From my first shoot with a model, ever. I had to wake up at six o'clock in the morning for this shoot, when I usually go to sleep at 5 in the morning. Damn east facing window. I think this turned out rather well, even though I am exhausted and getting physically sick from sleep deprivation.
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I predict maybe a 5 or a 5.5, DPC seems to hate pictures I really love.
Natural light. Model is Nancy.
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It's a shame this didn't score all that well - it does go against a few of the "DPC high scoring rules" but it should have done better IMO. I think if you'd entered any of your other shots from your first series you would have scored much much higher.
i can barely see the stare, but if there was perhaps just a spot of catchlight or even a kind of spotlight/bar of light over her eyes it would give it more punch.
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