Peruse some Portraits of Pip

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Peruse some Portraits of Pip

Postby dviv on Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:08 am

Apparently an alliteration area awaits :mrgreen:

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Re: Peruse some Portraits of Pip

Postby Big Red on Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:44 am

the glasses through the eyes on #1 and the brief glimpse of her top detract from it i reckon ..
love #3 though ... its a beauty 8)
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Re: Peruse some Portraits of Pip

Postby biggerry on Fri Oct 23, 2009 1:54 pm

The first and last are great! The first one i reckon just cropping above the dress would make for a very alluring shot :D

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Re: Peruse some Portraits of Pip

Postby TonyT on Fri Oct 23, 2009 5:22 pm

I I agree with Big Red
2 Do not like the dress maybe a crop and some pp would make this one better
3 a great shot
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Re: Peruse some Portraits of Pip

Postby aim54x on Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:19 pm

Very nice work. i have to agree with what has already been said, the first is definitely the strongest, a great portrait, the softness coupled with the glasses really pulling your attention to the eyes (a crop would be nice as well). The second is a bit strange, I dont like the bare feet and am unsure about what to do with this one. The third, whilst nice is a bit boring, maybe a tighter crop? Very nice lighting in the 3rd though.
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Re: Peruse some Portraits of Pip

Postby Matt. K on Fri Oct 23, 2009 10:06 pm

I love your use of light in the last shot. They are all excellent images.
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Re: Peruse some Portraits of Pip

Postby dviv on Sat Oct 24, 2009 7:39 am

Thanks for the coments all :cheers: The critique is much appreciated
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Re: Peruse some Portraits of Pip

Postby stubbsy on Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:20 am

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Glasses notwithstanding, #1 is the standout here for me. The lighting is superb, you've got lovely dreamy out of focus areas and Pip is nice and sharp. The strong eye contact and natural expression round things out well.
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