How did I do?
Just curious what others think about this shot.
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"Reaching" - 'Sambucus nigra', as my wife calls it, or Black Lace Elderberry for the rest of us.
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13 Comments
Nice job like the balance of shadows, this works for her as shes a beautiful girl.
Thanks. I picked this shot because of the expression and the tack sharp focus on the eyes.
Nice shot, but why she's scalped?
I liked this crop better because it put the eyes higher in the frame. I have a version that keeps her whole head.
I personally prefer a crop into the top of the head, it gives more real estate to the face which is what a headshot is all about. Just my humble opinion. I am not saying that showing the top of the head is wrong, it's just preference.
Yeah, since I have plenty of megapixels, I usuallly shoot what I consider to be a solid wide frame and then crop down to tighter shots. I almost always prefer the tighter crops, though.
Great job with an even gray coloring of the picture.
Very nice and not so easy to achieve.
Also the crop of the hair on top is great.
It's the famous cinema crop look - as I learned.
Love it.
Thank you very much.
I agree with all the positive comments, if I had to nitpick...maybe a little more light in the eyes.
I think I agree with you there. For whatever reason, her lashes really blocked the top catch light.
Maybe, maybe not Joseph. I like the slight air of mystery that's there. In this age where everything seems to have to be definitive, leaving something to the imagination can be a great asset in an image, especially a portrait, and even more powerfully in a headshot where the close up nature is so very powerful.
Great shot James
Thanks.
I really like this shot. Nice job.