Ian Ivey Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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1. I like this a whole lot. She looks lovely, and I predict she'll really like the shot. Her husband will, too. He'll want a big one of this shot, I bet.
2. Yes, the PS blur is bad. Not as a general rule, but it doesn't work here because it's impossible. A tilt-shift wouldn't produce this look because the tree tops are not in the right plane for that. The focal shift you created makes it look as though there's a canopy of trees that stretches over your (photographer's) head and behind you, when in fact it's just some straight-up trees. Re: the cropping, I see and agree with what others said about cutting off feet -- I screw this up a lot, myself, and I am routinely angry with myself. Basically, I suck at this, so yeah, it's not ideal, but my name is pot, and I'm pleased to meet you, kettle.
3. Again great. Different from #1, these are characteristic expressions and they'll love this of themselves. It will be on a 5x7 or 4x6 on each of their desks.
4. It's fine -- her hand is just off a bit. See how her fingers curl back because she's pressing her fingertips against his cheek? Need to get her to really relax those fingertips so the curve elegantly in one direction. Then it would be a well-executed (if common) pose.
I like your colors. That's just a matter of taste. I'm a big fan of how you finished #1, except on my color-calibrated monitor, it looks like yellow is oversaturated to the point that her hair is fluorescent yellow and there's a bit too much yellow in her skin (chest especially). I'd get in LR and dial back the Yellow channel a smidgen.
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