American Beauty
by albc28

Comment by signal2noise:
The perspective you chose distorts your model.

American Beauty
by albc28

Comment by agreen:
Um... i dont think this is a good picture. You need to use "natural light" not something in side!

The shower curtain link.....
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Comment by LaMas:
Nice shot! I like the selct.desat. and shallow focus

American Beauty
by albc28

Comment by escapetooz:
Oh boy. These kind of shots really do nothing for me. It seems just there for the sake of attention as opposed to saying something about the model. So trying to put aside my bias, some places that could have been inproved... lighting. It seems brightest on her stomach and even blown out on her arm. I'd like to see more light and attention on her face. The pose is really unnatural. There are better ways to do implied nudity, like perhaps laying on her stomach. The lipstick print seems completely unnecessary unless this is some sort of commentary on lesbianism, in which case the person who put it there should be in the photo as well. If it's a tattoo... well then I would have cloned it out.

American Beauty
by albc28

Comment by heavyj:
Gonna give you an 8 for the gratuitous nudity...had the hands been at her side, perhaps a 9 or 10 lol. Nice idea, but try again with proper lighting and I think your image will much better (I know...naturally light only on this challenge) Also, don't forget those pesky hands!!

The shower curtain link.....
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Comment by jdfido:
Selective desaturation works here, I'm guessing the full color looks pretty busy. Good job on getting the foa (focus of attention) to the subject.

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Comment by surfdabbler:
Nice composition, and good use of selective desat. Not a terribly exciting photo, but not bad.

....of having them both
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Comment by kje83:
Dream on! lol

The shower curtain link.....
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Comment by Jutilda:
HA HA - I like the literal translation. Great use of selective desat. Maybe a touch dark overall, but well executed.

The shower curtain link.....
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Comment by trevytrev:
I like this shot but feel the red is distracting, I;m sure you wanted to make it pop out but it looks a little over done. Good job on the perspective and DOF.