Roxy Girl
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Comment by Jutilda:
AWWWW. Sweet face. Love the focus on her eyes.

Standing Out From The Shadows (Self Portrait IV reshoot)
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Comment by kari1:
::: Critique Club :::

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

First Impression - the most important one:
Great choice for a reshoot ... and a totally different image created .. and let me say .. that is based on the comments you received.

Subject:
Meets the challenge ... and does so in such a way that you can not tell the original ... I personally think that is a great take on this challenge. You took one of the low scoring and turned out something which just doesn't compare.

Composition:
I think this is interesing .. I think the crop is a little tight on the face .. slightly extending to include full lower lip .. and perhaps some chin and maybe a little forehead ... but I personally like what you have achieved here. I think though that you should have maximised the impact of the picture through its sizing .. and going to 640 on the long side ...

Technical (Colour and light):
I love the lighting you have used ... you don't have that plastic look of two much neat image (just) .. you have shadows where they should be e.g. on the creases .. and just a nice touch of teeth. I think that the eyes may be considered overdone by some .. so a touch lighter may also create the impact without the overperformance.

To grow its vote?:
I think maximise size .. and from that size you can see what else of the face you keep in the shot ...

Summary:
Great work ... I really like this improved shot. Keep it up.

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

Cheers

Kari

Standing Out From The Shadows (Self Portrait IV reshoot)
by bs-photos

Comment by MWitt:
This has very good detail and light. I really like the eyes color too. The crop is a bit too tight for my tastes.

Standing Out From The Shadows (Self Portrait IV reshoot)
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Comment by Judi:
Good composition...the border is too heavy for the softness of the face though.

Standing Out From The Shadows (Self Portrait IV reshoot)
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Comment by jfwolpert:
i think the heavy borader takes away, i find this difficult as maybe you got a comment before to make the border more

Standing Out From The Shadows (Self Portrait IV reshoot)
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Comment by Gunnsi:
I think that a bigger photo would have been better.

Standing Out From The Shadows (Self Portrait IV reshoot)
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Comment by kari1:
This is lovely but a very small picture, which through being small has lost the maximum impact that could have been created.

"Josiah Hess Bridge"
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Comment by klstover:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

First, let me say that I am not a professional or even a very good amature photographer, so you may want to take my comments with a grain of salt.

Well, I do have to agree with the comments you have already received - so I will not cover that again.

I like the colors. The bridge is a nice, deep red, that makes me think of barns or old farmhouses. It matches the rustic setting that the bridge is in.

If you use Photoshop, have you tried chanel mixer? I think it can help you get more control over the colors - it might have helped with the green, to bring the color of green down a little bit to match the deeper red. I am glad you chose the color version because the color is what really attracts me about this photo.

Although a different angle may have been better in regards to the sign or the sun, I like the fact that I feel like the picture is opening up into the bridge. As if I could step inside and walk through. The tree branch in the top foreground helps add to the sense of depth.

One last note - the filesize should be as close to 150kb as possible to minimize compression artifacts.

I hope this helps! Feel free to PM me if you have any questions.

Standing Out From The Shadows (Self Portrait IV reshoot)
by bs-photos

Comment by Ben:
As with other portaits in this challenge the emphasis has been on the eyes, however in this shot i think you have overdone them. I don't like the tight crop either.

Standing Out From The Shadows (Self Portrait IV reshoot)
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Comment by parrothead:
Awesome! 10