Maternity B&W c&c please

[haynie90]

A while back i posted a black and white that was completely grey scale and got some great feedback on its flaws and how to improve them. Am i getting better, what is wrong with this B&W image if anything and how can i improve.

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[MLeeK]

That's REALLY high key on her face, but not so much on the belly. THe pose is pretty decent for a straight on shot. Maternity is something you want to RARELY show that striaght on shot for because it just makes women look wide, instead of showing the bump. This shot, however is the exception to that rule.
Balance is off and seeing how you have made this so high key and solid black you can increase the room to the left side of the image to give yourself a better feel of balance and less crowded. Did you trim down her arm on our right? Something doesn't look right there.
It's a great shot, just way too far to our left.

 

[haynie90]

Thank you, and no i did no editing to her left side our right just crop and converting to B&W with a little sharpening.