficult! I am working on them all the time though! Thank you so much for your input and visit! :)

it’s the little things you deliver: here, the toe ring offers the feminine vibe that gets my head spinning – another man bewitching voodoo detail!

Thank you so much for your kind words and thoughts; it is always nice to know the details that attract someone's eye. I am most appreciative for your visit and for letting me know that you liked this image! Always good to hear from you! :)