Thank you to my beautiful model and fiancee Helen. An alternative title could have been "patience" as I played with the lights.
Cropped. Some minor cloning to remove stray hair strands, slightly improve detail on forehead and nose, remove a couple of skin bumps. Whitened eyes a bit. Contrast up, brightness down. Saturation down slightly. USM, resize, USM. Save for Web.
File Name
IMG_4764.JPG
Camera Model
Canon EOS 20D
Shooting Date/Time
30/04/2005 21:33:54
Shooting Mode
Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed )
1/125
Av( Aperture Value )
4.0
Metering Mode
Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation
0
ISO Speed
400
Lens
28.0 - 105.0 mm
Focal Length
45.0 mm
Image Size
3504x2336
Image Quality
Fine
Flash
Off
Statistics
Place: 42 out of 183 Avg (all users): 6.0042 Avg (commenters): 7.0000 Avg (participants): 5.7419 Avg (non-participants): 6.1736 Views since voting: 1225 Views during voting: 405 Votes: 237 Comments: 23 Favorites: 1 (view)
From this angle at this focal length, the hand looks too big in proportion to the face. Lighting looks unintenionally too harsh. Reds are a little too saturated.
I like this shot as a portrait, it has strength, I especially like the hand gesture and the models gaze. It could use a bit of touching up here and there, the left cheek seems a little burnt in and there are a few distractions ofn the background, but nevertheless it's an interesting pose
Nice shot. A little more focus on the eyes would of really worked for me. Plus the slightest bit of white gloss in the hair draws my eyes from the face. 8.
i think this is really well titles and shot. the model fits the description perfectly. I love the lighting and color treatment. a 10 from me. good luck
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