Hayley

CathieT

Hi all - finally decided to wave some of my photos around!!

This one is my stepdaughter - impromptu photo session (she doesn't often ask to be photographed).

There is something in this shot that I just can't put my finger on (other than the big knot next to her head!!) - feels like it's just missing SOMETHING ...

Any ideas? Be tough - I have very thick skin!!

evoryware

I like the shot but her arm doesn't look comfortable. Like she was afraid to let her right side rest on the tree.

Paulcao

CathieT wrote:

There is something in this shot that I just can't put my finger on (other than the big knot next to her head!!) - feels like it's just missing SOMETHING ...

Any ideas? Be tough - I have very thick skin!!

I'm thinking maybe the crop needs to be tighter. There's too much tree in it for my taste. I guess I just feel like portraits need to make the person pop. Anyways, it's not like it's a terrable picture.

pyrtek

Paulcao wrote:

I guess I just feel like portraits need to make the person pop.

This is my first post, so hello. Hayley is so beautiful, she got me to delurk.

I agree with Paulcao's statement above. Perhaps something like this?

(I hope you don't mind)

urbanaries

pyrtek wrote:

This is my first post, so hello. Hayley is so beautiful, she got me to delurk.

I agree with Paulcao's statement above. Perhaps something like this?

(I hope you don't mind)

Welcome to dgrin, and congrats on delurking!!!

I really love the shot either way, each has so much potential. This is a great portrait and I think with some careful cloning out of that big knot, could be a real showstopper. She is really gorgeous, and natural, and warm in your depiction...well done!

pyrtek

urbanaries wrote:

Welcome to dgrin, and congrats on delurking!!!

Thanks.

urbanaries wrote:

I really love the shot either way, each has so much potential. This is a great portrait and I think with some careful cloning out of that big knot, could be a real showstopper. She is really gorgeous, and natural, and warm in your depiction...well done!

She is gorgeous. To be honest, I was so busy looking into her eyes I
didn't even notice the knot at first.

CathieT

Thanks for looking and commenting evorywhere, Paulcao, Bernard and Lynne!!

I think Pyrtek hit the nail of evorywhere's comment on the head with his version (and no, I don't EVER mind reworks) .... there is a lot of tree there and the vignetting certainly minimises without cropping the actual shot!

Back to the drawing board to get rid of that knot ... I wasn't going to do all that hard work on a shot I wasn't 100% happy with!!

C