Overall this a nicely done. I've come back to look at it a couple of times to try a figure out why I'm not jumping in with a thumbs up. I think it is because of her eyes. I can't tell without expanding the image whether or not her eyes are open and therefore her expression is too ambiguous. I'd either like her to be doing a major stare into the camera or looking off your shoulder or down.
Well, you got one of 'em, Evelyn! For me, the thing that bothers Ruth adds to an ambiguity that I quite like, with a stray wisp of hair obscuring each eye just a little.
Yeah, after sleeping on this and then waking up to look at it I've decided that was the issue with it. But currently trying to edit it out and not having luck since it is so close to her pupil that trying to clone stamp it is pulling from too many other patterns
I like this photo a lot. Touch out the hair in her left eye (on the right int he photo) only. Perhaps catch lights in the eyes with a slight fill flash would have added that missing "something". And maybe placing her ever-so-slightly more off-center.
Hi Evelyn,
Overall this a nicely done. I've come back to look at it a couple of times to try a figure out why I'm not jumping in with a thumbs up. I think it is because of her eyes. I can't tell without expanding the image whether or not her eyes are open and therefore her expression is too ambiguous. I'd either like her to be doing a major stare into the camera or looking off your shoulder or down.
Still, nice work and i look forward to more!
Well, you got one of 'em, Evelyn! For me, the thing that bothers Ruth adds to an ambiguity that I quite like, with a stray wisp of hair obscuring each eye just a little.
Yeah, after sleeping on this and then waking up to look at it I've decided that was the issue with it. But currently trying to edit it out and not having luck since it is so close to her pupil that trying to clone stamp it is pulling from too many other patterns
Nah, leave it for another shot. I like the hair!
I like this photo a lot. Touch out the hair in her left eye (on the right int he photo) only. Perhaps catch lights in the eyes with a slight fill flash would have added that missing "something". And maybe placing her ever-so-slightly more off-center.