My self Portrait 1.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I think I prefer this one to the re-edit. The re-edit looks obviously enhanced. Maybe just pimp the eyes a little, and just a touch of the romantic softening.

My Self Portrait 2 027.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by flickerslair:
I love this. So much fun, a real feel-good pic.

Lion.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I Like this. Perhaps the lion is a bit too far to the left. It leaves a lot of empty space.

Me -Re-Edit
by bennettjamie

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
A very sultry looking image. The softness on the tree may be a little too much though. Especially since the eyes, lips and and bracelet are in such sharpness, it looks a little out of place.

My Self Portrait 2 027.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
This is cute. Perky, even.

Spilled Ice
by bennettjamie

Comment by UrfaK:
Simpler shots need to be absolutely perfect to get any merit with the dpc crowd.. The composition seems kind of tight.. so more negative space would be good.. and light definitely too dull.. if you don't have any great light sources take things outside.. I can see the dof is actually shallow and not out of focus as it may seem the first time around but the light doesn't allow us to view it in full glory.. and I don't like the background colour.. takes away prominence away from the subject..

Me -Re-Edit
by bennettjamie

Comment by UrfaK:
I think the self potraits you've got in your portfolio are fine as they are.. The lighting, focus, composition is really quite good.. but the edit takes away from the naturalness of the pictures.. Trying to do more glamourous edits, with the blurring, won't work for what is an ourdoor, less contrived shot. Blurring is better for head shots, and more fashion stuff.. and the vignetting isn't as subtle as I'd like.. the black seems more obvious.. so a lighter touch would be better..

My Self Portrait 2 027.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by UrfaK:
Really nice shot.. the lighting and composition is great..

Lion.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by UrfaK:
Especially like the tones and colours on the face.. the focus is spot on..

_MG_7844_edited copy.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment by Fromac:
I wish you would re-shoot this one!

The pose and composition are spot-on. Very sexy.

The image is a little flat as is. Maybe a fill light or reflector would help to eliminate shadows?

Crop to show the left foot.

Remember that the more light you have...the more control you have over focus.