A Few More for CC

just trying a black, white and color BG

I like them all. The first one has the wrong crop to my eye, though. The long stretch of arm up to her chin seems almost giraffe-like in a rather unsettling way. The woman is lovely and well-photographed, so I expect that losing a significant part of the bottom of the photo would make for a more pleasing presentation. The background on the last photo is awfully busy. I am undecided as to whether that helps balance the excessive jewelry or just adds to the visual cacophony. But this may be a matter of cultural expectations more than anything else.

I like #2, but not sure about cutting her off at the knees.

#1 Skin looks like plastic and the hand under the chin is passe.

#3 Background distracting and subject should be brighter, especially the eyes. I like the jewelry. Also, face could be cleaned up a bit, but not as much as #1.

#1. I like the general composition but her skin did look a bit plastic so I zoomed into the full size to see if it had been over-processed and it doesn't appear to be from the noticeable pores. I wonder if the sheen/blown highlights on the nose and cheeks are the cause?

#2. Love the pose but it breaks rule regarding cropping at joint...ie. knee.

#3. Background is too busy. Don't like all the jewelry but that might have been model's choice.

N° 1 is still my fav. I dont agree with the statement: "plasic look" of the skin. I think it is just because the picture is a bit soft on the skin parts Assuming you used a slight gaussian blur on parts on her. Her hand under her chin is hmm, hmm, like it or not. But her eyes ! WOW so big and beautiful but missing a bit of sharpness. Her facial expression is top, i like her smile much


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#1 is my favorite. Very pretty model captured well. In addition to some of the suggestions already posted (crop/composition), I would add that I would rather the necklace be clear and sharp (more dof) or not there at all (present dof).

#2 is my fav--would be better if crop was not at her knees, but that doesn't bother me very much. You might crop out some of the negative space above her head & keep the knee crop--might give some balance there. Unlike the others, I really like #3. I would lighten the whole image just a tad, though. I like the background--she really "pops" against it and the jewelry is killer. #1 is good--her arm & hand don't bug me at all--but I do agree her facial features are too soft, especially compared to the sharpness of her eyes.

But these are merely my opinions & what I would change to make them appeal more to me. I wouldn't trash any of them as they are.

#1 is really nice but it looks like you applied skin-softening pp to the eyes which ruins it for me. I'm fine with the skin and pose. Good job.

#2 is a nice portrait waiting to happen. Crop to her head and from the bottom crop to mid-thigh. Also looked good leaving the crop at the knees once the crop from the top was done as the other poster said. But yeah, usually cropping at any joint is a no-no.

#3 oof where it needs to be in focus.... The BG does not work for me.