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Nice image and good idea.  My suggestion would be to either show the legs and feet or to crop more.  As it is, the partial leg bothers me :)

 

Great work!

Very powerful image - well executed and 'clean'.

 

The point of view, framing and subject posture all worked to convey a strong picture with an equally strong message. With the children facing the camera and the mother facing someone, as if to wait for an answer to something that cannot be answered... And the people on the outside...the bars... Mankind, prisoner of its own insecurities, waging wars...and the innocent victims of those barbaric actions facing the camera.

 

An excellent and very powerful image.

Love it! The expression on her face says it all...fun! That's what being a child (and a parent) is all about :)

I like the treatment of the image. The composition bothers me a bit: the finger is the focus of the image as it seems to point our eyes toward a precise spot on the gown. If this was intentional I am missing the meaning. Otherwise I'd get rid of it and bring the focus back on the face.

 

Had the finger not been straight (pointing) the effect would have been different, of course.

 

Good image though!

Conceptually, I don't quite understand the meaning of the image. Epsecially since the male model's hands are also 'painted'...but, teh face isn't :| So, does that mean that if you touch her/it (the body) you become part of it...?

 

Estetically, I would have removed the bikini altogether. Especially since the bikini top's loop is right in front of the male's face (chin), very distracting.

 

IMO, If you re-visit the idea you'd have a great image.

The PS mirroing is very distracting and likely takes away from the image. If it's a nature shot why mirror the image?

 

If it's a special efx shot then, he could have done more with the eyes, and the overall look and feel of the "monter-like" creature (Godzilla).

What strkes me the most in this picture is that my son (who's 4 yrs

old) gave me a "I am wise beyond my years" look which took me by

surprise and I think gives the image something extra.

I appreciate all your comments and your taking the time to stop by!

 

>>I would say something caught his attention behind you.<<

 

Well, he's my son and he was playing just outside the house. So, I grabbed my camera with my 200mm on it (so as not to be too close) and then, when I was ready, I called out his name. As he turned I took the photo. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't :)

I just read your question...sorry about the late answer :)

 

Absolutely NO masking was done in PS. In fact, I have used these pictures as reference when people ask about flare on the 15mm Fisheye. Many, mostly Nikon advocates, have consistently claimed that the CAnon Fisheye is abnormally prone to flare, low contrast and generally a bad lens.

 

Needless to say, I beg to differ GREATLY!

>>More of a "performing" shot might have reduced the attention to her beauty, which I wanted to emphasize<<

 

I think the beauty would show regardless. Sometimes less is more... If it's a 'beauty shot' the blur from the bow is actually distracting, imo.

 

As a guitarist, if someone took a portrait where my right hand (I am right handed) was missing I would feel a very important aspect of the image and the music (the right hand produces most of the sound both in quality and dynamics/espression) would be missing as well. Provided such portrait was taken while I was playing.

 

The question you posed "What do you think of her as a musician?" triggered all the subsequent comments regarding the subject of music and performance. Right now, I think we see the model more than the musician.

>>Why either portrait or playing<<

Because the photographer chose to have the musician in motion. That cannot be overlooked, if we did then, the blur of the bow would be even more of a distraction than it is now.

If the subject had been posed in a still position (perhaps holding the bow and violin in her arms, etc...) then, the portrait would have been successful. Having the person play requires that other elements be carried out accordingly otherwise something is missing, and it is.

We can't just dismiss the absent right hand (the most important part of producing the violin sound, which in turn explains/justifies the motion). IF you take a picture of a boxer in motion, that is in the act of his profession and don't show the hands the viewer would certainly be confused.

As it is , the motion of the bow is in fact very distracting because it leads the eye to the edge of the picture. At least, if the right hand was present, such tension would find a point of origin, a cause if you will, and both the eye and the mind would justify it. Right now, it almost looks as though someone else, not the subject, is holding the violin because the connection between person and instrument is missing.

That connection is vital when making a portrait of a musician, imo.

The idea and lighting are good. With a few changes the portrait could be greatly improved.

The light is very good and I appreciate the fact that both photographer and model took the time to pose the picture. However, in so doing, some elements are distracting (the lines created by the moving bow & the headrest) while others are missing (right hand, music, passion...).

 

The fact that the player is looking at the photographer and that the right hand is missing (a key element) take away the feel of the music, the passion and concenctration that most if not all violinist demonstrate when playing.

 

In other words, if we take the violin away the picture will almost make more sense.

 

The right hand of a violinist produces the sound and follows the dyn. of the music. As the hand moves the bow we get an idea of the music/sound it's producing, when looking at a photograph. ABsent that key element the violin becomes irrelevant.

I actually had to catch him as he was playing with his new (very big) plastic alligator!

 

I have a workflow I have found to work well for converting to B&W. if you do a search I have posted extensively on the subject, including step-by-step PS moves and sample pictures.

 

Thank you for your comments and for stopping by ;)

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mm...seems to me that if I achieved the look I was told to achieve the image was anything but.

 

 

Excellent, strong image. As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words and in this case, much more than that.

 

The only thing is I wish the body wasn't partially covered by the cross.

idea muy original.

The idea was to do a pose that did look "hunched", the opposite of one would expect to see with an evening dress pix.

 

Note how the model is totally relaxed and made to look non-posed, in fact. I think the contrast between the unexpected pose contrasting the evening attire is what made the shot interesting.

The darker right eye and lose fabric are bothersome, as are the eyebrows which needed to be painted with greater care.

 

Good idea though...as it stands, it is more a study for what the final protrait will look like.

Great shot! The lightning seems to "hit" those two houses but, not in a bad way, rather in a good, source-of-energy sort of way.

 

This would make a great AD shot for an Eletric Co.

 

I smell some cash ;)

Actually, this shot is NOT posed - we were taking a break from the shoot and she was looking at a small group of birds to her right. I had just put on the 24-70 on my 10D to get ready for the rest of the shoot and I was able to barely "get" her before she noticed me :)

she was not posed...this is actually an "out-take"...I got her on her way up.

 

Had I posed her I would have the back in a better position as well as the legs.