portrait for critique (another)

anton980 · May 10, 2005

Hello again! I hope you are not tired of looking at her yet

Anyways, I have mixed feelings about this photo - I really like it, yet I'm uncomfortable with it for some reason. So I'd like to hear what you have to say, maybe I can figure out what to do differently in the future.

In case you need to know - this is natural lighting with fill flash. Thanks in advance!

Anton

KevinR · May 10, 2005

It's not that bad. The grass is really distracting. And her arm seems kinda weird to me. If she where leaning up on her elbow I think would make for a better portrait. The fill could be a little more powerful.

JonMikal · May 10, 2005

cool shot! i like the DOF and color but there are a few blades of grass distracting. nice work!

dalebe · May 10, 2005

i agree about the blades of grass, instead of using fillflash, why not try a gold or even silver reflector, it would work very well outdoors, just a thought!

Shan · May 10, 2005

I think the light of the bottom of the pic or her arm is a little bright~~~

anton980 · May 10, 2005

dalebe said:
...instead of using fillflash, why not try a gold or even silver reflector, it would work very well outdoors, just a thought!

I wish I had one with me

Thanks to everyone for input! I'll get rid of some of the grassblades from the foreground and see if I can do something about that arm.

Thanks again!

Anton