One of my faves from one of my first real model shoots. Of course I hope it does well, but for me this is truly a free study and one in which I hope I get a ton of comments so I can improve.
Here is another from my time on this shoot.
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brilliant. i spend 3 minutes trying to figure out what the blotch on her forehead was, and then it all became clear (literally) once i gave my monitor a vigorous wipe. stupid dust on the screen.
I never would have guessed that this was yours...although I probably should have when you said that you had done something different.
At any rate, congrats on the very well deserved top-10 finish. If this is the type of portrait work you're capable of, I'm very much looking forward to seeing more.
I'm not in love with the title, but I am with this shot. Soft light indeed, everything about this shot is soft and inviting, the exposure on the hair and face is spot on. Beautiful model too, of course.
I liked this one when I first saw it. First off, beautiful model with lovely eyes. You did a nice job capturing her expression. I also like the soft feel to this image. Very nice.
Everything here works well.
An attractive young lady, pretty eyes, nice tonal range and just enough of a smile in progress to add a nice feeling overall.
For what it's worth, she is one of the more beautiful & photogenic naturals I have seen on DPC.
Very well done!
The muted pastel colours, the gradient diffusion, the appropriate amount of neat image, all make this a great photo. One teeny nitpick, is that the asymmetry of the catchlights in her eyes draws my attention. Was the left eye's catchlight postprocessed, or natural? It's a very minor detail, but her eyes are such an integral part of the visual and subjective appeal, that that occurs to me. But a superb photo, the like of which I wish I could take. 9.
Composition: 10 - Spot on :)
Technical: 9 - Wonderful soft lighting, matched well with a great shallow DoF and soft processing technique. The only thing that bothers me a little is the white dot in the right pupil. Catchlights are good but in this case it makes her eye just look a bit strange.
Creativity: 5 - The location and the pose aren't that creative here but I won't rate that too strongly in the overall average since the photo is a whole is so good.
Appeal: 9 - Beautiful model and beautiful photography.
What a gorgeous portrait..and not only because of the young pretty girl...The quality of light, the feeling you have gotten the model to express, compostion is perfect..
a beautiful portrait!! COngrats
A fine model and a fine portrait. The soft blurring isn't coming over so well though. The uneveness and irregularities around the shirt straps and in the hair reveal this.
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