While I am not fully on board with the critique above, the feedback did get me to look at the image with more of a critical eye (not always a good or necessary thing as it can get in the way of just being with a pic). So, risking that, I would like to see a version where her gaze at the flower allows her eyes to be somewhat open. That would alter the mood of the pic which is why I suggest adding a separate pic rather than replacing this one. And, probably posing her lower hand differently (not back of the hand to the camera) while getting it within the dof. I initially noticed the merging of the flower and the dress but that hesitation disappeared very quickly. I love the dress. I understand that she controlled much of the shoot and is probably thrilled with the result and these are things that do not get in the way for me.
Brev00 wrote:
While I am not fully on board with the critique above, the feedback did get me to look at the image with more of a critical eye (not always a good or necessary thing as it can get in the way of just being with a pic). So, risking that, I would like to see a version where her gaze at the flower allows her eyes to be somewhat open. That would alter the mood of the pic which is why I suggest adding a separate pic rather than replacing this one. And, probably posing her lower hand differently (not back of the hand to the camera) while getting it within the dof. I initially noticed the merging of the flower and the dress but that hesitation disappeared very quickly. I love the dress. I understand that she controlled much of the shoot and is probably thrilled with the result and these are things that do not get in the way for me. ...Show more →
Thanks for the feedback and suggestions! I do have other poses from this set, but haven't had time to edit them yet (I've been out of my home for 3 weeks,) so I will try to add another pose soon.
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RKnecht wrote:
Terrific lighting. Love everything about this.
NIcely done. I love the layers of flowers, one in her hand, on her dress and behind her. I am a nikon shooter and they will have to pry my 135 2.0 dc out of my cold dead fingers. Although, lately, the 100 mm Zeiss as well as the 85 and 35 work nicely with a zeiss pop when I stop down for more identifiable background. It gives the separation like a wide aperture, but with detail in the environment and a more forgiving dof.
