poise
by rami

Comment:
I love this photo. Strictly speaking, this is an out-of-focus, rather than soft focus photo, but I love it nonetheless.

Dancing
by Jacbowron

Comment:
Potentially could be a very interesting photo, but the position of the feet is not suggesting a beautiful dance, just some kind of an awkward step...

Alice
by m4rea

Comment:
very nice soft focus indeed. And the lighting. And the pose. And the beautiful child. The only thing I might want to change is the tone, this sepia look is more suited to shooting old people, INHO :)

Light Reading
by scalvert

Comment:
Great concept as always, Shannon! Congrats! I wish my feats were as good as your disasters :)

Iris
by nico_blue

Comment:
I did not recognize you in the photo, but... welcome back, Nico!
And a nice shot, btw...

LG 31
by cwt26

Comment:
I like this series - posing and lighting, exposure. The only problem I see with a few of these portraits including this one is that the focus is on the front shoulder rahter then on the eyes of the model where it should be... Perhaps you did it on purpose, but why?
[I could understand if the whole portrait was soft, but it is not the case here]

Message edited by author 2006-08-21 20:46:18.

Bottoms Up
by CalliopeKel

Comment:
Excellent work! One thing I'd chage is to blacken or crop the upper left corner. It's not clear what it is, and (probably because of that :)) is mildly distracting from ...uhm, the centerpiece. Seriously, great work, Kelly. Bringing Man Ray to mind, for one.

mighty aphrodite
by Skip

Comment:
Great shot, Skip! Congratulaitons!

Underexposed
by LevT

Comment:
Thanks for comments guys! While it indeed was somewhat underexposed at the time of shooting, I could easily bring the shot out from RAW but I liked this "glow in the dark" (pardon the cliche) look much more. I have dozens of perfectly exposed shots of Liz which probably are not much different from what other workshop participants have. Here is for something different :)

My Seashell Collection
by sherpet

Comment:
So Sherryl. you can do well without agave plants, can't you? :)
Congrats on the top 10 finish!