Lidka

Thank you. PK .

Good one, but I believe it looks better in the thumb nail than in the larger image we see here. I think this has to do with the shallow depth of field which renders her (very prominent) nose out of focus. I would try to crop at mid-nose, or a little lower, and keep only the top section of her eye showing. This is still very pleasant to see, but it does take on an abstract form (then again Im an abstract man too). By the waylove the high contrast and the 45* angle caused by her tilted head.

This photo should looks nice at my wall ;)

Great portrait! If it was me I would have soften the area under her eye and the whole right cheek a bit. I think it would have accentuate her eye and I suspect she would have preferred it too...

I like it!!

Wine comes in at the mouth / And Love comes in at the eye; / That's all we know for truth / Before we grow old and die. / I lift the glass to my mouth, / I look at you and I sigh. W.B. Yeats. I hope some day you will come to Toronto and make me such a wonderful portrait :) Best:)

Who knows :))

Beautiful work, Piotr! Very nice portrait.

I like it , pozdr

I agree with the need for a little softening, but I really like this!!! Quite original in my opinion.

Good portrait - nice composition but it looks so harsh that it gets me a little scary - it is just the feeling I get but ... well regards,

kuba

A powerful image. Well done.

Piotr, I generally like most of your work but this one isn't pleasing to me. I find the shadows and contrasts too harsh. They don't flatter her face or complexion at all (and do make her look a little scary). Just personal taste of course. I also have the same feeling about the nose being out of focus.. Not meant to offend you at all, just voicing honest opinion :)

Hi Piotr! I think this is a great portrait, as usual for you. I don't think that the nose out of focus is annoying: of course it is a choice, and it conveys attention to the eye in focus. There's only a thing that disturbs the image: what is that harsh cut of the nose I remarked in the following picture? If it depends on Photoshop, I think you could do it better.

Anyway lots of compliments

Hi, Piotr. Interesting work. I like the crop. I like the sharpness of part of face, especially the eye and part of lips. The texture of skin doesn't work for me, but it is very subjective. This picture is definitely not ordinary. Best wishes, Galina

It is a great powerful portrait, it may have some technical minor flaws, but the merit of it superseeds them all.

Excellent

Piotr, while I admire most of the work you do and like you're creative portraits, this one doesn't work for me. It's dramatic, but not attractive, and in the end, doesn't say much about the model. I think any of us would look like that under similar processing/lighting conditions.

I like it because of its high definition and unpolished appearance. Great catchlight on the eye and the highlights in her hair makes it very attractive to look at.

You've captured a very strong image here and presented it well.

 

Admire your portfolio of original work very much. Well done.

 

Gary