Bimini 4

Posted by Ken McCoy (Orlando-Daytona Beach, FL, United States) on 27 December 2007 in People & Portrait.

Starting an end-of-the-year recap of recent portrait models ...

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Paul Ricciardi from Rock Hill, United States

I think you're going in the right direction but I feel that this portrait could be a bit brighter and warmer. Maybe it's the black background that makes this shot seem too dark. I think trying it again on a white background would give it a nice high key "pop." I think her hair fades too much into the background and we lose it which makes the portrait more flat. Night lighting though. Not trying to be mean just offering my critiques.

27 Dec 2007 6:27am

@Paul Ricciardi: Thanks for the great critique. I've never had enough lights at my disposal to light a background - I do have white fabric, but it reads as grey once all is said and done - which is rather more dull than black. One more flash $$$! and I'll give it a try. Thanks again! -ken

Lucile from Paris, France

she's beautiful

27 Dec 2007 12:59pm

@Lucile: merci, lucile!

Paulski from Muncie, United States

very nice portrait. i disagree with Paul, and actually like the dark background, though maybe more contrast would help the portrait acheive some extra pop...

27 Dec 2007 6:08pm

@Paulski: Thanks for the insight! The contrast decresed a bit when I processed the image with a slight blur overlay to get that "romantic" feeling. Maybe more hair light would help separate the hair from the background as well. Cheers! -ken

Veerendra from Pune, India

nice portrait ..
is she saying something while u took photo ?

28 Dec 2007 8:00am

@Veerendra: She wasn't speaking, but she was certainly "busting out poses" according to the coaching of her fellow actors behind me.

Lia from Atlanta, United States

Wow she looks like a princess :) I love the expression of her face... so natural, she doesn't look like she is posing, almost like it was accidental :)

29 Dec 2007 12:14am

@Lia: Well, I would say "spontaneous" but she was surely posing - or maybe "voguing" would be a better word. :) It was a very playful session with lots of participants. Thanks for commenting!

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