I took my 580ex speedlite to work and managed to convince my co-worker to let me take a shot of her. At first she insisted that i only take a shot of only a part of her face so she wasnt recognizable, this was the result. I knew this would be my odd entry about 5 seconds later :-)
In post processing I realized how librodo-ish the shot looks. Manny is a really great photographer and has always been a favourite of mine here on dpc, so I would like to acknowledge him in some way :-)
I have studied your image and have the following to offer:
Composition/perspective – interesting that not quite half the face is visible. This leaves all the weight and strength to the flower. The plane of focus appears to be the face/hair/lower part of the flower. This leaves the top of the flower slightly OOF due to DOF. I find this a minor distraction as I am always drawn to that part of the flower – led off her eye, placement in relation to Rule of Thirds. Overall though the focus is well done – a lot of detail and texture from the hair and skin and the lines in the flower are very well represented. The balance of negative space works well with this image. However, with the background being white, it plays hard to the left side of the image (see below). On the other side of that, the white allows the hair color and flower colors to really stand out and present a very nice contrast and blend of colors.
Color – very well developed. The richness of the tones is very strong and really stand out. The contrasts between flower colors and flower and hair, especially against the white, is excellent. A very rich palette that has been well maintained.
Lighting – the left side of the picture is a little blown out – very bright. Detail in the shape of the nose is lost, the lips are a bit soft and start to blend in as well. This in contrast to the white negative space which does not appear bright at all. The white not being as bright make the face seem all the brighter.
Challenge requirements – while this is a strong image on its own, the relation to odd can only be made by the fact that it is one eye, one flower – I have to assume this is what you were going after. In this respect it meets the requirements nicely.
Overall/my opinion – if the skin tone on her face was more natural looking this would be much stronger. I think it would also play into the red of the flower better (see area along the chin line). Other than that I think it is a strong composition and very well presented.
Here's a ribbon winner. Flower grabs my attention and then I drift toward her deep brown peep, over the touch of nose and rest on her soft parting lip, full circle back to flower. Good crop, like the high key effect and color tones of hair and facial and chin features. Minor quibble of what appears to be blemishes on chin but may be my monitor.
Good luck with this floral wonder. -10-
Not really odd now is it. Well, unless you're trying to point out the one flower! I'm a sucker for portraits and pretty models. Gotta give it to you. (8)
Isn't it this time a little bit too bright on the model's face? Otherwise I really like the focus on the flower, it's looking great. The expression ofthe model is also perfect. FMO the light is disturbing a little bit.
Great work! The lighting, texture, colour combination and everything!! The skin of the lady is overexposured but it's gives the picture something it would miss otherwise. The eye, her hair and the flower are the main objects in this one and it is great!!
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