A New Recent Friend of Mine!

ColeGauthier · Apr 29, 2015

Hello everyone, once again! This is one image from yesterday. Sadly, I don't have a full set to share because I was helping another photographer friend and decided to steal his camera for a bit!

I hope you enjoy, please C&C!

BrickHouse · Apr 29, 2015

Looks good!

funwitha7d · Apr 29, 2015

really nice, like the little wisp of hair picked up by the breeze also a little bit mysterious IMO

The_Traveler · Apr 29, 2015

outrageously beautiful.
perhaps crop from the top and sides so her eyes are at the thirds and there is less empty space.
Her shoulder seems much brighter than her face and so attracts my eye.

manny212 · Apr 30, 2015

Beautiful, and fantastic capture . Nice B&W . Gots to love a long lens !!

ColeGauthier · Apr 30, 2015

The_Traveler said:
outrageously beautiful.
perhaps crop from the top and sides so her eyes are at the thirds and there is less empty space.
Her shoulder seems much brighter than her face and so attracts my eye.

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Thanks for the great advice kind sir! I have made modifications, here it is:

Thanks for the great compliments everyone!

The_Traveler · Apr 30, 2015

lovely end product.

Vtec44 · Apr 30, 2015

Beautiful subject but skin processing is a bit too much IMHO. Then again, that's just my own personal preference

annamaria · May 1, 2015

Lovely capture!

Parker219 · May 1, 2015

The age old question of how much to smooth the skin. This one is tough because you want the focus to be on her face, but based on the area around her nose, Im sure her shoulders had tons of freckles.

If it were my shot I wouldn't have smoothed things out quite as much but I would have also fixed the cracked lips.

BrickHouse · May 1, 2015

Parker219 said:
If it were my shot I wouldn't have smoothed things out quite as much but I would have also fixed the cracked lips.

Sorry to hijack but how do you fix the cracked lips?

Rosy · May 1, 2015

beautiful

JacaRanda · May 1, 2015

BrickHouse said:
Parker219 said:

If it were my shot I wouldn't have smoothed things out quite as much but I would have also fixed the cracked lips.

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Sorry to hijack but how do you fix the cracked lips?

ColeGauthier · May 4, 2015

Thanks everyone! The only reason I didn't fix her lips is because I found it added character but that's a photographers opinion, to each their own! Also, she had no freckles on her shoulders, that's why I kept the ones on her face, for the added character again.

twocolor · May 23, 2015

In my opinion, I don't think you over smoothed. I see little goosebumps on the back of her arm, I see texture, I see pores and freckles. It's perfect! There is so much about this that just pulls your eye in!