I can't believe anyone would be tired of seeing shots of Lauren, but this is probably my last post of her....well I may have to show one of her standing in the snake-infested weeds (according to a passerby) next to the railroad tracks. This ledge is actually about 5 feet up the wall, no stairs lead to it (Shirley brought a ladder) and Lauren did not hesitate when we asked her to climb up there. I was thinking the cream walls and her white dress would be too bland and although I added a couple of textures here just because I felt like it, the original image itself is not bland either. Usually I do not like shadows on backgrounds but here I did like the shape of her profile on the door behind her, caused by a flash.
So maybe I should show the uncropped, untextured shot:
so which one do you prefer --- closer and textured, or uncropped and no texture?
Congratulations on a great set of photos from your outing with Lauren! I think all of them are extremely well done!
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Barry
The crop was good. In the original image there is more competition from the electrical box and window. Your final crop concentrates on Lauren.
ReplyDeletecropped and textured. i really like that shadow for once! it's very interesting with her profile!!
ReplyDeleteI think I like the cropped version better too. It'd be interesting to see the texture you used because it must have been very subtle -- looks like it warmed it up a bit too.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely like the cropped version for a straight shot. If you are trashing the dress doesn't the uncropped version more closely fit that genre?
ReplyDeleteNice portrait, and after seeing the full shot version, I understand why see looks a little uneasy sitting there.
ReplyDeleteI do believe that sometimes shadows on the background add depth to the image. I think that is the case here.