hey! guess what! its a self portrait! in BW! (saaayyy whaaat!?)
processed in lightroom.
softened skin in PS
resized. saved for web.
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I just want to say thank you thank you thank you!! It means a lot to get so much support from the community. (hopefully another ribbon isn't far off) ;]
Many people commented about the length of my neck. it is really that long and i didn't stretch. just stood up very straight. If people were wondering how i set of the lighting, here is something that will help.
I just want to say thank you again for all of your comments. It means so much to have people respecting and believing in my work. :)
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What a great vein! So many portraits in this challenge seem to lack a defining feature, your's is wonderful! I like how the vein creates a line down the middle and then the turned face gives draws in my vision to the vein.
Not a feature I would have thought to remark on or photograph but what a very beautiful, long neck she has -- not at all out of proportion but very stately. I love your cropping choices. Beautiful model. I would take a look at a horizontal flip -- hard to know. Just an idea and not suggesting this orientation is not just fine.
I wonder if she really has that long neck, or it is just the effect of the photo. Anyway, the position and how you have used the light makes it look great
I'm 43 images in with my voting, and this is the first one that appealed to me in a significant manner. Wonderful lighting and composition, simply beautiful. Such a mesmerizing, sensual image..her lips, neck, nose, skin -- all created with such an alluring appeal. Bravo! Suspect this may be on the front page in a week.
Great I like it! Maybe a little too white by the neck's left side, but looks great anyways. Pherhaps thats the effect that you were trying to reach. Congrats, got my attention and my '10' also.
That crease or shadow on the right grabs my attention unfortunately. The area of brighter light at her throat also distracts from the entireity of the shot of her neck. Otherwise, it's a nice portrait of a pretty model and I do quite like it.
Since I made a promise, that I wouldn't comment without giving both pros AND cons, here goes:
What makes this photo so great is the "cleanness" of everything - it seems cold and sterile, while the subject (a partly naked female body) is usually portrayed completely differently. Perfect! Not to mention the lighting, crop, sharpness, skin-texture ect...
I see a few things that I would've liked you to change:
- The stray hairs in the back of the neck. Hell of a job, but I guess just removing some of it would help
- The two black lines in the background going from top right towards the neck. I'm guessing the cloth / paper / whatever had some folds in it?
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