> Direct links to pictures this time (so that thumbnails don't scare you off): > > http://foto.ri-ki.lv/details.php?image_id=32 > > http://foto.ri-ki.lv/details.php?image_id=34 > > http://foto.ri-ki.lv/details.php?image_id=31 > > http://foto.ri-ki.lv/details.php?image_id=33 > > Comments will be much appreciated and put to good use. The comments I already > received are reflected in the updated pictures from the first batch already. > > kris
I'm going to be constructively critical. #32 is #1 #34 is #2 #31 is #3 #33 is #4 #1 Nice pose. Usually a high-contrast shot is left for male subjects, but you pulled it off nicely. Perhaps a reflector on the right to add a bit more content to the hair while still maintaining contrast would have been a little helpful. #2 I like the tonality. You were able to maintain the shadows on her arms to some tonal variety -- something many would miss. (A lot of digital b&w sucks.) Perhaps dodge the eyes a bit. The whites of her eyes are too gray. Again, you've done a nice job with a high-contrast project. ** If possible I'd like to have a color file of this to see what I could do in b&w conversion. #3 Close-ups like this scare me. Not her. Just the idea. I'd never attempt one. But you did control the reflection off her eyes. (Many amateurs miss those details.) Well done. #4 I have to be really hard on this one. The angle doesn't work. The background and surroundings are cluttered. But her expression *can* work if she has a context -- looking @ something or with some purpose. This is the only bad one of the bunch but even so it's a starting point for future efforts. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl http://kerygmainstitute.org "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
