Pretty Face

[locojain]

Hi,

I would like to know if this image has good exposure and is it well composed.
It would also be helpful if you could tell me if my choice of colors to edit this picture was good.If you have any comments on the pose or anything that comes to your mind then please please let me know.



Image edited in Lightroom 3.3

EXIF:
Camera- Canon EOS 550D
f-stop - f/2.2
Exposure time - 1/400
ISO - 100
focal length - 50mm
max aperture 1.75
No flash fired
Exposure program - Manual
White balance - Manual


Thanks in advance..

[autofocus]

OK...here goes. I'm not a big fan of the pose, just doesn't look natural to me. Her gaze and her left arm tends to draw your eye away from her face and out of the image. You have the dark split of the doors growing out of her head. Crop cut off at the ankles, or any joints, a bit of a no no. Colors look a little washed out, but I'm currently looking at this on my laptop, and not on my calibrated monitor. Sorry

[Naois]

I agree with autofocus.

In addition, I think it looks a little over-exposed, especially on her chest and right hand. If that's the look you are going for, then cool, but I think it could be brought down a bit. Take my opinion with a gain of salt as I'm no pro, and I tend to underexpose.

[windrider86]

I really kinda like the pose. But, it needs some help. As suggested before the lines on the wall are unflattering.
I would use the warp/liquefy tool to slim down her one hip. Not too much cause you dont want it looking too faky. Perhaps enhance her hourglass figure she all ready has
It almost have a high key element too it, but not quite. The pose is intense so I would go with an intense look. Either darken it up to almost a grunge look or continue on with the high key effect.
Next time, watch all your elements. For instance, I think it would have helped to have her necklace outside of her shirt rather than tucked in.

[AdrenoJunkie]

Other than chopping off the ankles you have a really good pose. I disagree with Windrider about liquifying her hip. I don't think there is anything wrong with the shape of her body whatsoever. But I personally don't believe in altering a person in a photograph. It's one thing to pose, frame, or light in a way that is the most flattering. But that's a whole other discussion. I am a fan of the washed out thing but in this case it seems to make the image a bit flat. You have a nice contrasty image and I think you should run with that. If you were to put a soft light layer on top of this one and adjust opacity to taste, it would make the whole thing really pop, and still retain some of the washed out effect. I can post an example for you if you wanna see what I'm talking about. Overall though you have a really nice image here.

[locojain]

@autofocus and Naois : Thanks a lot. your comments really help. I would agree that the image is a bit over exposed or washed out. Will fix it. As far as the cut off at the ankles is considered, it was more intentional than an error coz my model did not really have those perfect shoes at that moment and i did not want to spoil the whole beauty of the image bcoz of jus one pair of shoes.. buh yea i ll keep ur tip in my mind.

@windrider86: Thanks to you too. I never paid attention to her necklace tucked in her shirt. Will pay attention to these sort of stuff next time onwards. and i m not really sure why those lines arent attractive. i have a different opinion bout it. and to be honest i do not photoshop (in this case editing her hips) my images. I know a lot of people like to do it for professional reasons but i prefer to let the photo be as it is. but yea i do edit them in lightroom and play around wid exposure and colors.
can try the grunge look.. thnks again.

@AdrenoJunkie : Thanks a lot to you too.. i really appreciate your comments as well.. And yea would be lovely if you cud give me an example of wht you are saying coz its hard for me to visualize it.

Thanks to all of you for your honest comments. I will keep posting same photoshoot pictures in this "SYS" section under the name "pretty face" . look forward to hearing from u again.

Loco

[locojain]

sorry i ll share it in Critique section.. not sys.. sorry

[autofocus]

As far as the cut off at the ankles is considered, it was more intentional than an error coz my model did not really have those perfect shoes at that moment and i did not want to spoil the whole beauty of the image bcoz of jus one pair of shoes

...a simple solution to that would be to take the shoes off. Bare feet could have worked in your photo. Just another option to consider

[locojain]

Originally Posted by autofocus

...a simple solution to that would be to take the shoes off. Bare feet could have worked in your photo. Just another option to consider

Will keep that in mind too.. thanks again

[autofocus]

Originally Posted by locojain

Will keep that in mind too.. thanks again

That'll work for you in your summer months down under, lol, but here in Connecticut it was -3.3 degrees F this morning...no bare feet here!