A nice moody pensive shot. If this is who the young lady is, and this is how she wants others to see her, then I think you can claim success.
I'll offer a couple of things to think about for next time. First, I am bothered by the open space to the left of the tree. I think the composition might have been a little stronger if the young lady were not so centered in the image, if the left edge were cropped substantially. Better done in the camera angle at the time; cropping now might leave a too weirdly proportioned shot. Though you could also take some from the top to balance . . . Second, from my own experience and from the suggestions periodically received from Waller, Sullivan and others, in wildlife photography the eye is the thing. If a critter's eye(s) is/are sharp and detailed then you are well on the way to an appealing photo. I think this is true of people portraiture as well. In this shot, because the young lady's eyes are not visible, it is hard to connect with her. If she were looking up a little, towards the camera, I think it would be stronger. stan On Jun 21, 2013, at 1:57 PM, Walt wrote: > Here's a shot from a session I picked up through the mother of the girl I > photographed earlier in the week. > > http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/9102768906/ > K-5, F50/1.7, f/2.2, 1/400 sec, ISO 100 > > I think that's my favorite of the bunch. I'll be selecting my other favorites > for posting on flickr over the next few days rather than inflict the full set > on everyone before I've had the chance to cull the weakest ones. > > > -- Walt -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
