Woah, that does look much better, it does make it a stronger picture. I wish I would have gotten more of the wood behind her to make it look a little like a story telling composition rather than just stopping at her.



one with more background... maybe/maybe not as good as I though..?




I am guessing the first one isn't too bad...

Lovely lady, nice pics.

the proportions of the first crop are better imho, franklin. the "story" is her eyes, face, hair, skin. everything else is ... background, at least here, as i see it.

check out arnold newman and others who practice environmental portraiture for insight into using backgrounds to add depth and signification.

Thanks so much mike for keeping up with my questions and replies! you guys here on FM are the best and actually help! I greatly appreciate it! I sure will check out Arnold Newman on Google and see what I can find... Thanks again!

Hmm, he has some interesting shots on the first portfolio that came up on Google.Those are some old pictures from the late 40's.

she needs to smile a bit more glad to see a houstonian here