Wife : Mother : Best Friend : Loverby
ShaneBlakeComment: Hello from the Critique Club.
First thoughts when the photo popped on to my screen - 'what a delightful image'! You have a very pretty model, and the rather whistful pose really seems to suit her eyes and looks. It gives the feeling of a quiet individual, a kind and gentle person. I have no idea if she really is, of course, but that a portrait can give a viewer a sense of connection and inspire thoughts about the real person behind the two-dimensional portrait, I consider to be a mark of success on the part of the photographer.
The light is in the main lovely,maybe just a tad too bright on the left cheek, and I like the interesting wooden background. In relation to the challenge, I do wonder whether an environmental portrait may have suited better, but as a stand-alone photograph, I like this very much. My main critical point is the framing, and I wonder whether cropping a slither from the bottom may make for a more flattering photo.
What I really take away from this is that your wife is the sort of person I would love to know, and the mental image of her that I build up from this photograph is, perhaps, the person I would like to be. Pretty big impression on me!
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