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menardmamComment: The effect is interesting and artistic as it stands, however at first pass, her skin is mottled with noise and greenish tints (at least on my monitor and I have finally calibrated it). I would think if this is a portfolio shot, that it would be unacceptable as the coloration I noted makes me think that she is somehow ill or not 'perfect' like a model is 'supposed' to be.
I like the balance of the shot. Highlight on the breast, belly and finger: one in each third. Arms/Shoulders wide, the waist is pinched in the very center drawing the eye to the jewel in the belly and the jeans start in the bottom third and expand with the hips, also balancing the shot.
I have to agree with the cover hand comment tho. Something about the angle is making it look way too male, her fingers should terminate at the edge of the breast so that the facing is mostly across the front, her hand can wrap to the center. That would show off the length and narrowness of her digits, much better.
I would say the most distracting is the skin tone. If you can make it more naturally-colored, while softening it, I think it would make a much better portfolio shot for a model...
Going out on a limb here, why is the 'wedding ring' so thick? This is a fashion that I would expect to see on a man as well, a thinner ring is typically the choice on a woman. It lends to an illusion that (dare I say it at the risk of offending?) that this is a workup in photoshop of someone who may not be all that we are truely seeing, or perhaps, much more than we realize we are seeing. (I'm quite sure that this woman is very attractive and that a non-artistic version of this shot would be flattering and stunning, but as it is the art that has been applied (along with the lack of head/face) poses too many questions that call the model herself into question.
Message edited by author 2004-11-05 21:33:02. 
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