8 Ashley.jpg
by ErikV

Comment by SandyP:
Oooooh. .. Good one. I love the sun flare. It adds such a glamorous glow to her. And she looks so confident. Like she's got "attitude".

1 Ashley.jpg
by ErikV

Comment by jhess77:
Great image. The eyes are nice and sharp. I agree with a little tighter crop would help the balance of the image. Love to see a B&W version too.
cheers,
JKH

5 Melanie.jpg
by ErikV

Comment by SoulJance:
nice flash portrait. Those speed lights so much better than the on body flash. Maybe some more contrast or a slight colour boost would help the image.

7 Marriette.jpg
by ErikV

Comment by njsabs:
No....her face looks great. The lighting on her face is very flattering.

7 Marriette.jpg
by ErikV

Comment by SandyP:
On my monitor it sure doesn't look like her face needs to be lightened any more. It looks perfect. Matter of fact, I was marvelling at how you got her face so pretty and radiant with that type of backlighting. She is so elegant looking.

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by ErikV

Comment by smardaz:
love the model and the natural light, hand position seems unnatural

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by ErikV

Comment by Jedusi:
A lot of very nice visual elements in this and natural framing - but for me anyway - she just looks a bit glum . .

. . but maybe that's just me. Otherwise some really nice parts to this

6 Tina.jpg
by ErikV

Comment by Jedusi:
Interesting juxtaposition of a girl all dressed up next to a climbing wall . .

6 Tina.jpg
by ErikV

Comment by sadiebird:
her hair looks amazing! excellent lighting on this one! :)

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by ErikV

Comment by sadiebird:
no, don't lighten her face. if you want to see a difference, i'd see what adding a darker layer (just drop the brightness) and use a layer mask to bring back those great highlights. it'd take a lot of painting but i think it could look pretty good. that's what i'd try, anyway. :)

next time, maybe a gold reflector? or do it on the cheap and tape foil to cardbord and color it with an orange marker. it'll rub off on your fingers but gives a pretty great quality reflected light...and did i mention it is cheap? :)