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Does the tilted camera add something to the photograph, or does it just make it "different" from what one usually sees and therefore make it a better photograph?  It's unfortunate that the basketball hoop is where it is, but that's something that could be easily avoided next time.

yes your right about the hoops. I like the way the tilted camera gives. 

I like the tilted angle, though I would have preferred a slightly lower framing to give some more space between the front wheel and the lower frame edge, as already mentioned the basketball hoop is distracting,  I think my biggest issue with the photo is actually the car itself,  nothing personal but for my taste I just don't like this car.

Giovanni,

Mariah is quite the cutie. She has a very nice shape and you are showing it off well. The contrast and focus look good. The detail in her black dress is excellent. She has a nice expression and very good eye contact with the camera (viewer).

There's always one in the crowd and I guess I'm the one. Don't tilt your camera. It is usually just a gimmick that some photographers use because they think it makes their portraits look different. It is sometimes used (or overused) in fashion shots to draw attention to something. It is hardy ever used well, or for a good purpose, in portraiture. It also hardly ever enhances a portrait. It just makes your subject look off balance. Unless there is a very good reason to tilt the camera the photograph will look quite amateurish -- unprofessional.

I like the color, but the color saturation looks a tad on the high side. The colors look too vibrant. It almost has an HDR feel to it -- sort of a gimmicky look. I don't think this works real well for a portrait. 

The newish looking subdivision doesn't provide a very photogenic background for your subject. I don't really see how the background relates to the the subject. Everything in the photograph should work together and be there for a reason. The basketball hoop has already been mentioned. 

You have cropped too closely to the right front tire on the bottom. This makes the composition look bottom heavy. You need to give the tire some room.

Her hands look a bit awkward. It usually is not a good idea to place your subject's hands together or on top of each other. Notice how nicely you have shown off her shape by having her turned at an angle to the camera. This helps to make her appear thinner than if you had her facing straight on to, or away from, the camera. The same is true of her hands. Avoid having the back (or palm) of the hands toward the camera. Just like showing your subject at an angle to the camera, the edge (side) of the hands toward the camera helps to make them appear thinner, more feminine and graceful.

I am not real sure why you have included all of the car in your portrait of the girl. This almost looks like an ad for the car with a girl in the photograph -- car show type shot.

The lines under the car (on the pavement) draw my attention away from the girl, but not as much as your advertisement in the lower right corner does. It is quite appropriate to place your name and the date the photograph was made, if you wish, on a mat surrounding your photograph. Advertisements or other information would be better placed on the back of the photograph. You don't want anything to draw attention away from your subject.

Nice shot,

Mark

thank you very much for your time Steve, and Mark. I did a photo shoot for Mariah and her boy friend, at the end of the shoot Mariah asked if we can get a couple of shots with her and her boyfriends car. It was getting close to rianing and I did not have a spot for the shoot. Not making any excuses, I wish I had planned for this shot. thanks for the tip on the hands and tilting the camera fad. I tried to go for a HDR type of look. As far as my logo goes, I think a lot of people hate it in some way, I just put it there to show it was mine, I try to avoid this for now. Every tip counts, and this is the best tips I've gotten so far.