10 Butterflies
by Pano

Comment by BrianR:
Did you get the butterflies before doing this excellent shoot?

10 Butterflies
by Pano

Comment by rinac:
Excellent soft lighting and originality. Great work here - 10 :)

10 Butterflies
by Pano

Comment by hotpasta:
lovely shot, my only criticism is the lighting, the shadows are a little distracting imho

10 Butterflies
by Pano

Comment by Tej:
Oh yes...then there are butterflies also :) I should not give this one more than "1" though... "1" for each butterfly :) 10.

Tribute
by Pano

Comment by Tygerr:
This is such a good photo. I love the way that sweeping curve leads your eye up to that bold, dark image of the man. Incredible.

And I was lead to your portfolio after your post to that thread about tilted horizons. The horizon you have here is great. Not tilted - curved! In the context of the colouring and subject, the curved horizon almost makes it look like it's on a small asteroid or alien planet. Really eye-catching.

Julliet
by Pano

Comment by kari1:
::: Critique Club :::

Hi, my name is Kari and from the critique club.

Interesting to do a critique on your image but it is difficult if you don't give us any information in your photographers comments. When we do a critique, we go past just the photographic result, that's what voters comments do. The critique looks at what you were trying to achieve, how you wanted it to look and what issues you had in getting the image captured and ready for voting.

First Impression - the most important one:
Beautiful model .. but it does take more than the model to have a fantastic shot.

Composition:
This is fine ... the DOF is ok ... could have been shallower allowing more blurring of the background to make her the only focus instead of doing what I do in my office and staring out of the window.

Subject:
meets the challenge .. and meets it well ...

Technical (Colour and light):
This is where your issues were. I am not sure if you had access to additional lighting at work ... or anything as you have not added any comments to assist is what you were looking for in the shot.

Office lighting is harsh at the best of times .. and with only half the face lit she this picture is not as flattering or beautiful as it could have been.

To grow its vote?:
Check out those who score higher ... see what the differences to your shot were .. and think about how you can add more interest into your shot. unfortuantely ... shots at the office in this challenge .. didn't seem to do great.

Summary:
You done good ... she looks lovely ... and comfortable (my workmates hate me taking their pics).

If you've got any questions about this critique, please feel free to contact me via the PM system.

Cheers

Kari

Julliet
by Pano

Comment by jmoore:
Your light is to far to the side. The shadow from her nose and lips is distracting. You need to either raise the light up and move it closer you you or move it more to the side to get true side light so her whole side of her face is shadowed. Also the ratio of light to shadow is a little to high. You needed to bump up your fill light a little.

Julliet
by Pano

Comment by Sammie:
This is a very nicely done Environmental Portrait. I think it's pretty much perfect just the way it is! It would kind of been interesting to use a wider aperture to throw the view in the window into just a bit more of a blur, too.

Julliet
by Pano

Comment by MTPixels:
Very nice portrait.

Julliet
by Pano

Comment by Ristyz:
nose shadow is a bit distracting