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Subject: [Leica] IMG: New casual portrait
From: hopsternew at gmail.com (Geoff Hopkinson)
Date: Sun, 1 Apr 2012 13:16:34 +1000
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Thoughtful comment, thanks.  Thanks to all for looking too.


Cheers,
Geoff
http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman



On 1 April 2012 12:42, Alan Magayne-Roshak <amr3 at uwm.edu> wrote:

> On Sun, 1 Apr 2012 Geoff Hopkinson <hopsternew at gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >Last week I took part in a new workshop with local fashion pro Peter
> Coulson
> >Here is a new photo of Natascha Verkaik who is a successful and busy model
> >here, not to mention a lovely woman.
> >http://www.pbase.com/hoppyman/image/142411362
>
> ==================================================================================================
> It's very nice lighting, but I think you should have moved slightly to the
> left before taking the picture.  Then her whole profile would show up
> against the dark area, and the line wouldn't be coming out her nose, which
> now blends with the background.  It's macro composition concerns like this
> that can make a big difference in the success of a picture.  One of the
> things I try to avoid in my pictures is a tonal merger.
>
> Alan
>
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