[Skids]

(11-20-2012, 04:39 PM)randomAccess Wrote:

(11-15-2012, 03:56 PM)Skids Wrote: I am happy with this picc but would be interested in any constructive critique

Please bare in mind it is not 100%

Thanks

http://www.darrenskidmorephotography.com...5232-6.jpg

It is close t o100%.

Great pose and expression, near-perfect butterfly lighting, near-perfect exposure (maybe a tad over, just a tad). I might have turned her shoulders (facing straight-on they look wide), but given the nature of it - a non-traditional portrait - I think you can get away with it.

Model's right hand and left wrist are brighter than her face, so they distract from the face - I would suggest burning them down in post. The right hand would have been very difficult to flag as it is so close to the face - but the left wrist might have been kept less-lighted by gridding your beauty dish (question: which dish and light did you use as the key?)

I have taken the liberty of showing this below - I hope you find it an improvement.

That's it. The PP part is great, essentially invisible.

Many thanks for the great advice and kind words

I don't know the size of the beauty dish but it was ungridded as you suspected.

It was set above and forward of the model and a Triflector was used underneath her chin.

I have used this set up a lot of times as I love the result

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(11-20-2012, 11:20 AM)tebogan Wrote:

(11-15-2012, 03:56 PM)Skids Wrote: I am happy with this picc but would be interested in any constructive critique

Please bare in mind it is not 100%

Thanks

http://www.darrenskidmorephotography.com...5232-6.jpg

Very nice rendition Skids. Which version of PP did you use?

Again great job, and very fine looking subject you had.

Thanks it was done in PP10 for Mac using the plugin from Photoshop CS6