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I'm never a fan of limbs/legs before body and face as I feel perspective gets all peculiar.The pose is nicely relaxed, but the model's legs appear a little too large because of the way they are pointed towards the camera and use of a slightly wide lens. If you had shot with a longer focal length lens then the compression effect would have reduced the distortion of her legs and given better proportions. IMO of course.
Otherwise a nice photo.
So Kodiak you applied a little more pop. I like it.
Yes, Kodiak has improved the colours, in our eyes, so we like it. But if the subject saw the photo, she'd be less happy.
Skin tone is a big issue in Asia, and skin whitening creams are a huge business. I sometimes turn the saturation down a bit, and adjust tones to make sure her skin does not look dark. The original photo is reasonably accurate for skin tone, but she'd prefer lighter. Seems odd to me, but lighter skin is seen as better here, whereas us people from colder countries prefer a 'healthy glow'.
The standard Fuji jpeg settings even seem to lighten and smooth the skin, I suspect it's because it's optimised for the Japanese market?
So Kodiak you applied a little more pop. I like it.
Skin tone is a big issue in Asia, and skin whitening creams are a huge business.
with the tonal range pushed out to the edges at both extremes
You often suggest images look better with a full width tonal range, so whites go white, blacks go black, rather than a compressed or crushed tonal range that gives a more muted or matte look.
Fujinon Xf35mm f1.4. Casual portrait on an overcast day in Hua Hin, Thailand.
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