Self Imagining
by LindaLee

Comment by BrennanOB:
There are somethings in portraits that just bug me, and framing a woman so she is cut off just below the breasts is one of them. It looks awkward and sets up a dichotomy between the chest and the face. Just below the collar bone works, just above the hip bone works, why? shrug, I don't know .
The wealth of detail in the dark shirt is robbing the face of the detail I would like to see. High key is a tough balancing act and I love the idea here to show off those lovely eyes, but losing all detail from chin to cheeks to forehead, is too high a price.

Moment of Reflection
by LindaLee

Comment by missinseattle:
This is beautiful!

Moment of Reflection
by LindaLee

Comment by SoulJance:
nice reflective shot, don't know about the green toning though. I think I would have had a look at what the composition was like if I aimed a little bit further to the right maybe include the whole mirror.

Self Imagining
by LindaLee

Comment by JustCaree:
just a little to stark for me

Moment of Reflection
by LindaLee

Comment by ScooterMcNutty:
i think i would have liked it better if her dress was spread out more.

Moment of Reflection
by LindaLee

Comment by bcrants:
beautiful shot, great soft processing- top 10

Self Imagining
by LindaLee

Comment by jbirkman:
I like high key shots like this. The only problem I have here is the eye makeup. My attention is drawn to the eye right away, which is good. The eye make up is lighter toward the bridge of the nose and the high key aspect makes it difficult to determine the border of the eye. This makes the eyes appear to move in toward the nose and appear cross-eyed. A little burning in that area or a little more make up in that one spot would improve this image for me.

Self Imagining
by LindaLee

Comment by Citadel:
Not a fan of the selective desaturation. For it to be effective the area you leave in color needs to be fairly significant. In this case, the effective is unsettling rather than appealing I am afraid.

I'm also not sure what you did for processing on your face but there is no shadows at all and it makes your face look quite flat and two dimensional.

Self Imagining
by LindaLee

Comment by Wildfire9:
In an endeavor to be more active in voting I'm attempting to comment more and more. I really dislike the selective color, even if it is nicely done. I do like the over exposure on your hair and your dark shirt balances things out... I just don't like the one-color thing. Just out of curiosity though, is that your real eye color?

Moment of Reflection
by LindaLee

Comment by mrbig65:
so so,,,,,,,,so beautiful ,,,,,, everything is perfect,,,,, even my score,,,,,,