02-08-2010, 10:09 PM
Hi macs mom,
I would say you did a fine job on this portrait. I like the choice of background with the shadows, which fits the obvious type of light being from a window. The detail of this background is a bit sharper than the portrait, so "fuzzing" it a bit would make it less vivid. The darker one would be my choice.
Another suggestion would to be to crop the photo at the bottom just above the apron--so it wouldn't look like an apron. Then if you were to remove the apron straps in PS [or equivalent] noone would wonder what the blue lines were.
Since you asked for opinions, and we're all learning here, may I make a comment about the pose? In lofty portrait circles [where I don't live]it's better to not allow the nose to break the cheek line or the far eye. In this case you could have turned her head to her left a bit, still showing the far eyelash, and have a nice profile view. Or she could have turned to her right a little so her nose would be within her cheek. You've already got a great portrait here, so these are just some thoughts about the pose. If you ever wanted to re-enact this you could also try the profile idea with her eyes slightly aloft for a totally different feel.
Amen, I agree that this is a great program. Take care.
I would say you did a fine job on this portrait. I like the choice of background with the shadows, which fits the obvious type of light being from a window. The detail of this background is a bit sharper than the portrait, so "fuzzing" it a bit would make it less vivid. The darker one would be my choice.
Another suggestion would to be to crop the photo at the bottom just above the apron--so it wouldn't look like an apron. Then if you were to remove the apron straps in PS [or equivalent] noone would wonder what the blue lines were.
Since you asked for opinions, and we're all learning here, may I make a comment about the pose? In lofty portrait circles [where I don't live]it's better to not allow the nose to break the cheek line or the far eye. In this case you could have turned her head to her left a bit, still showing the far eyelash, and have a nice profile view. Or she could have turned to her right a little so her nose would be within her cheek. You've already got a great portrait here, so these are just some thoughts about the pose. If you ever wanted to re-enact this you could also try the profile idea with her eyes slightly aloft for a totally different feel.
Amen, I agree that this is a great program. Take care.