portrait drill redux.jpg
by jonnienye

Comment by daboardergirl:
Good natural posing, good clothing choice, good background blur. I wish the lighting was better on the face, and that the face was a little bit sharper. As Jojo said, maybe unsharp mask would improve it. Good work!

portrait drill redux.jpg
by jonnienye

Comment by kellyrc01:
I like this one with the background blur a lot better. For the crtique's, I would have liked some light on your face, it does have a tad too much shadow overall. Other than that, I really can't find anything that I don't like, this is a really good portrait!

portrait drill redux.jpg
by jonnienye

Comment by Lonz:
I agree with jojo on all points. and Also Jon - you are a foxy devil. Try to bring out the pop stand on your neat blue shirt by doing a curves adj. layer with the good ole s curve..

portrait drill redux.jpg
by jonnienye

Comment by TCGuru:
Allllllllllrighty then, here we go... first, the good things: I like the blur you put to the background here. That colour shirt is good, it compliments you. Lighting is nice and soft where it is hitting the subject. This pose is excellent.

Your lighting is at a good angle but it is causing a tad bit of shadowing under the chin... Now, to get some light under the chin try either something white or a reflector on the ground just left of the camera and angle it toward the subject by putting something under the backside... also, you might want to tweak down the reds in post processing just a hair, you look a little warm... It will make it easier to tell if your colour is off by getting something white near an edge of the photo where it can be cropped out after the fact. The glasses shade your eyes a wee bit too much and take out the catchlight possibility... not terrible but it does hamper the photo a bit... Your focus seems a bit soft because I can't see your eyes also... try an Unsharp Mask with the following settings: 200, 1.0, 0 to clarify it a little bit, then after resizing, hit it with sharpen one more time just before you save... you will be surprised at the difference.

Okay, that's it... you may respond here or in the thread. Remember, I am trying only to make challenge entries better for us all and I look forward to reading what the rest of you have to say :)

drowning star...
by jonnienye

Comment by annig:
Gosh this is so pretty. you are lucky to be near the ocean! what a lovely image

drowning star...
by jonnienye

Comment by sherpet:
Very peacefull and very relaxing seascape here by you, with rich warm colors and warms my heart.....

fence menagerie
by jonnienye

Comment by sherpet:
Now this is totally cool, as I love all the wonderful shapes, shadows, and lines.....
A truly great find, and a great simple subject, that many would walk pass, and not take any notice of it.
Definately my kind of shot, and adding it to my favorites.
It has a wonderful abstract feeling to it also.....

Canopy
by jonnienye

Comment by Wink:
Neat purple highlights on the flare makes it really burst through the canopy.

Leopold (too many lizards named larry)
by jonnienye

Comment by Wink:
Ooohh. The greens and purples are great.

3 umbrellas 2(retouched)
by jonnienye

Comment by Germaine:
Good colors and very well-composed.