Send Me An Angelby
magnetic9999Comment by Alecia: CC
first impression upon opening pic--WOW! the mood of this photo is fantastic, from the colors to the lighting to the composition. first of all the lighting is gorgeous. i love the way it highlights her hair and face, and brings out enough of the texture in her clothes to set apart from the background, which is wonerfully black, no hint of stray lighting--very nice work! the lighting is also contrasty enough to make a really nice black and white of this image i think--but then you would lose her gorgeous hair color. you did a good job with the levels adjustments--the only thing that looks remotely blown out is the fur on top of the wings and her red top, but not in a bad way. i like the slightly overexposed look and think it works here. also, you kept it from relaly affecting her skin which makes all the difference.
i also love the composition. i love how she sits on the side of the frame looking back towards her wings. actually, i get the impression that she is not really looking at anything, but just staring moodily into space, which enhances the impact of the photo even more for me. the only thing i may have done differently is to extend the comp. a little more to the left to incorporate of her knees and fingers, maybe even having the shot cropped on the other side of her knee to balance the black background on both sides, giving the photo a little more depth, but still leaving the wings as the focal point. the only other tiny nit-pic i have is the red border! not a fan really, i think it distracts from an otherwise gorgeous photograph. i dont really think it needs a border at all, personally! :)
great work mag, i really love this pic, and am really impressed with your abilty to capture mood and emotion so well in your people shots, which is really what portrait photography is all about!
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