| Author | Thread |
|
|
02/24/2005 10:22:18 PM |
Critique Club- Your eyes are the most striking element in this photo. They are well captured and seem to stare right at me. Your use of shadows really keep the attention on your eyes. From my understanding of portrait photography, having the eyes on the top thirds line is recommended, so I think cropping just enough off the top so the eyes are in the thirds position might have made this a stronger entry. I think I would also crop enough off the left hand side to center your face a little more.
Overall, I thought this was an excellent portrait. |
|
 Photographer found comment helpful. |
Comments Made During the Challenge  |
|
|
02/19/2005 05:03:52 PM |
| Very pretty lady and nice lighting. 8 |
|
|
|
02/18/2005 07:38:45 PM |
| Striking eyes, beautiful colors and beautiful light around your hair. I like the shadows on the face as well. WIth the top part so dark the photo almost looks cropped, maybe a touch of light up there would be nice, but this is a very nice self portrait. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/18/2005 05:06:56 AM |
| wow, great lighting.. the band across the eyes is really nice. If the lighting was smoother and more even around the neck, 10 for sure.. 9 from me. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/17/2005 07:00:41 PM |
|
|
|
02/17/2005 01:14:03 PM |
| the straight shadow across the forehead is a bit too much , I very much like the soft shadow across the face and the overall mood and colors |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/16/2005 09:07:24 PM |
| The lighting drew her eyes right to me and really made this image work for me. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/16/2005 09:06:23 PM |
|
|
|
02/16/2005 08:58:41 PM |
| Ah yes,Dark, light, dark, light. Like a soothing wave passing over the attractive feautures with the eyes carrying the heavy expressive projection. The mouth and lips are very well expressed with higlights that play on the tip of the nose and then makes the lips glisten. The values are very well represented in their respective zones and the entire image including twirling hair, frock, hat and background all help create a keen and colorful character study. Bumping up. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/16/2005 08:55:38 PM |
i don't know anything about portraiture, so i'm using your image as a guinnea pig as to what i think i would or wouldn't do in this situation, as well as what i notice and get out of your image.
my initial reaction is "what happened to this wonderful image?" i guess you're wearing a black hat? i don't know why. the lighting is great, the tones are warm, you've really captured your eyes...could you have done this without the hat? all of that undefined black space at the top just sits so heavy on what could be a killer image. right now, when i crop the top 30-35% and the left 20% off, i see an amazing portrait. but then again, what the hell do i know? i shoot bugs and sunsets and blurry taxis. good luck! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/16/2005 01:45:38 PM |
|
|
|
02/15/2005 11:18:52 PM |
| Excellent clarity and exposure. The focus on the eyes creates a hypnotic image. Bravo! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/15/2005 11:14:28 PM |
| great lighting. I would prefer a slightly tighter crop given all that negative space at the top of the frame. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/15/2005 07:55:33 PM |
| love the lighting and the focus on your eyes... well done |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/15/2005 03:45:51 PM |
| Cute...I would have liked it even more if the light on your eyes and the dark below was even more contrasted. I like it! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/15/2005 01:46:52 PM |
| Your portrait really appeals to me. The title is well suited, but you are a very pretty woman. Your eyes are well captured showing depth of character and you show off your smooth complexion. Very nice job. 9 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/15/2005 10:52:53 AM |
|
|
|
02/15/2005 12:16:13 AM |
| I like the way you have the light set up. I would believe that that is a hat on your head even though you can not see it I immediately get that impression. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/14/2005 09:33:20 PM |
| WoW! Your eyes are hypnotizing. Nice job. Great color! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/14/2005 07:46:59 PM |
| Perfect title; it's a simple image, but the simplicity is deceptive because this is a thoughtfully conceived and beautifully crafted portrait. Great lighting & nice execution all round, but the best thing of all is that you made all this seem quite effortless. Mark of genuine artistic merit, in my view. 9. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/14/2005 07:38:46 PM |
| Great portrait...simple yet complex. Love the eyes looking right at me.Very unique lighting.Love the crop and depth you created with the background...10 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/14/2005 07:23:43 PM |
| very pretty...good use of lighting ! |
|
|
|
02/14/2005 07:02:32 PM |
| Nice photo. Everything is in good focus and I think the lighting you chose for this is just right. 10 |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/14/2005 06:58:12 PM |
|
|
|
02/14/2005 07:58:00 AM |
|
|
|
02/14/2005 05:23:24 AM |
| Great portrait, spellbinding. |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/14/2005 05:13:11 AM |
| Love the play of light and shadows, very effective, a lovely shot! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/14/2005 03:23:14 AM |
| Fantasic image! I like the lighting focused on the eyes! Great shot! |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
|
|
02/14/2005 01:09:13 AM |
| What great lighting!!!!Terrific photo. Doesn't hurt being beautiful on top of it! lol |
|
| Photographer found comment helpful. |
Home -
Challenges -
Community -
League -
Photos -
Cameras -
Lenses -
Learn -
Prints! -
Help -
Terms of Use -
Privacy -
Top ^
DPChallenge, and website content and design, Copyright © 2001-2024 Challenging Technologies, LLC.
All digital photo copyrights belong to the photographers and may not be used without permission.
Current Server Time: 04/18/2024 11:22:43 AM EDT.
Add photograph to your favorites
Add photographer to your favorites
