clemsonguy

Visually stunning and dramatic. Nicely executed. 

Quite striking on many levels. Superior work. Chapeau!

The emotion, composition and tones are just perfect. A lovely image to behold. Bravo.

@Mike

Sorry about that. Here are the specs:

Nikon 105mm/f2.0

f/2.5

1/160s

iso 500

spot meter

no flash

Thanks for looking and giving me your feedback.

@Alex

I wish I had as much insight as you have or what you give me credit for! I never thought about it in your terms, but I love your thought. When I shoot, I give some minor direction to the models and let them know when something is not working or if something is working very well. In this case, I noticed the colors and asked her to sit a bit on the front edge of the couch. She is fairly new to modeling, but has a very high body confidence due to being an athlete. This is all her personality coming out. I will post some other images of her as I get time to complete them. Thank you so much for your comments.

Thank you all for the kind words. I'm working on more in this series and will try and post them soon.

I know there are some who will not like the clipped feet or the close crop of the feet, chalk that up to my inexperience. Inspight of that, I do like the great work this model has done.

This is just lovely. Elegant , tasteful, and beautiful light. I'm jealous that I did not take this.

John - Just beautifully composed as usual. The lines and textures of the setting coupled with her confident and strong pose works amazingly well. Bravo my friend.

Beautifully captured. I know how hard it is to capture that beauty and drama. You've done this wonderfully. There is a lot to like in your portfolio. Keep it up.

I've never seen your work before, and I really like what I see. Not sure why this image grabs me, but apart from nicely done texturing, I find the models wistfulness very engaging. You have definitely captured an image that appears to be a spontaneous moment. The model is quite lovely and natural. I look forward to discovering the rest of your portfolio.

Love the passion and lighting. You've created something very beautiful. Great job.

Wonderful, natural and elegant. John, you always seem to create something special in the most natural of settings.

What can you say but bravo. Great lighting and perfect bottom.

Very beautifully done. I think Estelle will be happy with this image now and 50 years from now. Very sensual pose and just beautiful eye contact. I imagine that you were trying to capture that mystical quality that makes women so wonderful. In that you have a great success here.

I like the lovely luminous quality of her body. The pose is nicely composed as well. Overall a beautiful celebration of the female form.

As for areas of improvement, I only have very minor comments. I think the way you clipped her left nipple is a bit distracting. Either show more of it or none of it. The blur near her stomach is a bit odd, and I'm not sure what is going on there. The lighting in the back is just slightly distracting.

A lovely portrait. The look in her and whimsical smile really make this image playful and sexy. I must say the uneven graininess between the upper part of the image (mostly her face) and the lower part of the image is just slightly distracting. Nicely done by both you and the model.