Response to Scenes From Our Life (Response #55)

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King said 453 days ago:

I bet she wears socks in bed.

King said 453 days ago:

...but then I've always *liked* girls who wore socks in bed.

I love the rough-brushed red background and wish it extended all the way across the shot. Did you consider cropping this a bit tighter? The light on the girl is very complimentary, wrapping nicely into the shadow areas. Her smile looks a bit forced. Did you ask her to smile and hold it?--just curious.

There also seems to be a bit of a cyan color cast on her face and hair. Was there a greenish-blue wall or surface near the camera that was bouncing some light back on the model?

Questions aside, this is well done. High marks.

gorin-images said 453 days ago:

Ratings:

Relevance - 4
Impact - 3
Composition - 3
Technique - 4
Image Quality - 4

This is definitely a scene from everyday life. You have done a great job getting the exposure right, and I really like the lighting from the source at the right hand side that you can;t see in the frame.

I gave a 3 on composition because I think you have 70% of an excellent composition here. Unfortunately, that shoulder in the lower left hand corner is a real bummer. I'd have given you a 5 for composition if you had moved a little firther to your right to get this shot, which would have given you the same basic shot, but with a nearly pure red background, and no distracting shoulder.

CraigMartin said 453 days ago:

Thanks for the thoughtful comments. Here are some of the answers to the questions...

@King - I did consider cropping out the window frame, but I kind of liked the second espresso cup in the shot, as it gave the sense of the person she was speaking to. As for the smile, it was natural - she had no idea I was shooting this, and she was deep in conversation. As for the cyan, it must be just from the overcast day outside, and some of the tweaking I did to the hue.

@Gorin - I totally agree with you about the shoulder, but there was no way around it. I had a pillar to my right, and to have tried to move would have alerted her to my shooting. It was a pure candid.

Montage said 453 days ago:

I really like this candid portrait. Unfortunately, that grey blob (somebody's shoulder?) is a little distracting.

pursang said 453 days ago:

The color and texture of the wall against her white shirt is very striking. She has an interesting expression.

Hummingbird said 453 days ago:

I like the feeling of this one.

winetou said 453 days ago:

nice lighting and angle, the grey area at the left a little bit distracting, but still nice picture.

VernonTrent said 452 days ago:

I like everything in this picture.

congrats, craig :-)

mtmartini said 451 days ago:

Congrats Craig. I kept coming back to this image but with all the craziness of Kyla's b-shower I just didn't get around to rating or commenting. I also accidentally posted under HER user name for someone else's shot and didn't want to risk doing that again. It is a very nice capture.

skomlos said 450 days ago:

I love the sinuous curves on the left hand side counterpointed by the linear forms on the right. Excellent composition, beautiful photo.

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