More orange hotpants

[stratocaster72]

removed to update thanks

 

[JoeLewisPhoto]

Is she wearing nylons? Her left foot ALMOST look's like she doesn't have toes. I think the composition is off a bit. her foot is touching the edge of the frame, and her hair is cut off. perhaps a half a step back would have made this one a lot better composition wise. I like the lighting, especially on her face.

 

[cgipson1]

^^ What Joe said... this is too tight! Highlight on her is blown.. facial lighting is nice, though.

 

[stratocaster72]

Thanks

The crop is my fault, i was being "arty" and thought it would be better to crop it close... i have the original, i will post that

There are no blown highlights though im meticulous with my histograms, maybe its the flickr or forum view thats made it look that way but i can promise that everything is well within the limits

The shiny bit on the pantyhose is close......... but didnt clip honest though much "recovery" was needed in LR to bring it back

 

[Destin]

Gorgeous girl

But I agree with the composition comments. And okay, maybe your highlights aren't blown according to the histogram, but they are hot enough to appear blown to the naked eye, and that's what you want to avoid. Just because it isn't technically blown, doesn't mean it isn't too hot.

 

[stratocaster72]

thanks destin
I will bring the highlight down a bit, fix the crop and re-post

This was more about me testing out lighting ideas, and i was determined to get the face right, so happy that some comments have noted that the face lighting looks good, that is a big positive fo me