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shot this a few weeks ago when i was doing a self portrait of myself. was testing exposure and lighting, so had my girlfriend lucy in front of the lens...

d70s, 50mm 1.4

hi mate,

I would be tempted to crop the image closer, using her arms as a guide, cropping equal distance down either side. The image suffers from very shallow DOF, the focal point is her face, with her chest and stomach OOF. (not that I was perving ).

I would also play with the curves, and make the background brighter, which will help bring out detail in her face also.

I like the expression, very natural.

I would also play with the curves,

I'm sure he already does

(Sorry couldn't resist!

Your girlfriend is gorgeous... you so should be asking her to model for you!

how about this for some quick pp work

Prefer the original over the PP'd version - now she appears too burnt. Agree with the tighter crop as well.

jamesw wrote:how about this for some quick pp work

Nope... its not working for me...

do you mind if I have a play with it when I get home... ?

Nice pose and she is a good looker. It seems a bit soft to me though.

Bindii wrote:

jamesw wrote:how about this for some quick pp work

Nope... its not working for me...

do you mind if I have a play with it when I get home... ?

go for it

I don't know if your white balance is a bit off or it that is really the colour, but I think this looks a bit more natural to me.

edit: on second thought, I think it may be a bit too magenta now.

phillipb wrote:I don't know if your white balance is a bit off or it that is really the colour, but I think this looks a bit more natural to me.

edit: on second thought, I think it may be a bit too magenta now.

hmmm, thats too cold, she has quite tanned skin. plus the shirt is a minty green/white, its kinda turned aqua blue there...

Sorry, I am with PiroStitch. I prefer the first image with a tighter crop, Besides, the other images show (what in my screen appears to be skin blemishes not apparent in the first image).