Anoush Anou 3-17-13 209

A window makes great portrait lighting.

I am a great lover of models at the window. I have to say this pose does look a touch overly forced or held giving me the feeling it is not natural.

A lovely portrait indeed this is with beautifully soft window light. Great eyes she has too.

-r-

This is an outstanding shot of this gorgeous model Mark... just the right amount of diffused light on her face and torso, a beautiful pose, and the see-thru top makes this a very intimate scene.  This is a wall hanger for sure.  Well done my friend!  A 7/7!

A number of things run through my mind with this.  The look of concern on her face suggests any number of possibilities.  (The immediate comedy effect would be a title that said "That looks like my husband's car out there!)

The lacy costume is very appropriate to the setting and it's gentle see-through qualities work well for a glamour effect.

The one classical fault here is the "split profile" - allowing her nose to interrupt the far cheek line.  I sometimes make this error myself, and John Perry insists it is not an error, but portrait painters were talking about it a few centuries ago so it has historical recognition.

Frequently in window glamour shots the hair is not lighted.  Here her hair is blending into the background and has lost all texture.  A small fill light or even a silver reflector might help this.

Jerry

Thank you all for the wonderful comments!

David - This was one of a series in this location and in this lingerie. It wash't either forced or restrained but I can see it looking that way.

Jerry - I did shoot some with her nose contained fully within the outline of her face but liked the overall effect of this image. Sometimes we just have to work with what we captured.