...for a medical miracle
by aaronb532

Comment:
Finally a great idea for this challenge, good pose, I would like to see the hands in sharper focus and maybe better color all over the photo, a little color correction is needed imo, there's a little too much light-yellow-orange color on the robe.
Very good motive for this theme, I like it!

Joyful
by heida

Comment:
Hi, you are definately on the right track with your use of the lights, you have a good eye for lighting conditions overall.
For this photo, I think there are some improvements that can be done and this could have been done differently to get a better outcome. I like the pose and lighting condition and the composition is good, but could be a little better imo. I agree with others on the cropped hand at the top.
I took your photo and worked a little with it (hope you don't mind, just tell me), I rotated it a little, cropped your "distracting" leg out 'cause it shouldn't be shown that you're sitting imo, made a little more contrast to it and faded your left hand out to black (not the best work) to have it more equal to your other hand. But imo it would be better to see at least an outline of both your hands, but I can't do anything about that in the version I posted here.
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What do you think about this?

Message edited by author 2004-08-26 09:21:12.

Confuzed
by heida

Comment:
This one is not bad, but could be much better imo. There's to bright light on your right hand and it is drawing to much attention from your face that should be the central point and in better light. Also I don't like the composition in it, there's to much emptyness at the top to the left and you are slightly facing out of the frame that doesn't work for me. With more of your left hand in the frame and with your eyes placed higher to the left facing the same direction would be much better. Or tighter crop would be even better idea. Maybe you should have your eyes open to make this photo more personal to get more connection for the photo to the viewer, I'm not sure you should look directly into the lens, but I think having your eyes open would make a better outcome.

I hope you don't mind, but I cropped your photo (and used the dodge tool a little on the face) to make a composition that IMO is much better. What do you think?
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Message edited by author 2004-08-26 08:34:14.

Graceful II
by heida

Comment:
Much better version cropped like that. I think this is the best of this series of your self portraits. The use of light and the pose is very good. Nice work.

He loves me, he loves me not...
by dwterry

Comment:
Good shot that meets the challenge very well. I like it but it could be better with tighter framing of the girl with the flower. Nice.

Pink Passion
by ScantyNebula

Comment:
Congratulations, this was my favourite in the challenge, great photo!

A subtle patience
by heida

Comment:
Very good photo, I like the background a lot and how you've burned it, good use of lights, well done. Maybe if the model would have looked a bit more towards to the light, bringing more light to the face of the model, would have improved it, but I'm not sure, it could then maybe just take to much of attention to the face. This is definately one of the best in this challenge, maybe even a ribbon photo imo.

Denim Dreams
by lizzyc3

Comment:
I like this shot a lot, I think it will be in top ten and should have a ribbon imo. Very good composition, great use of toning. Some people might say that they wanted to see more flesh, but imo the jeans add a lot to it, the large button especially.

Serenity
by grigrigirl

Comment:
The best photo in this challenge imo, great composition, the model is very well positoned and the light is good. Congrats on your ribbon in advance...

Painted Sky
by Prime_Time

Comment:
Very beautiful colors, I like the photo a lot, #2 IMO.