Shot with a 20 degree gridspot on a flash unit. (main light) I shot with a long shutter speed to allow the candles to have an effect.
Post process was bascially crop, levels, clone out any blemishes on skin, USM, select and blur background a bit, lighting effects to darken the edges of the photo, resize.
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This image has great potential but it will fail to ribbon for the following reasons:
1) it has breasts (which are beautifully shaped, but controversial enough @ DPC)
2) the left hand is bent in the wrist in a funny way
3) the neck and the head do not appear to belong with the rest of the body.
Another suggestion for improvement: there is either a shadow or visible pants near the waist line. You could have cropped these, to leave more to imagination.
And whatever you do in the future, don't act on my suggestion #1.
This pose is not very flatering to your model. and your light is not dramatic enough not and it is very obvious that she is not being lit by the candles. I would have let that slip if the light was really amazing but it is kinda boring. It would have been nice to see more shadow. Plus it is never pretty to be able so see up someone nostrils keep that in mind when you are photogaphing people. Fine art nudes are bery hard to do well. Keep at it, good try
NIce idea.. bad posing. She looks uncomfortable not passionate. Her shoulder is up near her chin, if you'd posed her with a small pillow under her right shoulder and changed camera positions this might have worked better.
Quite frankly, I am tired of breast shots. LOL...I really don't see need for it here, and even your title doesn't really represent anything sensual about this shot. She is merely holding the candle, very contrived, on top of her chest and blatently looking at the camera, giving this a less candid feel and appeal. Maybe had she been wearing a sexy bra or something, it may have given more to the mystique side of the shot. Had the wax been seen dripping on her chest it may also have added, but to me? This is nothing more than an excuse to show nudity, and it is well seen that nude photos on this site have the most clicks given to them. I voted this very low.
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