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•I know images like this won't be to everyones taste, nor is it an exercise in technical perfection
although her hand could use a bit of a burn.
Wistful, dreamy and evocative. I love it.
although her hand could use a bit of a burn.
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It is to mine for sure!
Still, nothing beats window light in the morning…
well, maybe a morning brew!
I love the peace and quiet mood in here so much
that I don't even think of seeing the barrel effect of
the lens.
This is, as image, a perfect symbol of domestic life.
I would try to recover the highlights!
I really like this, the lighting is superb
And her knee.
A wistful gaze wondering what the day will bring.
Very nice
Mj
Beautiful tones, great mood. More medium format film fun?
The right side of the frame is a bit odd - the high contrast and strongly bent lines. It depends on your attitude to manipulations, really, but I think you could happily chop some off the right and bottom.
It's to my tastes. Though I agree about cropping out the window frame. Out of interest was it you reflected in the mirror? Looks odd. But that's not a biggy so ignore if you wish.
Not sure why you would say some won't like it on here but hey ho it looks great to me.
Gaz
Charmingly posed & portrayed subject, in that warm & gentle light. Altogether a delightful study IMO.
For me a photo doesn't have to be technically perfect, just has to capture a moment or emotion. Love this because it does both. Well done
•I think losing the window frame would be a mistake
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+1
To be honest, I think losing the window frame would be a mistake- it gives a sense of 'place' and a meaning to what she is looking at (especially since she is not in the usual position of being on the left looking out to the right, or vice versa).
BTW, I'll agree with everyone else above- great shot
I really like it. Nice and natural. Right up my street. Well framed as well.
+ 1 more
Beautiful shot Gaz, the light is caught as it was and her hand/knee caught it more directly. You've recorded what you saw and it doesn't detract in my eyes, from a lovely shot. I miss the look of film, nice that people like yourself are keeping it alive.
Superb
Out of interest.. why push the film in this case?
There is a 'rule' that says for cropping should happen to the joints of the body. In this case I probably agree. Have a look at cropping tightly to the top of the head and just below the cup.
The image is dreamy and carefree as it is but the cropping removes some of the space that 'distract' from her expression.
Thank you. I LOVE film. A lot of people try to emulate it digitally when you can just shoot it! It's beautiful and soft and almost impossible to blow the highlights
I grew up shooting film, no choice as digital hadn't been thought about let alone invented! I still have my Minolta Dynax that was still working up to me switching to digital. Just needs new batteries, I hope. Where do you get your film from out of interest?
You already know how much I love this!
Lol oh!!! Thought I commented on it somewhere else...I didn't but I do now! Thank you, Bethy.
Lol oh!!! Thought I commented on it somewhere else...
What could be nicer than a portrait on Portra with natural light? I wish you'd explain what you meant by 'images like this' and why you fear it won't be 'to everyone's taste'.
What could be nicer than a portrait on Portra with natural light? I wish you'd explain what you meant by 'images like this' and why you fear it won't be 'to everyone's taste'.
I can accept this as it is, but if I could lose one thing it would be the white reveal on the right - it's a bit competitive. But not by a crop - that space is needed in the frame. So ...
One has some sense of the person from this image, whereas many a studio shot with rigged lights and a hired or co-opted model look as if the person is absent - off on leave, just leaving their surface appearance behind.
I love it Gareth - I'm fascinated by her gaze and what she is looking at (or thinking).
Love the light and the honest PP - great shot mate.
I didn't do any PP to this one.
Thats why it looks so honest then
Just back from holiday so couldn't comment earlier. I too think a slight crop would be ok, but that would alter the original look. It is one of those photos which would have a camera club judge pointing out all the technical flaws, but as an evocative image it connects with the viewers emotions and with this photo that is the most important thing.
... the lab has scanned to my preferences ...
Pardon my ignorance, but what does that actually mean? How much tweaking do they do? What format and colour space do you get your files in?
I know what the difference was between what we wet-printed ourselves from C41 negs and the sRGb files we got from the lab we used for dev and scan, so I'm trying to imagine what the difference would be between the file you've posted here and a wet print off the same neg ...
They also tell me how my film looks with regard to exposure etc so I can get the best from them with regards to scanning.
great capture