Not really a village elder. It's an old Kazakh woman selling corn on the side of the highway somewhere north west of a city called Shymkent.
I'm very proud of the processing. I managed to give the shot a sepia feel to it without making it look fake. Yay for me :) I think something might have clicked in my head again when it comes to editing. Try and error is super important!
Hope you like the shot. Good luck to all
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I think a portrait like this really depends on the eyes to make it or break it. Since her eyes are too obscured by her expression, it loses something essential that could have really raised it to another level. I like the muted colors and her thoughtful expression. I wonder if you thought about tighter shots to her face, or even just framing it with the top of her head to the left arm? Lots of potential here, but not quite up to the transcendent level that many of these "character" studies seem to achieve.
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