SM-194

Another in a series. Your comments appreciated. Thanks for looking.

The pose is okay and the lighting interesting, but I'm not so sure about her stare into the camera. She looks like she waited a long time for you to take the picture.

It's always interesting to see how images strike people in different ways.  That's the beauty of them... there can be so many interpretations.

The image struck me as a nice relaxed, informal (almost candid) shot.  A small point, but if you had her turn her head just a bit to the right, you could have picked up some nice Rembrandt under her left eye to really set off this image.  I like it!

The image is soft and pleasing in most every way. I've always wondered why street shoes are mmixed in such a casual setting.

They seem out of place to me.

Excellent composition and lighting once again, you seem to have all the tones represented here.  This is one occasion when the story line may have been enhance if she was looking out of the window  .. bit that is another shot of course. That said, nine times out of ten I am for eye contact with he camera .. nice one, bravo Clemson.

@Steve

I agree about the shoes. Sometimes, since I am not paying the model, I work with her suggestion and idea of what she wants. I usually try to dissuade them from using the shoes in these kinds of shots, but she wanted to try it with shoes.

Glad to read that Clemson, I have only rarely paid a model too  .. the photo sessions as you point out are more a collaborative effort than would be otherwise be the case. As for the shoes, well I am for them. I think the models are right. They like to keep a pair of shoes on (I think one told me it made her legslook  longer), it adds a touch of sophistication too, as do other props such as pearls or some other elegant item that will set the tone. Also, strangely, the models sometimes feel less nude and vulnerable. 

Beautiful soft light, relaxed pose and good overall composition and perspective.

I personally like the look in the model's eyes, she is very attractive and does not look annoyed or bored.

She is well posed and looks very natural, well done, a good nude.

There's something I've been wondering and figured this was as good a time as any to ask. I love this photograph. It's as much portrait as it is nude, a style that I think blends artistry and admiration for the beauty of the subject. In many examples though, the woman is wearing heels even if she is pictured relaxing at what would seem to be home. Why? Again, not being critical, just a curiosity.

@Paul - This has been a point of discussion above. In this case, it was the model who wanted the shoes on. I normally prefer without, but one other factor in this shoot was that the model had not brought any other accessories (necklace, bracelets, ear rings etc...) which might bring some other interest to the image. The use of these other "props" are my preference since I have found them to work well in the past. If you look at some of my other stuff, you can probably see some of examples of that. I know John Peri and I have had some discussion along these lines (he likes the shoes), but ultimately, it is personal taste on what makes an image esthetically pleasing or not.

Would the model normally be sitting around nude with heals on...I'll have to ask her.