Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/12/03
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks Steve, I understand your point there. That would be my more usual approach too. These were meant to be glamour beauty makeover portraits for fun for the girls. Party favours, if you like. Cheers Geoff -----Original Message----- Subject: Re: [Leica] IMG: Another casual party portrait, the Faerie Princess On Dec 3, 2007, at 4:46 AM, G Hopkinson wrote: > Folks, a number of people enjoyed my first post of this series, and > were kind enough to comment. That's always encouraging. > Here is another of our guests at my daughter's birthday party. I had > 90 secs for two quick frames of this young lady. She was happy with a > print and her mum even likes it! > This is window light again with a white reflector for fill. > Converted from colour, you still get a good sense of the makeup, I > think. All of the party nails fell off quickly so I can't show those. > As always I'd love to have some feedback and suggestions to do better. > > <http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/F2/DL.jpg.html> > http://tinyurl.com/22gvw2 Geoff, a terrific image... from a technical point of view couldn't better... only suggestions but then that would be my photo, not yours... allow some more space around her, include something that gives a sense of place and/or occasion, I always prefer a non posed portrait... fwiw, a beautiful image, Steve