Another Endangered Species

a beautiful model, the colors are really good and you've got both light and DOF really good here.

Best regards Tore

So can someone tell me how she could have no idea why I wanted her

to model?

Les,

Its a girl thing. They can always see their own imperfections and dwell on them. They have a hard time seeing what is good about themselves or how anyone else could find them attractive. I'm not talking about models or cheerleaders -- just the ordinary pretty ones -- real girls -- the ones you take home to Mother.

She is a pretty girl. You have focused well on her right eye. Her skin tone is very good. She has good eye contact with the camera (viewer) and has a nice smile and expression. The background is nicely out of focus. I like the way the light is coming from behind her and acts like a backlight to highlight her hair and help separate her from the background. The lighting is quite good. Good color saturation and contrast.

Even though the background is out of focus the bright pink flower in the upper left corner draws my attention away from her face. Its a shame her left eye is obscured by her hair. The clash of the green blouse and the baby blue strap is annoying. Those colors do not go together.

Her make-up looks quite good, but I would like to see some mascara on her lower eyelashes and some eyeliner under her eyes to make her eyes stand out more. There is a little shadow on the whites of her eyes (her right eye). I would like the whites of her eyes a bit whiter. I would also whiten her teeth a tad.

She is turned at a slight angle to the camera, but I would like her turned even more. Your subject will appear thinner, more feminine and more graceful if turned at an angle to the camera. The lines you see from an angle have more apparent motion, interest and grace. Depending on your subject's shape and the lighting, it usually looks best to angle her somewhere around 45 degrees.

You could move her a little to her left. You want to compositionally balance the left and right sides of the photograph. The compositional "rule" for this suggests that you position the tip of the subject's nose in the vertical center of the photograph. I would give her just a tad more head room. She seemx a little close to the top, especially with her hair puffing up on top.

Nice shot,

Mark

Couldn't figure out the title until I started playing with the photo in Elements. She a redhead! Setting the grey point brought in the color and the contrast. Adjusting the color for the skin tone made the picture pop. She's gorgeous.

Also did Mark's improvements i.e. changed blue strap to tan, left the red flower because now id just set of the green dress and red hair, lightened eyes and teeth, added a little eye shadow and mascara. The biggest improvements, however, were the first two changes.

Can I add the edited picture? Les, your eye was good, she's a beauty and you caught her nicely.