Some people are scared off by a little cleavage or bra, eh? Nice shot, and I'm especially pleased you didn't show any brand on the perfume. It's current look is more generic allowing us to see the photo as something besides a great advertisement.
I wouldn't have shifted your frame at all, as some others have suggested. The sexy mystique is one of the primary elements that the shot is so good. Without that sex appeal, the image would be very much devalued, would be all about the lighting and timing, and would lose some of the storyline behind it.
Martin, I missed voting on this GREAT photo during the challenge... my vote would have made it '50' tens. It's inspirational ! I've added it to my favorites.
Tim
This is the greatest picture on this site. It is true genious and you have captured it brilliantly, you definately have talent...my favorite of all time...well done!!
I think I would have preferred some light on the neck area the same as the chin but otherwise this is an excellent photograph. The female neck can be a very sensual part of the body, but the lighting is clearly focused in other directions! The lighting/capture of the spritz really makes the shot. Very professional looking.
Wow, nice shot. Okay, a little gratuitous on the cleavage there maybe (I mean, your lighting could have been a little further up) but I can live with that. Very much looks like commercial art, even if I suspect commercial art would tend to focus a bit more on the bottle than the model. Although you never know. I really like the lighting overall, despite the cleavage comment.
Just amazing! I can reall smell it! Great lighting, nothing to critisize! I just love it! 10!!! I could give it 20 if I could :-) But I know that Gary (kiwiness) gave you a ten too, so, here is your "20"
Woh this is cool!!! looks set to be included in the next pirelli calende series!! love the way the spray is captured, as well as the deep contrast. Ribbon??? likely..highly
Really wonderful. The light catches her body just right - wish there were a line of light to indicate her neck. The spray is well captured. wish it were darker in the bottom left corner - the detail of the bra/bikini top is a tiny bit distracting. 9
Great shot! Love the darkness of this image and how there's just enough light to form the outline of her face. I'm really glad you included the 'spray', too. Nice work. Gave this a 10.
Superior lighting, detail , tonality, glands.....which seem to be the focal point rather than the perfume and spray.....hmmmm almost not quite....but great shot none the less.
I like this shot, especially the choice of backlighting. I think it might have been a bit better if the bottom were cropped to not show the bra or whatever it is. The lighting works well with skin and the mist.
stunning... I would have cropped out those lovely breasts. The white of the bra draws the eye away from the great face siloette, and perfume spray, I would have shot topless and cut off just as the cleavege runs down adding mystery and mood.
great use of light on your subject. the outline of the chin, lips and nose, provides that feminine element needed for this picture. i'm sure it took several attempts to get your final choice. well done, good luck. 10
Great idea and gorgeously lit. Amazed how you got the mist so perfectly with everything tack sharp. Only improvement I could think of would be to shift the light or model slightly such that the white outinle on her face continued down the neck. 9
A beautiful image and great choice of low lighting overall with spots of light to bring out spray, cleavage and edge of face. Cropped absolutely superbly. Wouldn't change a thing.
Excellent use of light - and without promoting gratuitous nudity I think the abscence of the bikini top would have added to the simplicity and truth of the image.
This is add quality if you ask me. :)
It is sexy, it is mystic, this must smell right! :)
Love the lighting of this. Now I have to find some words for the composition, toning and such...... Very Good!
Well captured spray and good contours of hand, bottle and face, supported by beautiful female figure. Some less light on her breasts and some more on her neck (slight turn of the body ?) would have made it more in balance.
This is a great photo! I can almost smell the perfume. The lighting and focus combine to give a sense of immediacy to the shot. I feel like I'm in the room.
The lighting here is phenomenal! No grain at all in the dark areas.
How did you get the spray to show up in the low light without blowing everything out?
Nice lighting, really nice. I think this is creative showing the spray. Sexy but not too much skin. Done well. I hope this scores well in the challenge. Nice b&w.
Great Picture! My pick for the Winner Hands down! Excellent use of lighting and shadows. I like to hear you set up the lighting and what kind you used. 10 in my book!
Simply stunning, the only comment I would make is the face area could be tidied a bit post challenge. Smooth it just a little. Otherwise, shot of the challenge in my opinion. 10
A beautiful shot. I adore the black and white, and love the way you captured the spray from the perfume. The lighting is absolutely sensational. If I were going to change anything: Instead of cropping the rest of her face out of the shot, I would love to have seen the top part of her face, and also some of her hair with the light glinting off it. But then that would be a different shot, wouldn't it?! Great shot, I do love it. 10
I wanted to try this one - I bottled out, too difficult - but this shows how it should be done - great photo, captures the challenge perfectly. Very sensuous, superb focus and just enough detail, love the spray.
I'm not voting on this challenge, but at thumbnail glance, this is by far the best shot of the bunch. the lighting is absolutely superb. I might like to see a little more negative space on the right, but not much else would I change. cangratulations on a fabulous image.
Didn't comment on this until I had seen everything else, but if this doesn\\\'t get first place I will be stunned (I have never been so certain that I have spotted the winner before, and I really hope I am right). This is absolutely exceptional, a stunning photo. The lighting is amazing, you've captured the spray perfectly. I love that you lose the neck area and then the chin and lips appear again. If I had to say anything less than "amazing\" I might suggest a lacy bra, or no bra (curves of breasts, no nipples), but that is being stupidly picky. This rates as one of my very favourite shots on the site. Can't wait to see who took it ;) I'd love to take something like this one day. 10+++++
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excellent! good idea, nice setup and great lighting. it would just perhaps been even better if the neck or face would have been a bit more lit so they're not completely black? anyway, this one will be way up!
Ooo...magnifique. Honest to god when the image first popped up it actually made me make this slow sexy inhaling expresion like I was some smooth French gigilo about to drop a steamy pick up line on some unsuspecting well dressed blonde woman wearing Chanel and shopping for handbags. And I've never even been to France. Mon dieu, now THAT'S good photography!!
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