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Any thoughts?

Very nice! The lighting is fantastic. I also noticed the shoes by the girl's feet-- this photograph definitely tells a story! When I first saw this, I immediately thought of a paiting by a Spanish artist, Velazquez, in which the viewer is portrayed as the king and queen of Spain in a mirror in the back of the room. It's difficult to explain, but I thought of the viewer in this photo being the bride in a wedding, and her daughter is looking at her as she approaches the mirror. :) I love it. Keep up the GREAT work!

Thank you for the well thought out critique. When I shot this photo I turned to my assistant and said this looks like a painting. I do have a background in painting and I am always looking for dark dramatic lighting like this. Thanks again, Susan

Susan, this is just fabulous! I do however think you could have eliminated the lights. They have already served their purpose and their presence is no longer necessary! It is of course just my opinion.

Another beautiful job Susan! Can you share your settings? I'm not so sure about the comment of omitting the lights. I tried viewing it without them and something seemd missing. I would at least want to see the whole mirror frame.

This would be great as a painted version too!

Yes, I definitely like the lights - but what do I know?

The setting was the dressing room (hence the brides shoes). The little girls mother had just left and she was watching her leave the room. A bit aprehensive about the ceremony to come and being left with a very busy room. You can also see the dress in the mirror that was hanging a little sloppily on the side. I was wondering if it would be better if it were skinnier and the second mirror was taken out. But that may be difficult. Thanks for your comments. I think I do like the lights though. I hate to crop the top of the mirror.

This is simply a very eye catching and appealing photo. Well done! Cheers, Iren