Red Hat V

Please Critique.

Elegant tones. Soft focus works well. Has a nice retro feel.

Very Nice. Maybe just a tad more light reflected onto her face. Love that Portra film....

I like it, too, maybe because it's unconventional. I'm wishing for a little more softness in the angle of her left arm, but it's in enough shadow that it doesn't bother me too much. I especially like the light on her neck and throat, and I like the subtlety of your title. Not sure about the soft focus with that particular shirt. Seems the details in the shirt would be best served by sharpness, but, on the other hand, it subdues the shirt, which is bright, and makes it less distracting from the other parts, so I think the softness is a good thing.

--Just looked at red hat III and I was right: the sharp focus on that shot causes the shirt to take over. So, this is my favorite of the red hat shots.

Awsome with its light and composition and overall

feel. An image I really would like to have on my wall.

Michael- This is beautiful. The model is lovely and the outfit is wonderful. Besides all this, this light is perfectly placed and I love the soft focus. I'm trying to figure out the lighting. One light, right? 45 degrees to the subject's right? Placed low aimed at her upper left shoulder. A snoot? barndoors? and/or flags? to stop the light at the shoulder and block off the face. This looks like a complicated set up, but one that paid off well. I love the way the face and both hands & arms are lightly lit, while the blouse and neck are strongly lit and soft highlights in the hair & hat are a gentle touch. It seems to me this is made even more difficult because the blouse is white. The softness is super too. Was this accomplished with a filter on the camera? This is truly stunning. I'd love to know the details. Thanks for sharing this one!

Jayme this is a 1 second exposure done with natural light, in a dark room. The main light (south window) is 10 ft away and sun not falling directly on her, but merely ambient light. Her face is lit with north window @20ft, cool light. +Warm/Soft filter. : > )

Thanks Michael for the info. I would love to try and reproduce this with flash lighting. It's just gorgeous!

Great job. I like the whole feel to this photo.

 

 

 

B/R

 

Tony

Beautiful work. Congrats!

 

Regards & Cheers, Dushan

 

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