KCook wrote: I like the pose and lighting in the third one best. Not sure what touchup you are referring to?
Kelly
garyrhook wrote: I find #3 the most successful (and attractive). I would like to have seen some light on the camera right cheek, however, rather than straight on from the side. Turning the head slightly to the (camera) left might have resulted in a more compelling image.
I love the DoF and what it does to the necklace. A bit more light on the wall on (camera) right to delineate the hair would have been helpful, too. And the shadow from the shoulder on (camera) left is distracting to my eye.
Love the light on the wall.
If you're going to lean forward, lift the chin slightly to open up the expression.
I think you've got a great start here, and some tweaks could produce an outstanding (again, to my eye) portrait.
Leilanee wrote: With self-portraits, I can't see what I'm doing so it creates a bit of a block as far as composition.
Leilanee wrote: I'm all for burning, but I find dodging is harder to do on portraits (while still making it look natural/realistic). That said, I tried dodging the hair a bit to get some details back but ultimately failed.
Leilanee wrote: The one thing that's picking me about that last photo is the huge shadow under the (camera) left eye. I actually tried softening it and epic failed. Any suggestions?
garyrhook wrote: Got a laptop you can tether to? Even without live view you could at least see the result of each shot and adjust/reposition accordingly.
dodge/burn technique
Yeah. Move on. I think it would take a lot of work to mitigate that problem and make it look good. That's a re-shoot situation, sadly. This is where the feedback of a display would help you out.
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