Maeghan being dramatic

Canon 20D
AB800 with 60inch softbox
47in gold reflector
ISO 100
28-135mm IS

Posted by Ken Rieves on Thu, 06/01/06 15:37
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Comments by SteveZ on Thu, 06/01/06 16:40

Well executed portrait! The lighting is great and so is the pose. I like the way the light spills over onto her right shoulder.


Comments by Mo Fridlich on Thu, 06/01/06 16:59

Excellent! An almost geometric pose.


Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Thu, 06/01/06 17:26

I like the contrast in toning (especially when one sets the picture against a gray background), the quality of the lighting and how it highlights the model's form, and the catchlights in the eyes (which works particularly well in my mind with the flow between the right hand along the left arm to end with the face of the model).


Comments by Jeff Dye on Thu, 06/01/06 19:30

It is dramatic but I'm going to nit a few things. It's hard to tell because I have no way to zoom in but it appears that the line of her nose follows the line of the far cheekline. There's no separation. Ideally, the far cheekline should be unbroken and there should be a little sliver of skin behind the far eye so the eyeball doesn't protrude into space. The bridge of her nose also cuts through the far eye. IMO the bottom hand should not have the fingers curled. The fingers presently look cut off. The shadow on her wrist is so abrupt that the hand looks disconnected from the rest of her. IMO the bottom hand would look better without showing the entire top of her hand. Extending her fingers and sliding her hand back would solve that. After all these nits it's still nicely done and she should be pleased with it.


Comments by SGuy on Fri, 06/02/06 14:18

Very nicely done.

Classy portrait.


Comments by Mark Abercrombie on Fri, 06/02/06 14:30

Very good!


Comments by Ken Rieves on Fri, 06/02/06 17:20

Thanks for the kind remarks and suggestions.


Comments by Bahman Farzad on Fri, 06/02/06 21:11

very nice light and pose. well done.

"There are no rules for good photographs, there are only good photographs"

Ansel Adams:


Comments by MONIQUE STAP on Sat, 06/03/06 02:48

classic !!

groetjes,
Monique


Comments by Jeff K. on Mon, 06/05/06 19:44

Very nice. The only minor nit I have is that her arm is the brightest element in the shot. Tone that down and you have a winner.


Comments by Sherry on Fri, 07/14/06 21:24

Amen Bahman