Marissa

[Arlen]

A candid image, captured under available light.
And I would appreciate your thoughts about this one.


   

[brandtb]

Wonderful subject, expression, light on the face, and tonality in the image - very nice. I would look at as an option pulling the darkest shadows in her left eye just a fraction - as well as the dark areas surrounding her head.

[Rob C]

Beautiful image of a very attractive young lady! I don't think I'd change a thing; mood trumps detail.

Rob C

[Telecaster]

Looks splendid to me. Pensive children: young bodies, old souls.

-Dave-

[RSL]

+ what everybody said.

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

+ what everybody said.

Likewise.

[Bob_B]

Likewise.

Ditto

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

And this is now a fine example of a recursive thread.   

[Rob C]

And this is now a fine example of a recursive thread.   

Once a mathematician... no escape! They got your number.

;-)

Rob

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

Once a mathematician... no escape! They got your number.

;-)

Rob

But since I retired I always have my wife calculate tips at restaurants.

[Rob C]

But since I retired I always have my wife calculate tips at restaurants.

Beware of calculating women!

;-)

Rob

[John R]

I would say your portrait has a subtle natural look which I really like. The judges in my club might, and often do say, they want to see a catch light in the eyes. They say the same about birds. I do see a faint glimmer in her left eye. Maybe raise the brightness in her left eye a touch, so that it still looks natural. Having said that, it is fine by me, as is, because the natural expression is so powerful, that is what the viewer immediately notices and takes away.

Well done,

JR

[Eric Myrvaagnes]

I would say your portrait has a subtle natural look which I really like. The judges in my club might, and often do say, they want to see a catch light in the eyes. They say the same about birds. I do see a faint glimmer in her left eye. Maybe raise the brightness in her left eye a touch, so that it still looks natural. Having said that, it is fine by me, as is, because the natural expression is so powerful, that is what the viewer immediately notices and takes away.

Well done,

JR

It's a good thing that most viewers of photographs are not club judges.   

[Arlen]

Thanks to all of you for your comments, recursive and otherwise. And to those who have taken the time to offer suggestions, I will certainly consider them.

Marissa is my cousin's daughter, and a treat to photograph. I don't get many chances to photograph kids these days, since my son is grown and gone without yet providing grandkids. Family is on the other side of the country, and it's mostly on those occasional visits that I get to interact with the very young. That's when my camera can come out in a relaxed environment.

[Rob C]

It's a good thing that most viewers of photographs are not club judges.   

Absolutely, Eric: always beware the vested interests in 'authority'!

Rob