S.C. reclining in the parlor

This was taken in natural and available light... thank you for your

time and observations as always...

Frederick,

You have a very pretty model, a nice pose, good lighting and this would be a superior image except for the tonality.  Her hair has lost all texture, her skin looks abnormally dark, the whites of the eyes are not white and it is hard to differentiate between the iris of her eye and the pupil.

I upload a quick suggestion for change.  Notice the histogram on the left, which is of your original and the histogram on the right which is of my suggested change.  I modified the image very quickly in Adobe Raw. Because I had only the jpg to work with the final histogram shows gaps.  Working on a camera Raw file would result in a final jpeg without these.

Regards,

Jerry Matchett

Very skilled use of light.  Reminiscent of stills of Linda Darnell, Jane Russell, et al, circa 1940's.

Jerry... she does have dark skin in life and her eyes are so dark that even when she's in front of you, her pupils are very nearly indiscernible from the iris.  I appreciate that you took the time to offer your own version...  interesting...

I think you do understand what I was going for here...  much appreciated...

A beautiful young Lady , looking very relaxed and at ease . The ambient light as given a gentle , flattering effect . I think it's a great shot . Bill