A subtle patience
by heida

Comment by Chez:
Lovely shot, a little more light on the models face would have made it even better

A subtle patience
by heida

Comment by ericsuth:
almost unrealistically sharp, facial expression doesnt work for me as well as the left arm looks overly posed, I'm very jealous of such a great model though 6 for a nice try

Joyful
by heida

Comment by Amason:
Hi, you are definately on the right track with your use of the lights, you have a good eye for lighting conditions overall.
For this photo, I think there are some improvements that can be done and this could have been done differently to get a better outcome. I like the pose and lighting condition and the composition is good, but could be a little better imo. I agree with others on the cropped hand at the top.
I took your photo and worked a little with it (hope you don't mind, just tell me), I rotated it a little, cropped your "distracting" leg out 'cause it shouldn't be shown that you're sitting imo, made a little more contrast to it and faded your left hand out to black (not the best work) to have it more equal to your other hand. But imo it would be better to see at least an outline of both your hands, but I can't do anything about that in the version I posted here.
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What do you think about this?

Message edited by author 2004-08-26 09:21:12.

Confuzed
by heida

Comment by Amason:
This one is not bad, but could be much better imo. There's to bright light on your right hand and it is drawing to much attention from your face that should be the central point and in better light. Also I don't like the composition in it, there's to much emptyness at the top to the left and you are slightly facing out of the frame that doesn't work for me. With more of your left hand in the frame and with your eyes placed higher to the left facing the same direction would be much better. Or tighter crop would be even better idea. Maybe you should have your eyes open to make this photo more personal to get more connection for the photo to the viewer, I'm not sure you should look directly into the lens, but I think having your eyes open would make a better outcome.

I hope you don't mind, but I cropped your photo (and used the dodge tool a little on the face) to make a composition that IMO is much better. What do you think?
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Message edited by author 2004-08-26 08:34:14.

Graceful II
by heida

Comment by Amason:
Much better version cropped like that. I think this is the best of this series of your self portraits. The use of light and the pose is very good. Nice work.

A subtle patience
by heida

Comment by Artyste:
You're so lucky to have a pregnant model to work with.. I think that nudes of pregnancy are some of the most beautiful on the planet, and you've done a wonderful job capturing your model. I think a touch more light to highlight her face would have been a bonus, but this is a great shot.

Joyful
by heida

Comment by suemack:
Beautiful flowing lines through your arms. Lovely self-portrait!

A subtle patience
by heida

Comment by jbsmithana:
One of my top picks. This photo is very expressive to me, capturing the confident look of a beautiful pregnant lady.

Joyful
by heida

Comment by kiwiness:
This is my favourite of the series.

Joyful
by heida

Comment by tyt2000:
I love the pose! +fav