Tascha
by johnm

Comment by jefalk:
personally I feel the orange is a bit strong, however the rear lighting should be a highlight and is blown way over the top by about three stops perhaps. Hair lights in portraits is a very nice addition accenting detail or snap in a shot, but taken to an extreme it can ruin a shot too. Ironically, the exposure on the face is good in fact, but it is just overtaken by the rear lighting. It is also nice when using hair-lights, to get a catch light on the shoulder line as well if you can.

Tascha
by johnm

Comment by scrum8:
A fun portrait. A nice relief from the serious ones. Nice background color and lighting.

Tascha
by johnm

Comment by nsoroma79:
The light behind her is a bit to harsh. It makes her appear somewhat out of focus. I think if you would've toned down the backlighting and put some more on her face, this would've had more POW!

Tascha
by johnm

Comment by drydoc:
Electrifying!

Tascha
by johnm

Comment by vtruan:
Interesting lighting. It appears to work well.

Tascha
by johnm

Comment by rickhd13:
the first thing that got me was the blow out areas to the left of her head...its really hard to gt past that

Tascha
by johnm

Comment by justine:
Very different style. I like ti for the most part. I personally would of cropped it tighter, but this is your shot. I think it's a good entry and I hope you do well with it.

Tascha
by johnm

Comment by peggy:
Great use of color and light.

Tascha
by johnm

Comment by ccraft:
Yaay! Someone decided to brighten up their background instead of using black or white. I really like what you've done here and I LOVE the lighting. I feel good just looking at this photo. Good luck!

Tascha
by johnm

Comment by Gordon:
something weird about the background in this - looks unnatural