The beautiful Bistra. The hardest part of this was to select which photo to submit, as she was so photogenic there were too many lovely photos of her. These were taken on a Studio Lighting course I am taking, and Bistra was our model for the evening (she is a full time photography student).
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The direct from camera image looks very close to this indeed.
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Congrats on the 5th place. Normally a 99th percentile would have ribboned.... Still, a great result.. I think it was only one of 3 tens I gave out of all of the pics...
Congrats on your top 5 finish!
My own personal taste in a shot like this would have been a little softer & not as over-exposed on the hightlight areas of her arms, and may have been part of the reason I voted this a 6.
Great composition!
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A very nice study with lovely tonal dimension and great visual power. The right hand is just right with the forefinger up and the pinky separated. My only minor complaint is that the thumb of the left hand is fading and not depicting its shape. Again, a minor flaw. Bumping up to 7 on sheer force of overall presentation wuth lovely black background.
What an amazing shot! Considering the editing limitations, you have utilised perfect lighting techniques to bring forth this model's best features. A perfect 10 from me :)
Beautiful portrait of a beautiful girl. The light vs dark works so well here.
My guess is that she has a black shirt on? Together with the dark hair it provides a good transition into the dark background.
Love the way this comes out of the background. I am a sucker for predominantly black shot with a balanced well lit subject. (She looks like she has something she is dying to tell me...)
Awesome shot, a very good portrait and I love the lighting. I love the composition too but I think if you cropped a bit tighter it would look good too. Anyway an easy 10 from me, hope you do well.
I really like this one. The lighting is dramatic and is used very effectively to highlight the best features. GREAT eyes. Her face is a bit angular, so the use of the chair and the angles created by the positioning of the arms works wonderfully to offset and enhance her look. 9.
hrmm i recognize the model but can't link her to a specific photographer. Nice work -- b&w photography forces you to do different things with lighting when shooting people to produce good effects, which you've done here nicely. Good composition as well. great shot!
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