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You couldn't ask for a better niece/model, huh? This was taken on the white background when I told the three of them to grab whatever they wanted (hats, boa, New Orleans beads, etc) and do a little dance and have fun- my "you're a model" bit of the day. Lauren was falling into the background (middle child syndrome, I think) when I singled her out and told her she was the star and "give me a good look." Admittedly a grab shot, but hell- what a grab!

 

I also have my three year old's niece doing here interpretation of [insert music here] "I like to move it... move it" which has turned into a favorite with beads draping, hips shaking, looking model like with tilting the sunglasses, plain ol' fun. We had a great day with the girls...

 

Goes to show that some of the best are found by letting kids be themselves.

On the body not being in focus...

 

The first thing I thought about this image was "wow, what an incredible use of shallow depth of field!"

 

Admittedly I'm not a bug person... I run from crickets. This image held me without me going "ewww..." I think that says a lot about an image. The composition and execution are enough to hold this image to more than just-a-bug.

 

By the way, is that surface tension or is it on a solid surface?

I honestly love the image. I think it is very sensual. I love the backlighting, and I like the fact the woman is more lit than the man. I think it asks you to look at the woman from the man's perspective. I think the distance between them is ok, too. I think it gives the image a more "caught in the moment" perspective than a posed photograph, which I think adds to the feel of the image. I can't say I wouldn't like it if the were close, close enough to almost kiss, but I think you do need a bit of separation between them to keep the feel of the image intact.

I initially found the image very sensual. I think it is a stong image that many people will be drawn to, taking a deep breath themslves as the become part of the image.

And yes, I too find the original much more interesting than the lightened version. There is nothing added to the image by lightening it.

Great image, but the contradicting direction of the light bothers me. Even if you attribute it to another light source, the intensity of the light isn't balanced. Otherwise great concept and nearly great execution.

I can hear the crickets!

Words that pop to mind are elf, nymph, fairy... not so much trouble. I love the simplicity of the composition- it leasves room for the "action" her hair brings to the image. Great capture.

 

To me it looks like her skin is a little on the green side. Check the fleshtones, but it could just be me.

I would like to see the rim light brighter. I like the exposure of her face though. Just enough detail to be interesting, but still alludes to form rather than detail. I like the composition. I would reshoot with a brighter rim light.

This was taken in Tampa. The image is much sharper than appears here,

so other than that, I would love feedback. Thanks!

I shot and retouched this about 1.5 yrs ago, and I'm not sure if I

like the lips. She had extremely chapped lips, which made it

difficult for me. Otherwise there is a small amount of highlight

blurring (evident around the edge of the hat). I will probably

re-retouch, but I would like to hear comments. Thank you for your time.

With the contrast in color between the fox and the ridges behind him, I don't think you have to worry about the lines. They both draw you back in to the fox. You want to look around at the background, but you just can't- you have to go back to him. Excellent capture!

 

 

Thank you both for commenting.

 

Iftikhar- I love what you've done. On my monitor the colors are a bit too harsh for me, but I love it. The cropping really helped bring out what was hidden. Thank you for your time.

But do you see the vase in white? ;-)

 

Love the symetry. Too many people shy away from symmetrical images, but when done correctly (either my manipulation or straight from the camera), it makes a strong statement. Screaming, tension, loudness... all supported by the symetry, where an asymetrical composition would have weakened it. Nice image.

 

My first impression is that the shadow of the quitar neck cuts his head in half, which I find quite distracting. I would also like just a tad bit of seperation between his face and the guitar neck. Good triangular composition. Adjust your lighting and I think it would be a rock solid image.

Overall I like the tension and the lighting. I would like to see some seperation between the top of her head and the shadow cast by it. Maybe a very small amount of fill. I think by bringing the hard light a little more even with the subject than from below would lessen the distraction of the shadow above her dress. I like the shadow, but it gets dramatically larger from left to right. I think her form would be accentuated more by a more even shadow, hense raising the light. I would also like to see her right hand. Cutting it off at the wrist lessens it I think. With her left, moving her arm out slightly so you have a line of flesh down her left side would also strengthen it.

 

Overall I like it, though. I like the tonal range here, and I think you need to keep that contrast. Slight adjustments and you would have a great image. Good image overall now.

I agree with the poster above- the picture needs to be adjusted slightly to maintain the same plane as the wall. Follow the line where the floor meets the wall.

 

I think the phone is slightly oversized. It doesn't seem to fit the perspective of the entire room, either. Slightly scale it down and I think it would work.

 

Overall- great image. Great use of selective color to lead the eye and impress a story on the viewer.

 

Jen

Overall I like the image, but the plane that the man is in seems just a bit too far back in the image. Bring him forward some to be be more in line with the hoop, as it is slightly in front of the woman. I think this would lessen the "cut out" look I see when looking at the man. Overall though, nice execution.