Thanks to Jeff for his assistance in clicking the shutter and arranging the candles!
I got everything set up, and then had to get into the tub to cut up the flowers and put in the candles. Only problem was that the water was cold, so I was freezing. I didn't want to put in warm water since I didn't want to fog up the camera nor did I want the flowers to wilt...so I did my darndest to appear relaxed and soothed for the pictures!
Post-processing: slight Crop to get the tap out, Levels to lighten a bit, some Blur on skin, increase Saturation on flowers, Burn some distracting highlights in the water...
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Definately a relaxing kind of photo. The thing that is jumping out at me is the fact that the large candle in the fron is 'blowing' with some kind of wind, but the other large candles are not blowing at all. That looks very odd and out of place to me.
I like the colors. Nice purples and oranges in the flowers. I like that arangement very much. You know, actually, I would like to see this arrangement without anything else. just the flowers and candles floating in water, that would be a great photo too I think. That's a whole different photo though.
I think your focus and clarity are really good. Was a tripod used?
There is a reflection of the light on the forhead, and that's a bit distracting, as there are no other reflections in the photo at all.
I like the angle you chose. I like that the corner of the tub is in the upper left. That makes for some very nice diagonal lines in your photo.
Overall a really nice set up, nicely captured.
~Heather~
Very pretty indeed. I find myself returning to it, and wishing that the models eyes were open and maybe a Mona Lisa smile to go with it. Overall, this is a very strong shot. Congratulations!
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