Luminous Landscape Forum
The Art of Photography => User Critiques => Topic started by: cjogo on March 15, 2013, 02:19:10 pm
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Portrait at the door ;)
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Square portraits — simply the best!
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For me the mark of a good portrait is when you feel that you know the person. This one accomplished that nicely. I love the eyes, the expression, and the plain background. Even the chair detail adds to the effect.
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I might rotate it slightly. I'm guessing she was leaning in real-life, but it looks crooked to the viewer without whole scene.
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Don't touch a thing! Beautiful as is.
Peter
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Right! Don't rotate it. Don't crop it. Don't clone it. Don't "edit" it. It's fine.
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Don't touch a thing! Beautiful as is.
Peter
Absolutely.
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I was walking the streets of a small hamlet , on the border of Holland/Belgium -- and I saw this sweet elderly lady in a chair, through the front window.....
A walked past a few steps and noticed her door was slightly open // I peered in and waved. She was frozen in her chair but eventually produced a smile. I mainly said hello in Dutch and just kept reading her body language . Her defenses seemed to be mellowing > so I stepped inside.
Sat my tripod down a few feet into the parlor & had a portrait lens mounted . Took out my meter and set my exposure --- 5.6 @ 1/8th. Packed up and waved good bye. As always do ... I jotted down the address and sent a photo to the Mayor of the town ...received a wonderful translated letter back from her son > thanking me kindly for this wonder image of his mother //\\
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Elegant lady, beautiful photograph.
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Merci ;)