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old stuff.

Stefan - ignore these idiots, it's a very good picture.

 

I'm not very keen on the catchlights - makes her look a bit cat like, but perhaps that was your intention?!

I really like the pose, the lighting, the shallow depth of field and the grainy conversion. The only slight nit is the catchlights - they make the eyes look a little unnatural.

Perfect shot!!

the catchlights are the result of using 5 industrial neontubes for lighting.

not everyones taste, but i love them.

interesting, how different the meanings are.

 

have a look at

 

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=4040749

 

quite the same photo, only color.

I prefer the B&W version. Great eyes, great portrait.

Great shoot - best regard Daniel

Very nice, the light (reflection) in her eyes is a bit weird, but still agreat picture, very strong.

i like this portrait, but i think that is too much sharpening.

 

ciau from Italy ;)

Was this shot in raw or jpeg ?

 

If in jpeg, was there a lot of sharpening added to it (my understaning is that you have no option but to sharpen raw images) ?

 

This is one of the reason I haven't played with raw yet, how does one decide how much to apply ? Do you always apply the same amount to all your pictures, or is it better on a per picture basis ?

:o)

This pictures was done in a raw format.

It is not oversharpened, but it looks like, because her skin has this structure and i wan't smooth it.

 

All I can say is that I just love the texture of the skin. ;)

fantastic image stefan it just leaps out of the screen. love you use of depth of field. i too love the lighting and really dont mind the catchlights....greetings from scotland

Just beautyfull..............what a oicture

Hi From Copenhagen

 

So glad that you did not soften her at all. This is such a striking shot, & her eyes look amazing. I am a fan of sharp & vivid in your face portraits this is really a beautiful capture.Great!