#31 Open Your Imagination

davev

What do you think?

The Curious Camel

Oh this is Magical.

Just a couple nits.
Her arms and the book need some detail and light on them I think.
Maybe tone down the light just a smidge on her face.

Really creative. Hope I helped.

peace, gail

Katmitchell

Hello Dave,

This is a beautiful and creative take on theme.

I admire the subtle back lighting here..


I agree with the Gail, tone the face down just a touch and give us a tiny bit more shadow detail on her facial features..Just a little..

Also, the hands feel disconnected.. I know the processing was intentional. However, if your going to make her hands look as though they are not connected, then give us a square crop so that our attention is not drawn to the negative bottom space. Cropping off some of the negative space on the bottom should balance the effect..

Kat

adbsgicom

Very nice image. Love the interpretation.

davev

Thanks for looking.
Lets try another shot from the same shoot.

This one has some of your suggestions.

Color.


or BW.

WhatSheSaw

I like the detail on the book in the second set, but overall, I think I like the first one better. The shadow of the nose bothers me a little in the second set. And I like the hands in the first.

Great idea and execution!

The Curious Camel

Dave I am so torn. I love the mood in one if you could you just bring up smidge of detail on the book and her hands.

On the two new ones I really like the b/w best.

You do nice work.

g

Katmitchell

Love the book in the colored shot..

But

My vote is for the original with a square crop up from the bottom..

I just love the swan like appearance of her in the original and the beautiful simplicity of the composition.

Kat

adbsgicom

#1 for reasons already stated.

davev

Ok, back to the drawing board with your suggestions.

I tried the square crop and just didn't like it. The shot looked uneven.
So I cropped from a 8x12 to an 8x10.
I reduced the amount of light on her face, while bringing up the cover as much as I could.
I put a gradient on her hands to reduce the lighting there.

first offering.


the fix.

adbsgicom

Personally, I like the first one better. The second is too contrasty for me, esp. around the nose.

Katmitchell

Ok.. well I agree on the square crop... I should not have said square and should have just stuck to saying take some off the bottom


I say go with the "first offering"... Because in the edit version the light is too harsh....


Kat