don_harper_the_edge 0 Posted May 12, 2004 Constructive critiques from those who share their photos on photo.net are appreciated. Link to comment
vladimir_meshkov 0 Posted May 12, 2004 Great photo , really beautiful !!! In Old Russian style. Regards from Moscow. =VM= Link to comment
erikadams 0 Posted May 13, 2004 Wow. Quite striking, the lighting, the pose. I've only looked through a Hasselblad once, at a portrait session, and the image on the focusing screen was better than what I saw with my naked eye. Is this also your experience? I've been enjoying your portfolio, BTW. Link to comment
don_harper_the_edge 0 Posted May 13, 2004 Yes, I really enjoy the Hasselblad, it makes it difficult to go back to the 35mm finders. But I really have difficulty with the digital viewfinders. These old eyes I guess. Link to comment
yorick 0 Posted May 14, 2004 Beautifully lit, but I find the background a little distracting (but must admit that was what drew my attention in the thumbnail). Have you tried softening it? Link to comment
John Peri 1,007 Posted May 14, 2004 Well, I guess we all have our opinions. I find this one perfect. Just beautiful. Link to comment
dabar 0 Posted May 14, 2004 A bit more seperation is needed in my opinion. The background edge treatment is too harsh and clashes with the chain-mail. The border, although nice, has too little seperation from the photo. I also feel that the colors are too muted. These are simply my observations reflecting my personal tastes. This is still a superb portrait. I am attaching a version as I would have finished this shot for comparison. Link to comment
don_harper_the_edge 0 Posted May 14, 2004 Hi Dave; We have proceeded on a different vision for this portrait. We've treated as a glamour project and used diffusion and softening technqiues whereas you've approached it more like you're very admirable portraits and added sharpening and seperation from the framing whereas we were merging it into the grays. A young person like this doesn't have the character projection of your older colorful subjects. Link to comment
ronnievalentine 0 Posted May 14, 2004 I love it! Very nice. As a fellow portrait taker I how hard the org catagory can be on us. This is really nice. Congrats! Link to comment
don_harper_the_edge 0 Posted May 15, 2004 I wish I had your many models to work with. It's quite a challange finding lovely ladies, but you seem to be quite prolific in the numbers of women and creative sessions you can capture through the lens. We've long admired your work and subjects on photo.net. Link to comment
someoneelse 1 Posted May 15, 2004 Just amazing, perhaps this sounds strange, but this feels like me Link to comment
dabar 0 Posted May 15, 2004 You are right about the subtle nature of a young subject deserving a softer, gentler approach. I still adhere to the old addage that a soft background adds dimension and depth. BTW... I did not sharpen, but I did raise the saturation a bit, and a bit more on the eyes and lips. At least I don't THINK I sharpened... old age syndrome. In any case, I lkie the original a LOT! Link to comment
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