Image taken using two lights and two reflectors. One large softbox to the right of me, one small softbox behind and to the left of the model. One reflector to the left of me, and a second small reflector placed below the model.
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Place: 5 out of 133 Avg (all users): 6.9387 Avg (commenters): 8.2857 Avg (participants): 7.2439 Avg (non-participants): 6.8655 Views since voting: 4388 Views during voting: 390 Votes: 212 Comments: 17 Favorites: 6 (view)
You know, I go though and vote on every shot, then I revist the groupings and compare each to the others at that score, and adjust as appropriate. Then finally I go through and comment on the best and the worst. I originally gave this an 8. When I went back and compared it against the other 8's this was head and shoulders above them so I uprated it to 9. I've just been and commented on the 3 x 10's I gave out, and against the other 9's and again I am struck by the desire to uprate this. Truth is I can't find anything in this image that I would change. The lighting is perfect, the model is beautiful and her eyes and lips look fabulous. This shot would not look a bit out of place on the cover of a fashion magazine, and as such I've changed my mind and upped you to a 10. I very rarely give out even one 10 in a challenge, this week I've given out 4 which just goes to show how high the standard is in this challenge. Well done, and good luck!
In honor of [user]K10Guy[/user] I am doing 10 comments tonight, here is yours :)
Houndstooth and a feather boa? WOW. Ok seriously, a fine portrait shot, but I'm not sure if this will be generally seen as a fashion shot... Her eyes are the stand out feature of this image, very well done.
Isn't SHE gorgeous! From a fashion standpoint, it may focus on the face to the detriment of the fashion, but it's a gorgeous shot, and a stunning model. Front page.