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a petite beauty !! ... no critics from me ...good picture ... maybe you should ask her to smile ! :-)

I think it is a lovely shot

Great shot. Personally, at first I couldn't decide if this was real or a computer generated image. For a portfoilio it looks a little over done to me but, as an image its stunning! For me, I would never ask a model to smile. It always looks forced and fake unless you happen to sneakely capture a moment where they are smiling or laughing

Spidey: OK ! Accepted! I did use the high pass vivid enhancement wh PS. Others I don't coz she has smooth silky skin. Very rare without makeup to get this. The 24MB original file does look diff though.... Smile thing! I prefer not to smile coz the cheek will hv some prob n no eye expression .

Hans: I will ask her to smile in future

Thanks! But pls gv opinion rhino! Tones? Over or under expose? Too sharp? Hand pose wrongly placed? Got to hv better make up? More prop? Fingers shld be more visible? mouth shld be more sensual etc............

Wonderful portrait!

Magnificent - Great Tones - Fingers should be more visible, Has Serious Look,
Would like to see a Smile, Shadow on face, Would have used fill in lighting on Face,
I Like the Pose, it projects Attitude ;-)

a perfect portrait !

nice shot...

dear friend.yes,u're right,i've just noticed the fingers... not a comftable pose,personally lit round faces with different lighting pattern,true, she's not tall so focus on other capacities;-))
good luck

Thanks voodoo!. What kind of lighting wld you suggest around the face area?

well,the split lighting you did here except that rim on the right ;-)let the one side integrate into background,as you know better than me,to create a lil more depth ,use accent lights lit her hair,not that much separation from the background ....I know it's called more artistic than a commercial! just an idea.
Also don't like that white chair in the back (lost concentration) hmm,..maybe a darker back helps more here to emphasis the subject or does she really need this black outfit when she's such a thin!,lol she could have use a bright live red e.g or sth like that(more feminine effect,sensual appearance)...bad or good,I myself almost choose ordinary client's clothes when they come to the studio ;-)

Totally agree on the chair. I found tht this pic has got a lot of mistakes but my model likes it & get good comments. I didn't hv time to do her make up as it was already late & the dress was one of my personal wardrobe collections & the studio was new & doesn't even hv a backdrop yet. Check her site http://www.modelmayhem.com/pic.php?pic_id=4ab12acfdded5&date=2009-09-16%2011:13:36&id=1058161&pid=14293519&the_count=4&group_id=&ua=

Thanks bud! I really think it was a lazy hand pose. About the shadow on face, it was intentional. I wld try wh soft fill in wh a reflector .

In my image I love hight contrast,Hans. You can drop lighting on background around 2 stops for dark then choose the light from softbox or strip left or right the only one and the other one is fill reflect if in the studio hv white wall you can turn the direct light to the wall when you shoot flash, it'll reflect to the subject or model the opposite filling reflect close to her. That's image from one electric flash and fill reflect. The other choice from me, if u interesting about rim lighting u can add the light on the floor tilt 60 degree just about her shoulder. before u shoot not forget to check the dept of field and lighting between back and the other side, told yr model about mood that u want turn her waist a little bit up or bend down her head take a looked at the camera or not up to u. This shot in my idea, I feel the lighting on right unneeded for me I don't like clear lighting bright on left and fade down for volume on right, enough.
Wowww...too long.... ';))

Hans, pls. go to see on my page I 've some detail about lighting for u under my portrait shot. thk. ';))

Beautiful light and depth in this portrait, and the colour-choice is also tastefull.
Well done!

man, i so much agree with spideyj. i hate fake smiles. let's allert lalbabu to this exchange :-))))

the only improvement to this would be to remove the high lights of the chair, which draw the eyes to the light. she deserves to be seen without distraction

Thanks junne!