Krystal can probably provide any emotion that I asked her to show. She's a real trooper! Here, I took the shot while standing on the stool. I spent quite a lot of time post-processing this but after that long time...I must say that I am well-satisfied with the results.
I know this will not be well-accepted by some because of the high-key approach...coupled with a shallow DOF. But I am posting this more for myself than for the score.
(I CHANGED MY PREVIOUS VERSION INTO WHAT YOU"RE LOOKING AT NOW. High key won't do well here so I am posting this version instead. Afterall, I am concerned about score.)
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I really like this perspective. Beautiful image. Your did a very nice job with skin tone/complexion. If I had to nit-pic- Whites of her eyes look a little too white.
You are still a little bright in the whites of the eyes. I gave you a 10 on the last one but this will only get you an 8 because of the un-natural contrast in the eyes. I love your work. Don't over work it.
By the way I will hopefully be passing through Bangkok next year on my way to Cambodia and would feel honored if I could buy you a beer while I was in town.
Beautiful shot, Manny. Eyes are cyrstal clear and very engaging, the pose is different than the norm and of course there's some blaring shades of pink to meet the challenge.