This was a live play at a friends sons school. They are not models I had no control over what they had on or the lighting. Seems I lost a lot because of his shoes.
Beautiful moment in live theatre. Great lighting. Soft focus....dreamy. I wish both their eyes were fixed on the same spot, that distant romantic location in the unreachable future...
I hope they're non-union... ;) While their pose is interesting, and the contrast of her dress to the floor is great, the gobo, in this context, is distracting because his face is partially in a dead spot, and their skin tones are inconsistent and very amber in places. Also, the meta-theatricality of the shot restricts your potential to show the "truth" of the bond between them. (That, and her expression suggests she isn't that into him) It's interesting... I'm glad you've contributed this... it's like a picture of a picture of friendship. It would be cool to juxtapose this shot with one of exactly the same actors in exactly the same pose but in a natural setting.