Challenge:Duotones (Classic Editing) Camera:Canon EOS-10D Location: Los Angeles Date: May 23, 2003 Aperture: 2.8 ISO: 100 Shutter: 1/250 Date Uploaded: May 23, 2003
COMPOSITION...Overall I think you've managed to achieve a very effective portrait for several reasons: The figure has a very intent and relaxed looking expression for one. An expression that's a bit enigmatic which causes me to look at the photo longer than I habitually would. Duotones and background isolate and emphasize the subject. There are just some elements in the background that distract a bit... the black piece in the bottom left and what looks like a bevelled edge on the far right. A bit of her bracelet is also visible - all can be eliminated by cropping a little closer to the face, but still maintaining space for her elbows.. This also results in a less square frame and more of a portrait one... which also works nicely
TECHNIQUE... Very well exposed... Though the highlights on the background and a bit of her shirt are blown out, her face, skin, etc. are almost perfectly exposed.. On my calibrated monitor, the shadows on her hair seem just a little light and I would darken those a bit using a levels adjustment... Its nice getting those catch-lights in the eyes also :)
The duotoning is very nice, and I really like the "lightness" of the shot. I would really liked to have seen her making eye contact with the camera/you. Nevertheless, a nice informal portrait.
The upper right is a little too white for my taste, but overall this is a very nice shot! I really feel the emotion in this shot, more than I do in some of the other portraits here.
You have a wonderful subject but you didn't do her justice. I see two things that need attention. The hair on her arm is distracting and her pose makes one eye appear larger than the other. It is open more showig more of the white. 4
This is a very nice portrait. Its sort of candid, and pretty flattering. If the background were more uniform, this is a 10 all the way. As it is, its a very solid 9. Very well done. This is one of my fav's for the week if not my fav.
As a duotone the pic meets the criteria. As a portrait, your model is obviously very pretty. What is distracting about this shot is the "knowing" look on her face. It looks too posed. If she had been "a thousand miles away" in her mind, the shot would have been killer. 6
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