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My most loyal model... My wife of course.

I used a darker gray background that I was not to excited about. I

could not separate her as much as I wanted from it, therefore I ended

up showing some background detail I did not care for. I created a new

background in photoshop after the fact.

Any thoughts and or comments are welcome and appreciated.

Thanks for looking.

Alex

A very nicely composed beautiful portrait, Alex!

With best regards,

Ruud.

 

Thanks Ruud. This was the original background after I worked on it for a bit. I toned it a bit blue plus I added a vignette.

Which background do you guys/gals think work best?

Regards

Alex

It's difficult to choose... 

I prefer you first one..

Best regards,

Ruud.

 

Excelente retrato de tu esposa, me gusta mucho la pose, los colores y detalles, bellos como siempre, los dos fondos son de primera, en la segunda foto  el gris del fondo es más clásico del retrato americano, desde mi punto de vista, pero las dos fotos están super!!

El 11 de julio debo de estar por California, llego a Valencia. Quiero viajar ligero sólo con una coolpix P7000, es muy buena y espero no arrepentirme!! JEJEJE.

Saludos

Hard to choose -- both are nice.  I like the new one (first posted).  The model (yes, your wife!) does stand out better, and I like the bit of interest/detail in the background as opposed to something more uniform / smooth / bland.  Nicely done.

Nice portrait, good lighting and nice skin tones.  I would probably prefer a pose with her head more upward though.  Background wise, i'm partial to textures so my vote goes for the "replacement" bg hands down. Interestingly the original bg seems less natural than the replacement. Regards - michel 

Hmmm thats a tough call.........but I like blue coloured one best, it kind of looks more harmonious, luxurious and more in keeping with your wifes beautiful looks and demeanor.  Expertly done!

Best Regards

Alf

Agree Stephen opinion,all elements are so well balance here,I like both version,compliments.

RC

All great and the heart makes a fantastic contribution to the image. She is saying to all of us, have a heart in all you do! Only with the heart you can truely see what is really important!  From the author of The Little Prince. Can't remember the name now. Congratulations my friend. (both are great).

Alex,

   These are two wonderful portrait's of this pretty lady with wonderful lighting & composition.  It is a hard choice but I think I like the second one best.  Take care, Patsy

This is a nice portrait that you shared with us!The colour tones,pose and details are very eye-catching!...Best regards(Bobby).

An excellent portrait. I like your choice of her 'placement' within the frame. Excellent lighting, the textured wall in the background works perfectly fo rthis one.  Well done!

Warm regards and my apologies for not seeing this one sooner, Gail

The textured background is for me the winner....

Cheers Dolf

 

Dear friend Alex, I like the original a lot, the back ground might to some people looks noisy but thats not true, the back ground with its textures is so great add to this remarkable portrait work, indeed the model here is so beautiful and at the same time she is having a very pleasant appearance, yet your work is is one a very high quality, specially the lighting here which extremely effective for this portrait work, the skin tone is also of very original nature while the back ground again has done its job by isolated the model superbly, the little smile and the innocent expression on your model face is a means of connecting this image nicely with the viewers.

 

Thank you my friend for sharing it and wishing you all of the best.