first time portraits

[lithopian]

Hi guys... first time on portraits. The sun was really low, giving them an orange glow (im going to tone it down on the first one as i think it's a bit too orange).

- do you think the left side of her mouth is too soft? It was very muted in the original, and i think the airbrushing might have had a bad effect?

- Is the picture too orange? The original had an orange glow from the sun, but i did up the saturation a little, it might be too much.

Thanks!

Canon EOS 550D
Focal Length 135mm
f5.6
ISO 200

[MrJones]

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[Abhi]

Nice perspective !! The left corner of her lips do look blurred...I would have preferred less saturated colors but its upto individual taste. Apart from the minor shortcomings its a keeper

[MrJones]

first, it's a nice photo.
a couple of things do bother me:
1. the blur on her nose and lips. I guess it was added in PP cause the eyes do seem sharp. in that case I would up blur the lips and nose.
2. this really bothers me - her shoulder seems a bit big and distracting from her face. nothing to do about it now, but I think taking the photo from a slightly different angle would have fixed that.