Its me cleverly covering myself with my braids. I may have taken a chance with the border style (don't we all!) but I am HOPING that it will only add to image. =D
Modifications were contrast/brightness, hue/saturation, some cloning to remove light flare on glasses and other imperfections, sharpen, guassian blur and fade blur for soft focus, and add border.
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I didn't expect your photo to win a ribbon maybe, but very close to that, I would have placed it higher, I rated it among 8 highest photos and I thought your photo would end up in about 5th place. I guess your photo suffered from the same thing as mine (although mine suffered a lot for that I think, it would have done well in a "silhouettes" challenge maybe :-)), the lack of flesh and private parts, come on folks, you dirty you! (hehe) I think that the challenge's theme allowed much more than just a typical nude shot, the details didn't say much at least.
Well, it's a shame that your photo didn't score higher, congrats on the outcome of the photo at least, its very nice, got good tonings, is well lit, and has very good composition and not at least it conveys the challenge's theme perfectly!
ps. thanks for your kind words on my submission for this challenge, it helped making it worth the effort. -•clic
Very cool high key shot. Maybe the hair trailing over the shoulder is not 'in line' with the rest of the flow but that's about all. Quite like the framing too. 8
drop the crop a bit... i love the image. her head looks a bit eggish though with that high a cropping. changing the crop for me would have been a 7. Also, maybe contrast bump a bit to regain some of the shoulder line on the left. sorry, give it a 6
Love the braids, the specs, and the high key lighting. I kind of wish the top of her head weren't cropped off and I'm not nuts for the desaturated look of her skin.
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Very nice with this near high key look. The model looks sweet and the gaze aids the presentation. The hair is just adorable and the shooting angle on the money. Bumping to 7
Great pic... perfect composition ...I like the boarder....I love how her shoulders bleed into the background.... the glasses are very sexy....I wish I could vote, you have my 10
fine delicate lines. your models interaction with the camera helps to pull you into the shot. The well placed braids and the whisps of loose hair almost forms a contridiction...which really helps to give a two demensional image a 3D feeling. Well done.
I know this probably sounds repetative.... I really Like borders, but I don't like this one. I'm sorry. The image is beautiful. I really like the soft color and it's a nice look in her eyes. The hair over the shoulder is a little distracting but doesn't ruin your shot at all. Good job :)
i think its novel that she's nude and still wearing her glasses. I do wish the top of her head was in the shot, and maybe that we either got to see more of her, or there was more negative space to the right. I like the very bright feel to the shot and the softness your lighting has created.
My fav. for this challenge :) Great high key, more a portrait than a nude, but very nice. The glasses add something ...well, a kind of distance. Technically perfect for me.
I really like the composition of this - there is just the right amount of negative space to the left and right and I like how you crop into her head and breast to create an intimate feel. Expression works well, blown out highlights do too because they make her melt into the background a touch whilst also standing proud. A contradiction. Nice image!
I like it how her hair provides the main leading lines in this image. Good to cover her breast like that, makes it more seductive. Not sure about the glasses. Nice high key lighting.
wow .. very nice .. the colors are great here .. I like how the model is almost fading into the background .. but her hair stands out ... I really like this effect .. 10/10
Good high-key shot. I would have tried to use glasses which were less powerful... glasses which cure short-sightedness have the unfortunate effect of making the wearer's eyes appear smaller and I think the most important element of most portraits are the eyes which is where most viewers will focus first. The strategic placement of the braids is a nice touch and works well here. It can look corny, but not here. Unusual composition which works well, but I'm not fond of your border effect. Just the fact that the top of her head is missing is enough to make her 'pop' out at you.
I have to start by saying I hate the border and hate the way she is appearing out of it. But more lots will like it. Even if you are going to use this old technique, i would have kept on part of her under the border - either the head or the breasts that at least gives it some 'pop-out' which is what most people use it for..
Anyway i am here to comment on your photography not your design skills - good job :D
I love it, quite light and feathery - nice high key effect gives her skin a smoothness that is to kill for. Her hair is perfectly posed over her breasts which is kind of viking-esq in a way.
her skin seems flawless which is another good factor. Her lips are great and well posed - half open kind of pouting.
I would think the image would be nicer minus the specs, they kind of fight against the whole softness of the photo. I also would tidy up teh flyaway hair strands - although I would guess that they are there by design.
A very pretty girl too. Overalla super shot that will easily be top 10!
This is a fantastic shot- the pigtails symbolizing youth, the sepia tone emphasizing the pale skin and ample breasts signifying more purity and the glasses adding a demure touch. this is perfection. nice shot. hope you get a medal.
I like the braids and the lighting/color. I think if it were my picture I'd have done a more portrait crop - but your border make the landscape orientation work too.
Love the lightness and sepia tones. The expression on her face is so mysterious and compelling. Love the pose and crop too. An all around professional portrait.
Great shot, love the face. Interesting exposure. Might have been better if you took more of a risk and should more of the models body? She would be an excellent model for a portrait challenge in the future - great expression.
My favourite so far (75% through). Love the lighting, sensational model, love the way you have cropped it and the way you have used her hair. Absolutely love it.
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