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jbrobesonComment by FrankRobinson: Hi, you asked for a critique, so here it is. Obviously the whole thing is completely subjective so I just hope you find a couple of useful nuggets in here!
Overall, my take is that I like your concept; putting the classic 'Scandal' pose into a decaying building is interesting and effective.
Technically: Your DOF and focus is spot on. For me, the background is as important as the subject, so keeping it all in works really well. If it was feasible to judge it so that the view outside of the window was OOF, that would be gravy but probably quite tricky! I think that you made the right choice on the lighting, using fill flash, but a gel or tinted reflector might have been fairer to the model, as the current flash (for me) highlights the white of the inside of her leg.
Artistically: It is interesting that you have her offset on the window, but centred in the shot, rather than setting her a little off centre, I think that this does work to add to the 'portrait' feel. Certainly not cropping too close gives a great sense of the environment which you were keen to shoot. The model's pose is great, tense at the bottom, relaxed at the top to keep one guessing - but her face looks apprehensive rather than inviting, and I am not sure this fits with the rest of the picture.
In summary, it is very nice to see a different take on the challenge, and it was very well realised, scoring deservedly well as a result.
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