All suggestions are welcome
I would love to hear your opinions. Thanks :)
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I like the idea and in many respects it is well done. However, and strangely he rlips look sharp whilst her eyes do not, quite make the grade. Almost sharp is not good enough. We have all done it but that does not change the result. I am not sure about my next point. In such a designerly image should she engage more with us? I don't know but still I find myself asking the question. Something must be missing, for me at least. The bold flower and the bright lipstick are competing with each other. A more nutral lipstick colour would have worked better. Good design, use of prop and she is lovely. 65% I suppose.
Thanks a lot for your feedback. You are totally right, the eyes are not sharp. I need to take care more of my focus. Engage how? you mean with her eyes (expression)? and personally I love the red lips and I actually think that a little bit of contrast is nice, but I see whats your point and I am going to play a little bit with the colors.
If you get nothing else in focust you must get at least one eye sharp. Her the lips are sharp but not the eyes.
Engage, yes with her eyes, to us through your lens. This is not easy for many models. here it will be harder, as she hhas a flower in one eye. So very tough to ebgage with us, But still that's why they get the big bucks. It makes the difference. The top models do it every time. Many models never do it and it is why they do not make fame and fortune, assuming they are the rght shape, obviously. It is like star quality, very tough to define or to create, but you know when it is happening, and it is good.
I love the red lips. But not because they are red or even that shade. I love them because they are beautiful. She does suit the colour but it is about the image and here the bright red is competing with the massive and creativly positioned flower, which should, imo, be the focus of our attention. The reason for the flower loosing this competition despite its size and form and strangely notable vantage point is its muted colour and the lips are bright and red, the most eye-catching of colours. It is why at a wedding it is bad form for women to over-dress. The bride should be the focus of attention.
thanks again for the comment!! really helpful :)