Post challenge: This is my sister who I also used in the gold challenge. I had so little time to get this in, about two minutes before closing I had no time to put any notes. I only had about 40 minutes total to do this whole thing, and this was the best shot but the eye isn't the center of focus and I didn't even notice the distracting background thing until the first comment. I also took out the catch lights in her eye because I didn't know how much people wanted to see them and I thought they were distracting, oops. For lighting, I used a 500 watt halogen lamp on a paint ladder, bouncing the light off foamcore above her left eye. Yeah Im that highclass, hahaha.
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I hate when I comment on a shot during the voting period, then come back and realize that I just gave advice to someone much more qualified than I am...lol
I really like the composition and mystery here. The scarf and background color match spot-on. It would be interesting to see the model's eye match a bit more.
Something about her eyes kind of bothering me but I can't point at what it is..
Their color is beautiful, though.
And the composition of this is precise.
wonderful picture . I love the reflections of green which apears on the face of the girl. The focus zone is perfect chosen and the DOF adds drama to the image.
the light is a bit flat and focus is a tad soft, but it's a lovely shot...I'd try bumping up contrast and applying just a bit more sharpening next time. -6
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