mackie

Comments welcome ....

JimG1 Loc: Waxahachie, TX

Lovely

Stardust Loc: Central Illinois

Would have benefitted from a highlight to give her face and hair more life & texture.

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Pretty model but your lighting needs work mackie.

Don

mackie

Thanks.

mackie

I agree. Thanks.

mackie

Spot on, Don. Thanks.

RogStrix Loc: UK

not worried about the lack of facial illumination but don't like the black line covering her elbow, otherwise your best yet!

mackie

Thanks. That’s a chair obscuring her arm/elbow. I was taking candid shots, which she preferred, while she was facing a video.

jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana

Runninglate Loc: Saint Cloud, Florida

Lovely picture and I do like the colors in it. Thanks for sharing and hope to see more.

elee950021 Loc: New York, NY

Stardust!

I hope you don't mind! Nice image.

I enjoy working on images to keep my hand active with editing software, in this case Nikon Capture NX2 using built-in "Nik Control Points."

Relatively easy to brighten her face!

Be well! Ed

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Fat Gregory Loc: Southern New Jersey

I too feel that this snap can be corrected easily!!!
Don’t know about others but snaps out of the camera needed editing from triplex to 64 bit digital… I never had to apologize for any print ever seen from the mid 50’s to present because I didn’t feel anyone other than me ever needed to see the as exposed image. If they had seen the as exposed snap my reputation would have taken a major hit!

dat2ra Loc: Sacramento

Ok, you asked for it. Great model and pose--very demure-- and her outfit goes great with her skin tone. And you captured the mood really well. But, I think your main flash is set for the right exposure, but is too low, so it casts harsh shadows especially those that cut into her waist on c.l., and creates glare (blown highlights) on her face, especially that hot spot on her nose. If you moved it up to the 45 degree position, it would also put more light on her hair, which, because it is underexposed, lacks detail and texture. Also, that out-of-focus black thing on c.r. is distracting and cuts across that otherwise beautiful curve of her bottom; even with "candid" photos, the background and foreground should be identifiable and relevant. As for the really picky stuff, I'd remove that thread and shadow on her right thigh, which adds nothing, and unless she really likes them, I would also remove the 4 brown spots that run diagonally across her belly.
With this photo, you could open the exposure on her hair in LR or PS, easily remove the small stuff in PS. But that black thing is there to stay.

mackie

Really appreciate your technical advice. Thank you. Editing is another thing I need to learn…. Mackie