I was playing around trying to get a school picture of my daughter since I decided not to purchase the school pictures this year. Shella was having fun being my model. In this pose she had her head tilted. Then I saw that that there was a diagonal challenge and I thought with a little rotation then would make for a diagonal composition. I really like this shot and I hope everyone else does too.
Shot in raw for the first time.
Opened up in Photoshop and saved as a psd file.
USM
Rotated 30 degrees CW
played around with curves
cropped
resized for web and saved.
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I think this is a gorgeous shot but the branch and leaves are WAY too distracting from the subject IMO.
If I may be so bold ... what about cropping out EVERYTHING right of the top of her forehead (excluding the leaves) ???
Try it ... I think you will like it ...
I will definately try your suggestion. When I get it complete I will notify you to see if I successfully improved the shot. Thank you for taking the time to comment.
This one's a bit washed out & a little soft. I'm distracted by the leaves over her head & the hairs in front of her eyes. I'm pretty much a newbie here, though so take my comments with a grain of salt.
Lovely, appealing, natural young woman with a dreamy expression! Like the way the reds in the background make another diagonal. Focus and lighting is perfect to bring out the soft skin tones. Great!!
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