studio sessions december, 2013 Elisa Dandelion 12-8-13 86

A red-head, green-eyed beauty well-captured with 3-D lighting giving depth to her features.  In an overly retouched world it is refreshing to see skin texture and a type of beauty with which many women can identify.  Great hair and nice makeup. For me, the reflection of her left eye in the window has a haunting quality in it--it looks like she is making eye contact with the photographer.  You have achieved a high level of artistic merit with this image.

John - Thank you so much for the thoughtful comment on this photograph. I tell my models that I will retouch only temporary blemishes and that I do no skin smoothing. I know that makes me unusual but I feel there is such beauty in reality that I can't stand to "correct" it. The direction of her gaze was specifically chosen to get that effect with her reflected eye, thank you, again, for noticing.

The reflected left eye absolutely nails this. It is very haunting. I really cannot stop looking at it. I am sure others will be the same. A fine image indeed.

A real photograph! Beautiful! hen Ry