Camera at an angle, flash bounced off white curtains to viewers right.
Post-prod: cropped, curve adjust, selective color and inner glow on green wall, some healing brush and selective blurring on face blended at 30%. Some cloning and burning on background painting. Desaturation of yellows and reds in whites of eyes, added sharpening to pupils. Screen blend 25% of highlights and slight multiply blend of rest of frame. USM
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At first I thought the background elements were distracting, especially the mobile, but now that I look at it more, I think they work well in the composition in an abstract/geometric way. The colors in this shot work really well together (muted reds/yellows/greens).
Good clean, sharp photo however the background is a bit distracting. Especially that red thing above your head, posing in front of something more uniformed would have helped and or using a very shallow DOF.
A very good self portrait with great facial expressions and interesting angle. A distinct cultured feel that speaks of a great person. Is this not what a portrait should be all about? Bumping up.
Composition: 5
Technical: 5
Appeal: 4, objects in the background keep pulling my eyes from the subject. maybe a little more shallow DOF would blur them out to reduce distraction
Challenge: 7
Overall Calculated Average Score: 5, I like the tilt so the shot doesn't feel as plain
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