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Portrait
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:03 am
by Anne_LilyofTheValley
Hi all,
There are some new shots from me. I was just having a walk with a friend of mine and taking some portraits.
Your comments are welcomed. Thank you.
Anne.
p.s. I used my Sony A55 with 55-200mm lens.
Re: Portrait
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 10:20 am
by Dr. Harout
The first shot definitely can be used in Zovirax cream ad (cream for labial herpes)...
Re: Portrait
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 11:51 am
by Anne_LilyofTheValley
Why?
Re: Portrait
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 3:36 pm
by mughdesi
I think the first shot is better. Nice going with black & white pictures.
Re: Portrait
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:46 pm
by UrsaMajor
In my opinion, very nice work for both pictures - for different reasons.
For me, the thing that makes the first image stand out is the unexpected sight of the flower in the girl's mouth. Without it, the photo would have been a nice but unexceptional image in my eyes, but the flower really made me look twice.
In the second photo, I am drawn to the girl's eyes - for me they just dominate the image, which I like. The only negative comment I have is that I think the image would have been even better if the girl had been a little more to the right, so her face was not partially blocked by the tree limb. I found that this distracted me. (I liked how the tree limb was used for framing, and how it seemed to follow the line of her jaw, but I wished that the limb had been a little more to the left.)
With best wishes,
- Tom -
Re: Portrait
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 4:58 pm
by KevinBarrett
Lovely portraits. I like how the second isolates the eyes by the slightest obscuring of the mouth. The first, however, is more comfortably framed and delivered.
Re: Portrait
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 6:30 pm
by Dusty
Anne, these are really great. The first one, with the flower in the mouth, framing, B/W, and hairstyle looks like it's straight out of the '60s. The second seem to me to give the impression that she's watching someone, or following them and not wanting to be seen. The intensite of her gaze just adds to that. Well done!
Dusty
Re: Portrait
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:53 pm
by Anne_LilyofTheValley
Thank you very much for your comments. They are very helpful.
This shots were done very suddenly... Sometimes I just want to catch a moment, maybe I should pay attention to details much more.
Re: Portrait
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 7:57 pm
by bakubo
Both are great! That first one though is really special. Photo and model are excellent. She really does have amazing eyes.
Re: Portrait
Posted: Fri Apr 08, 2011 8:12 pm
by bakubo
By the way, glad all of you in Armenia are back on the internet now.
Georgian woman cuts off web access to whole of Armenia
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/ap ... web-access
Re: Portrait
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 12:51 am
by jcoffin
Wow -- those are gorgeous. Having a subject that attractive doesn't hurt, but especially in the second, you've gone well beyond just another picture of a pretty girl.
Re: Portrait
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 3:21 pm
by KevinBarrett
Anne_LilyofTheValley wrote:...maybe I should pay attention to details much more.
No! Stay impulsive! It works for you.
Re: Portrait
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:20 pm
by Anne_LilyofTheValley
Thank you Kevin,
I am really impulsive and enthusiastic. It's been 3 moths that I own a digital camera and taken pictures. I hope that my photographs are going for the better, though I would like to take photos more than two times a month. So that I will be able to learn more by experiencing.
Anne.
Re: Portrait
Posted: Sat Apr 09, 2011 4:57 pm
by Birma
Hi Anne - the first shot is rally great - keep up the impulsive good work
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Re: Portrait
Posted: Mon Apr 11, 2011 6:13 pm
by Anne_LilyofTheValley
Thanks a lot! I will do my best.