la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by nam:
Congratulations on a wonderful image, Johanna. I will remember this one a very long time :)

warm
by tanguera

Comment by Samantha_T:
I LOVE the warm tones and colors. Great contrast with her beautiful blue/green eyes.

la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by markwiley:
Excellent reproduction. Love the processing tones and lighting off the skin and fabric. The model does bear a strong resemblance to the original. Underrated by the general audience. I wonder how it would have scored if you would have had her give you a broad toothy smile. Superb work.

la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by JamesDowning:
Again, a great shot. I can't believe the amount of work that went into it... and to result in a lowish score... pity. I scored it an 8 for the effort involved.

Getting critical, the thing that annoyed me most was the processing on the hands. They look hairy, but I think you were going for the aged paint look. They stand out too much from the rest of the image.

If you can liquify and shrink the head a bit too, it would help. If you're going that far on the final edit, see if you can extend the chin a bit more too. (Or maybe just bring the neck back a bit) She has a bit of a manly pose right now, and with an extended chin position relative to the neck, it might assist in feminizing the pose more.

warm
by tanguera

Comment by jagar:
This has got to be near the top, very attractive model and photo, posture is almost yoga in style.

warm
by tanguera

Comment by Ammie:
Using cream on cream a great attribute. I don't like the crop at the bottom. The chair takes away from a smart composition but on the other hand, her stance is good. Lovely shot all in all

warm
by tanguera

Comment by Leo:
Top pick or the blue. Different from the typical portraits in this challenge; stands out from the pack. Creative in using the window as a back light. Great control with reflectors to give her the nice soft light. It's sexy, alluring, and classy. Well done.

la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by jomari:
I can't believe where this ended up, Johanna! As others have said, it had me comparing it side by side with the 'real' thing. My only 10 in this challenge.

la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by Neat:
see it ended up doing better than those early voters hey, great comments and 7 10's woot woot.

la giaconda
by tanguera

Comment by Cory:
This should have done much better... Faved.