May15
by MarkB

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Hey, great work on the lighting here. The eyes pop! Only issue with this one is the background. You might not see it on your monitor, but if you adjust the brightness down a bit it becomes obvious. I had issues like this with challenge entries in the past and what I do is turn the brightness way down to identify any problems before I submit or post the image. Easy to fix with the dodge tool or just paint it white.

May15
by MarkB

Comment by smardaz:
i agree, great work on the eyes

May14
by MarkB

Comment by smardaz:
i echo ken, except, on my monitor, the lighted side of your faceseems a bit blown

May14
by MarkB

Comment by james_so:
I'd have liked to see a bit more fill on the darker side of your face to take the shadow out of the corner of your eye, looking good though, nicely blown out background ;)

May14
by MarkB

Comment by Art Roflmao:
I'm liking the lighted side, but I think too much light fell across your chest and the dark part of the split (left side of your face) doesn't work in the overall shot, IMO.

The Nest
by MarkB

Comment by markwiley:
Interesting light and composition.

May12
by MarkB

Comment by james_so:
What smardaz said, also, google Peter Hurley and watch some of his head shot videos on you tube ;) (I got the same suggestion earlier in the month and found it well worth my time)

The Nest
by MarkB

Comment by brucedgates:
I have seen multiple empty nests. This is my fav so far. Framing, lighting, composition. Very nice.

May12
by MarkB

Comment by smardaz:
looks like you put yourself on a different b/g? you can make it look more natural by taking a small brush and blurring it lightly around the edges

May11
by MarkB

Comment by Art Roflmao:
Very cool. One of your best for lighting as well.