Beautiful Person

[jcdeboever]

Ellen is such a nice lady. Positive speaking, edifying, and well spoken. Shot with Fujifilm X-Pro 2, 60mm macro, natural light. Itried to place some catch light in her eyes but her glasses were messing with me to do so.

 

[Gary A.]

The lighting is sorta flat.

 

[Rick50]

Yes, begging for shadows but the laugh is saving it.

 

[jcdeboever]

The lighting is sorta flat.

The reflector was not cooperating with me. Not sure how to get around that yet. I tried various things in post but my skill in that area is pretty much nil.

 

[gk fotografie2 1]

Ellen is such a nice lady. Positive speaking, edifying, and well spoken. Shot with Fujifilm X-Pro 2, 60mm macro, natural light. Itried to place some catch light in her eyes but her glasses were messing with me to do so. View attachment 151658

I think it's really a nice portrait, but still needs some work afterwards.
No complicated operations, use the 'contrast/brightness' and 'curves' sliders a bit, that's all I've done in this case.
Because I do not like the background so much, I've removed some irregularities (clone tool), just my personal taste!
Perhaps the least beautiful thing of this portrait is the cut-out through the head and the too large space at the bottom of the photo.
That's why I cut away an extra piece both above and below (yes I know, sounds logical), so creating a new balance in the composition.
I know you're using Mac, so why not try this free software: Gimp (GIMP - Downloads) and Raw Therapee (RawTherapee Downloads)
Obviously this edit is only my opinion.

Gerard
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