The unnamed subject in this photo is a senior at a local high school. She is the drum major of the school's marching band. I was assigned to attend this band practice and make some photos for a teen-oriented section that our newspaper runs on Fridays... Shortly after the 7pm practice got underway, the sky turned orange with a lovely sunset, so I backed up and silhouetted her against the colored sky.
I know this photo is a bit off-base for a 'color portrait' challenge, but it's in color and it's a portrait so...
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For me, a portrait photo is a photo that shows something of a person ... emotion, mood, personality, looks, glamour, etc. A silhouette, for me, can't do this very effectively. As a silhouette ... this is a nice image.
I love your vision for this shot. this is almost flawless tech., aside from a little noise you hit it just right. the pose lacks though. first of all the hands are very confusing and makes it stressful to view. The hair is very messy and that adds to the stress level in the frame the face does look very good though. the shirt in the back makes the shot seem unbalanced. overall great vision for the frame though
Ya know...I like it. Slightly different take - not being able to see the facial features, etc....and I like it. Good job. Nice touch with the hairline border being orange also.
A defferent approach. I like it. Her silhouette really is expressive. I even like the frame. The orange line works very well to bring out the color in the background.
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