what can I say. There is a reason I do mostly studio lit portraits. It is because I don't have a good spot in my house for natural light. My house I lived in about 5 years ago had a great room for natural lighting. I suppose I could have gone on location but this challenge was sort of an after thought taken on the last day.
Of course now that I said all of that I really don't know why I am apologizing for this image. I really like it, I also like my more natural editing style I did on it. Sometimes a photo just is what it is. As for the crop, just sort of an experiment. I sort of like it sort of don't. Her expression is just what I wanted, sort of bored sort of sad. Kind of how I feel on a rainy day sometimes.
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Jenn you are a great photographer, but this portrait is way under your level. Her expression is a little bored and the square crop doesn't work. Perhaps I'm wrong considering your score, but I wanna be frank. That's what happens when you're very good at what you do, people expect always the best from you :)
After some indecision, I've decided that I really like this. Not perfect from a technical standpoint, but I think that is part of it's overall charm. Nice capture. Well done.