Jade
by fotofan

Comment:
Beautiful, beautiful portrait.

On a side note: I wish she didn't have the nose ring. It draws attention away from her beautiful eyes. Why must they do this? :(

morning arrives
by Nusbaum

Comment:
Dang... dontcha just hate it when you go to "favorite" an image and it's already one of your favorites! Hah! Well, it's still a favorite! ;-)

solace found
by Nusbaum

Comment:
A very alluring shot. Nice work.

Renewal of the Soul
by Nusbaum

Comment:
Beautiful! I'm not a big B&W fan, but *love* the B&W toning you've done here. And I love the lighting and pose and use of water and all. Nice work. :-)

Anna in the Tall Grass
by smyk

Comment:
Beautiful, beautiful image. Should have scored higher.

El-Dez Roets Photography (3).jpg
by Bellissimo0106

Comment:
Very nice pose and expression. Perhaps my favorite of the bunch. Still... turn the skin smoothing down just a touch.

El-Dez Roets Photography (2).jpg
by Bellissimo0106

Comment:
The skin is still pretty smoothed her, but I like this image better than the other two that I have commented on (about skin smoothing) this far. I think the difference between this and the others, is that I can readily discern her nose. The lips are still a little weak in definition, but that could also partly be blamed on lipstick color.

El-Dez Roets Photography (11).jpg
by Bellissimo0106

Comment:
Nice work, I love this image. The hands are posed well. Her expression and stance are nice. Lighting looks good and, like another image that you did similar to this one, I love the background.

El-Dez Roets Photography (23).jpg
by Bellissimo0106

Comment:
Haha... I was waiting for Jac to NOT say "what stands out" to him in this picture. ANYWAY...

I think it would help to try to balance the light. The sky is being blown in order to have sufficient light on the model's face. A reflector or a really close flash would help. If you go the flash route ... it will look best if you can keep the flash off camera (off to the side of the model).

El-Dez Roets Photography (27).jpg
by Bellissimo0106

Comment:
Nice candid expression on the model. You can probably clone out the tree.