Black & White on Color
by DJLuba

Comment:
This looks like it could be a clothing ad. Nicely composed. The only thing that detracts in my mind is that either your is a touch harsh for the soft focus or the focus is a touch soft for the lighting.
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The Soul of a Woman
by librodo

Comment:
Lighting with such a strong contrast seems like it would be difficult to pull of nicely. You have done this here. Great cropping/composition. Background is a touch distracting, but it does not detract greatly.
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Tamara
by Philos

Comment:
I normally don't like the type of portrait that is cropped as close as this. However, your wonderful lighitng and subtly soft focus make this a joy to look at! I would still like to see the rest of her chin though...
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Alicia
by jodiecoston

Comment:
Very nice. Subtle lighting and very interesting posing/composition/framing make this a joy to look at. Could be a make up ad!
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Hostage
by Beagleboy

Comment:
Not what I would normally consider a portrait, but what I'm hoping was done in a studio and not for real. Nice lighitng, interesting composition and use of negative space make this a nice image to look at!
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Janet
by redmoon

Comment:
At first I didn't care for the high key treatment of this shots subject. However, the more I look at it the more I appreciate the more interesting crop and composition that you used here! The skin tones are just a touch overexposed losing the definition on the left side of her nose. Beautiful catch lights and nice hair lighting!
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Dreamer
by Nazgul

Comment:
I like the simple subtle subdued lighting in this shot. Good job of matching the background with her eyes. Could use a touch more catchlight in her eyes and maybe a touch of hairlight. Nice shot overall.
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Blond light
by Louison

Comment:
Awesome composition and pose! Love the lighting and tonality. THe background compliments the subject nicely. Great catchlight in the eyes and lips. Great job
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Amy
by sagestudio

Comment:
A l.ovely young lady in a nice pose! The lighting here seems to be to concentrated from above. If you had a touch more sidelighting, it would give more depth to her face and might help with the blown out part of her shirt. Nice background and background lighting!
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Forty-Nine
by charmayne

Comment:
Very nicely composed and light. Love the tonality here. Your choice of background goes very well with her skin tones. THe only thing that I find distracting is her pose. The fact that you can barely see her right eye makes this shot seem off somehow. I think it would benefit from either full profile (only seeing one eye) or even better a three quarters profile (almost like you have here, but you can see both eyes.)
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