candid portrait

[rosserx]

This was taken on a recent vacation in Jamaica. We went to the Bob Marley Museum in Kingston where from across the parking lot I zoomed in on the concession stand girl. She was just standing there with the light hitting her so perfectly. I switched the camera to Continuous mode and fired off a quick burst of 5 frames hoping one of them would capture a good expression.

In Photoshop CS4 I softened her face and did color adjustments. I left the image uncropped because...I dunno, I like the dark space on the left! Do you think I should crop it tighter? Also, do you think I went overboard on the PP?



Captured with a Canon S5 IS.
Exposure: 1/640
Aperture: f/3.5
Focal length: 52.8mm
ISO: 400

[palmtree429]

I do think it could be cropped a little tighter. The dark area doesn't really add anything to the mood of the photo. Her face does seem to be a little too bright along with her hand. It is a nice candid shot though! Thanks for sharing.

[dave.turley]

Hi,
Somewhere under the heavy pp there's a great photo I think. Can we see the SOOC?
Dave

[rosserx]

Originally Posted by dave.turley

Hi,
Somewhere under the heavy pp there's a great photo I think. Can we see the SOOC?
Dave

Hi Dave, thank you. Here's the original...