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Response to Foreground objects in portraits

from Allan Engelhardt (allane@cybaea.com)

I think the leaves around her face provide a nice frame and a welcome splash of colour. I would probably crop around 1/8 - 1/6 of the image off on the right edge: there seems to be a little too much greenery.

However, the branck that is trying to grow into her eye is ver distracting! Keep the brown branch - that gives her hands something to do - but get rid of those green twigs. Please. It is a shame to a nice portrait.

Oh, and next time try a reflector to her right: you have lost all detail in her hair on her right side (away from the light source) and the difference in light beteen her left and right sides are too much for your film: you loose detail on both sides.

(posted 8847 days ago)

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