My favorite set of shots were of my friend, Victoria, 11. She is mature way beyond her years.
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The soft lighting that illuminates her face is exquisite! Beautiful portrait that shows a wistful lost in thought side of this young lady. It is that soft light that complements the blossoming of youth from innocence to enlightenment.
Skip mentioned not being connected more due to a lack of emotion, yet the longer I sit and study this, the connection strengthens, wondering what's going on behind those beautiful eyes. I would have never paid any attention to the close proximity to the background had I not read it below, and even then, still don't really see it, as her gaze and those golden locks of hair keeps my attention.
Guess I'm saying I can't find fault in this wonderful portrait Judy.
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absolutely beautiful everything: the lighting, the girl, the hair, her eyes, the flower - everything is perfect here! stunning portrait and the title is perfect as well. very very underrated:(
This is so beautiful! I can't help but believe that Victoria and her mom will treasure this photo long, long after this challenge is forgotten. Excellent work!
Certainly a good pose and great composition. Eyes and rose gets all the attention, which is great. I do however feel that the blownout parts in her forehead are distracting, and the background doesn't give this power, it's too close and overlight. 7
Ah ha! It's Victoria! Your other picture of her is so memerable but it still took me a while to find it. This photo tops that. The softness is breathtaking. Beautiful portrait Jutilda!
Hi Jutilda, I've always loved this shot!! It's so expressive, and the lighting is so pleasing to the portrait. Congratulations!!
I hope you score high!!
My initial response was negative on this image... mostly because I could only see her eyes and the messyness in her hair in the web frame. 3 seconds later, it had grown on me quite a bit. The hair became natural and a complement to her youthful innocence. The fully bloomed rose counterpoints that both in significance and in color tone.
Honestly, I'd still have cropped this pic in to get rid of the bottom 1/6th and the top 1/5th. A rectangular crop with her mole on the bottom third, and her eyes on the top third would render this image significantly more stunning. Additional benefits would be the loss of some of the stronger pink tones, while retaining the gently rose tones in the BG. I hope I remember to come back to this one after the challenge. I can see why you picked it.
Lovely model and you've certainly captured her eyes beautifully. My only nitpick is the yellow cast on parts of her face. It's probably deliberate, to add a sense of warmth, but it's too uneven. There's also a strange faint blue horizontal line across her neck.
She is such a stunning girl. And I think this photograph is amazing. The color and light in her eyes is so natural and pretty! She almost has an "old world" look about her. Beautiful work.
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