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1.8 - "Needs Work" 

This photo was taken in autumn, with mostly natural light and a simple flash to fill the shadows.
In postprocess I balanced saturation and contrast, added a small Horton effect, and removed the model's shoes, as I didn't like them once I saw them in the photo. I don't know if that is unethical in this type of photography. What you think about that?

The girl is a profesional erotic model, so it was kind of difficult to achieve this naive and calm look on her during the session. So, if you think this is a snapshot... please reconsider.

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I wouldn't have removed the models shoes as she choose them or was styled that way for the shoot. Nothing "ethical" about it though, just that I think she had those shoes for a reason and it would add to her story.

I wouldn't have mentioned it, or left them as were. The image works nicely so mentioning that has become a distraction. In my humble opinion anyway.

Thanks for your comment. Actually I didnt explain myself enough. She didnt have her shoes on, she left them on one side. These were pink high heel shoes which looked horrible in the photo. :D. My mystake was to not ask her to put them aside when I was doing the shots.