while I love me some cleavage as much as anyone, this one isn't working for me. The neck line on this dress is just too long, for me the breast need to be higher, maybe a push up bra or something like that.
Pretty gal but honestly I cannot find anything redeeming about the shot. The pose is wrong, color balance is off, image is soft, exposure is off, framing is blah, to me this is a throw away, sorry.
You have already received some criticism about this photo.
So I have a suggestion....
As shown it is difficult to see what you want us to focus on in the image.
Face?
Jewelry (earring)?
Garment?
Hands?
Cleavage?
One Fingernail?
My Simple Suggestion: Crop the image to have the bottom edge of frame halfway down the original image. This eliminates the cleavage entirely, eliminates the hand (and single, eye-catching fingernail) and concentrates the viewer's attention on the earring instead. F
Put very simply: Focus our attention by composition.
Another suggestion: Post the edited photo (cropped as suggested) and ask the forum which composition they prefer when compared sided by side.
Some background -This was my first portrait session attempt and comes after a 4 year hiatus from picking up my camera; but no excuses. Looking back at my settings, I have no idea why I was shooting at f2.5!
The jacket and earring were the main focus, and it looks like I missed that completely. Here is a quick crop and "normal" white balance (on my uncalibrated screen nonetheless).
Steady - now that you mention the fingernail, I can't stop looking at it! Thanks for the suggestions.
Also, not sure if its proper to start a new thread or not - but here is another favorite from the session. The goal was a simple portrait that one would give out to family, etc.
