Chelsea

kdotaylor

My friend's daughter, home from the navy, agreed to pose for some shots. Critiques welcome!
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divamum

Not sure if you missed focus or if it's just compression/resolution, but several of them do look very soft on the eyes at this size.

1. Lose the blue thing and the sign behind her, otherwise this is one of the best of the set
2. Two phantom hands (although the one in the shirt could be cloned out easily because of the pattern/cut of the shirt). Her hair would need cleaning up in this - very messy looking without a little help (and I'd cheat by cropping in from the top to lose that big hair "bubble")
3. Doesn't work for me - too much arm, and too much of her face is hidden. I struggle getting this pose to work, so I feel your pain!
4. Has potential, other than the apparently-soft eyes
5. This is the other really good one, IMO. I'd crop from the top and right, clone out the vent in the bg, and dodge/burn the reflection to make it more a part of the image, but I like this.
6. I'd like it better without the hand, but nice bright smile from her.
7. Dead expression, bright highlight on her arm, harsh shadow on the wall - I'd call that one a tosser.

Some good stuff going on here!!