Portrait of a girl 3

Posted by drphoto (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom) on 23 February 2008 in People & Portraits and Portfolio.

This image came from another shoot inspired by Sante D'Orazio's work. It was taken in November with a bright, low winter sun bathing the model in golden light. The contrast was difficult to work with and most of the time I was exposing for her face and losing detail in the shadows but I reversed my tack for this shot and I find it really pleasing.

I welcome all constructive comments, compliments and criticisms.
I am here to learn. the fastest way for me to learn is for you to be really unforgiving and articulate in your criticism =D)

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Dan

P.S. You can find my fashion and portrait work here: http://www.modelmayhem.com/drphotographer

Comments (8)

Gary from Cochise County, United States

Perfect time of the day to shot. Nice color and composition.

23 Feb 2008 3:43am

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

I love it, my favourite so far, and Iespecially like that you kept the silhouettes, so that you see the shadow of the 'model' as well as the photographer, brilliant Dan...

23 Feb 2008 6:51am

pLusOne from Cheonan, South Korea

Cool shot.
I Like the model's expression and the shadows of you and your model.

23 Feb 2008 7:52am

Dimitrios from ATHENS, Greece

superb idea, try to remove the photographers shadow so to increase the mystery in it!

23 Feb 2008 11:30am

@Dimitrios: Actually thats not a bad idea. I might do a version like that...

Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia

Dan, I find this image pleasing and delicate. I especially like the lacy blouse which adds interest. The shadows are also intriguing and don't distract.

23 Feb 2008 2:54pm

sithenah from Greater Manchester/Cheshire, United Kingdom

a nice portrait and I really like the way you've not cropped out the background and the shadows so that it isn't *just* a portrait

23 Feb 2008 4:52pm

Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States

There is something of an inscrutable Mona Lisa expression on your model's face. Maybe she was just shielding her eyes from the sunlight... but it really makes for a powerful image. The rest of the scene gives context; the shadows are part of the context and are not distracting to me.

23 Feb 2008 6:44pm

@Viewfinder: Thanks for the compliment. She is a very beautiful girl and easy to photograph, I'll pass your compliments on to her.