this is a self portrait inspired by the Audrey Hepburn era. classic soft lighting (1 pearl lamp, 1 fluorescent lamp, one blue lamp and one one standard 25w light bulb reflecting of bamboo). in the background i've covered hundreds of fairy lights with a white bed sheet, creating depth and romance in the image. i've added the black boarder because i was having trouble keeping the viewers focus centered - this was a problem created by the body angle so the heavy boarder worked nicely as a block on those lines and created a resting point for the viewer on the subjects right eye. i like this photo (particularly because it was a difficult one) but i cant help but be distracted by the strong shadow on my shoulder :(
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There was a lot of potential here but without being very much in focus and the overall tone being as it is, doesn't have a lot of appeal to me. Was this shot through a veil as well for a soft focus look?
Technical: the coloring is great, the composition could be a little more, the softness is a little too much, but that's ok...the composition is really nice!
Creativity: i love her expression, the pearls adds alot!! nice photo!
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Lithning a litle flat on the face imho and it simply seems out of focus. I dont find the colortones very exciting and I think more contrast would have been better.
You've probably heard this before, but this is completely out of focus. I'm thinking your were going for soft focus, but it's not working here. Keep trying and good luck.
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