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Ustina
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Copyright: Sofia Maximova (Sofia_Maximova) Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Silver Note Writer [C: 13 W: 16 N: 14] (267)
Genre: People
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2009-01-27
Categories: Friends/Family, Experimental, Portrait
Camera: Olympus E510, Olympus Zuiko D 40-150 mm
Exposure: f/4.5, 1/6 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2009-01-28 3:04
Viewed: 437
Points: 15
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Hi to all. This is my first attempt to make a portrait pic. I was taking few shots of my sister in her small room and I liked this one.
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  • Great 
  • jone Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor [C: 2235 W: 172 N: 0] (28820)
  • [2009-01-28 3:24]

HI Sofia ;) nice to meet you...
Original, soft very nice portrait...TFS
Kind regards,
J ;)

Hi Sofia

Nice portrait, I like the liptstick and the good work in b&w.
Excellent work for me.

Hi!Sofia,
Nice portrait B&W good close up and focus and composition.
Good work,
Gaston

You can tell your sister that she adopted a good pose, Sofia! A pose with presence...
Photographically spoken, I think the rather soft focus works well here, creating a mysterious atmosphere. The off-centered position of your model is interesting as well: the look in her eyes suggests that she is aware of the emptiness behind her. Finally, I think it was a good idea to only "highlight" your model's lips. An eye-catching accent that adds to the mystery...
TFS & kind regards,
Erik

hello Sofia!
good desaturate work for this beauty portrait
i like atmosphere and the pose

best sERGIO

Bellissima modelo con sugerente expresion...saludos

i like the softness of her face and the brightness of her lip gloss. very dramatic presentation....creative....good job.

  • Good 
  • Essi (18)
  • [2009-01-28 15:08]

Hi Sofia,
you have used a nice composition. However, there are some problems in this picture. First you kind of overdid your sister's face in photoshop, and she looks too bright. Second, to me one of the most important things in portraits is how you use the available light in your benefit and more importantly, the direction that the light is coming toward your subject and the resulted shadows on the person's face. They can give you dramatic effects. It seems to me that you in this photo you have either used direct light (from top or from the front) or you have photoshoped the shadows. The other thing is that she is kind of mixed with the background from her right side. hope this is helpful and hope to see more photos of you here. Regards, Essi

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