Outdoor Headshot

[frnak]

Hello, this was shot on a Canon 500D with 50mm f1.8 lens at around 5 PM in the evening. It was shot in RAW and converted to JPEG. Please critique various elements of this picture, with emphasize on angle and lighting. Thanks!

[MMinno]

I love how soft she looks! I feel like the blue by her shirt could have been dealt with in post-processing, because it's not at all with the colour scheme.

The sunlight is very nice on her face, but maybe a very soft light directly on her face would have brightened her eyes a bit.

[PeterArboinePhotography]

i think this is a beautiful shot, maybe i would crop in from the bottom a bit?

[zona5101]

I think it is a wonderful shot. I like the angle of the shot. I might try a tighter crop. The green in the lower left shows the nice bokeh but it doesn't help being there. I think the natural light was well played. The light hitting her nose accentuates it sonme but it is also providing the contrast with the shadow giving you some three dimentionality. Overall it is a very effective image.

[superduperwesman]

Originally Posted by MMinno

I love how soft she looks! I feel like the blue by her shirt could have been dealt with in post-processing, because it's not at all with the colour scheme.

The sunlight is very nice on her face, but maybe a very soft light directly on her face would have brightened her eyes a bit.

Nice shot. The blue looks fine IMO when you've seen the set