The Elusive Smile
by Blue Moon

Comment:
Light enlarges, dark diminishes....

The bright white tummy makes her look fat. You could burn it down ... or crop it (perhaps up to the bottom of the jacket).

Edit to add: I do love her smile here. I like the way she smiles even with her eyes.

Message edited by author 2007-11-16 20:45:10.

Sleeping Beauty-Expert Editing
by Blue Moon

Comment:
I'd suggest cropping higher. Her skin down along the bottom looks funny to me.

Lttle Angel 2
by Jedusi

Comment:
Beautiful portrait!

Ashley
by njsabs

Comment:
Awesome portrait! Beautifully lit, beautifully processed.

Cliff
by lovethelight

Comment:
Perfect execution! There's nothing more to say. The lighting is perfect. The crop, the B&W treatment, his pose and natural smile. All well done.

5522edit.jpg
by luv2photo

Comment:
I like this better than the original. My main reason is that the crop takes away some of the unnecessarily white space that surrounds her, allowing me to focus more attention on her. It'd be nice if she were a little brighter.

IMG_5520.jpg
by luv2photo

Comment:
This is different. Never tried (or seen) anything like this before. You probably need a flash to balance out that much light coming from the sides so that the attention is on her (remember your eyes naturally go towards the light, but in this case, everything is light except her. I think an overall high key might work here.

IMG_5536gb.jpg
by luv2photo

Comment:
Beautiful image. Love the backlighting on the veil. Perhaps a reflector could help get some light into her face allowing you to balance the exposure there and still keep the details on her dress. If you shot raw, you might want to check to see if the details are still there. The brides often find the details in the dress to be very important.

IMG_5541_6x4gb.jpg
by luv2photo

Comment:
Perhaps a better pose for a "senior photo", but I like it. Especially because you can see her ring in this iamge. The necklace and bracelet are nice detail shots as well. It'd be nice to see some catch lights in her eyes.

IMG_5552gb.jpg
by luv2photo

Comment:
Nice detail shot of her veil and back of her dress. While it looks a little blown out here, you may have enough image in the original to keep the details (especially if you shot raw).