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Portrait in the streets of Nice using natural light only :)

Just to share a portrait I shot in the old town of Nice, France, last summer.
No flash used, natural light only.

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That's a pretty edit.

Great shot. Perfect lighting. Like it a lot.

Love the muted tones, and all round a really nice shot. The only thing I would say that I find myself repeating over and over again is about the processing. While it’s been done very well it’s, for my taste, just a bit too much. Just because we can smooth skin to within an inch of its life......do we have to?

Yes, it's clearly over the top, I agree :)
But here is the problem : as a professional photographer, I have to deliver to the clients what they want...
And 80% of the time, they want "Instagram fashionable unrealistic photos"...

That's because people don't want to face reality, look at how many people are having "plastic" surgery, liposuction, etc.

I agree ! And this "issue" is very common where I live (South of France... Nice, Monaco, Cannes, etc...).

We sometimes watch a reality show called scarred, it talks about cosmetic surgery gone wrong, one case of a woman who wanted to look like Angelina Jolie, the results were horrific.

Hi Alex, Admiring the subtle midtone PP. Vision moved to the subject irrespective of a little busy background. Liked the concept of colour tone chosen. Thanks.