close up of the killing glance

close up of the killing glance, originally uploaded by Jyothiprasad Buddha.

These are the feedbacks I recieved. They are very constructive, so, I want to make a note of the feedback.

keentimothy says:

Overall, I think this is a nice picture! I really like the single black background against her tourquoise shaw. The eyes in this picture are beautiful!

A few critiques I'd have to say are the hands are a bit awkward to me. The way that they are placed seem like they aren't her own hands and it seems a little forced. Also, the blown out highlights on the right side are distracting, but that could easily be fixed with a decrease in exposure. Another minute critique is the clothing under the saw. To me, I believe that it would look a lot better if it was one simple color, as opposed to the conflicting red, greens and blues you here.

Besdies that, its a good picture. With a few small tweeks it could be even better.

Happy shooting! :)

-Tim




Rob Crane photos says:

The mods will probably close this thread, as there's a limit of one image every 24 hours, so maybe I can sneak in before they do.

I like this image - the eyes are very striking. I wish they were slightly higher up in the frame - they're currently dead centre but there's a bit of "wasted" space above her head with nothing in it. Raising her up in the frame might also have allowed more of her hands to come into shot, and help avoid giving them a slightly cut-off feel.

The black and white pattern of her clothing in the bottom left corner is also slightly distracting - maybe it could be cropped out, if you felt it warranted it.

There are nice colours against the dark background, but as has been pointed out they're a bit hot in places.

I admire anyone who takes portraits like this; wish I could get into taking some myself! I may have to force myself ...