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Photo by Valentin Zaharov, photographer. Glamour portraits. Canon EOS 5D, published 07.04.2010.
Comments 24
Sergei 0.00
08.04.2010 00:57
I really liked the preview. The body position and the look are beautiful.
But the editing is a bit harsh, although that's probably a matter of taste. There are a lot of chaotic spots of light and shadow on the face, and the hand is flat. View crop
The girl's type is simply perfect for works.
And as you can see at first glance, her abilities allow for it! All the best to you and successful works!
Apollinaria Nihilmantra
08.04.2010 02:15
the shadow from the braid looks like a trace of a tear
Valentin Zaharov
08.04.2010 08:15
Apollinaria, is that bad?
YES, I take it that's not right? A simple translation into black and white can hardly be called "hard processing." Do you recommend shadowless lighting?
ash
ashPRO 192.34
08.04.2010 08:25
I'm walking around looking, I can't figure out what's wrong I'm interested in seeing it in color. This strand View crop is annoying me right now. We twisted the card, the girl turned out straight, but this strand became stiff. Unnatural.
Valentin Zaharov
08.04.2010 08:38
ash, we didn't rotate the card, we rotated the camera - there was practically no cropping. It's easy to notice that the strand of hair hangs parallel to the wall according to the gravity well, shot at an angle. It seemed to me that this adds dynamics. It's annoying - it's a pity, I don't think I'm there... . I doubt I can straighten it... Maybe I'll show it in color, although how much of it is there... the wall is black, the girl is ordinary.
Marina Glebova
08.04.2010 08:59
If the face is so softly shot, the background shouldn't be sharp, but it's sharp and harsh on the left.
And with such harsh braids, you want a harsher sparkle in the eyes.
In short, there's a mismatch between the softly executed face and the harsh surroundings, NMW.
Jakov Trembovolskiy
08.04.2010 11:34
Interesting girl.
Nicolas Ph 0.00
08.04.2010 18:07
The unusual braids make the portrait interesting, but the drawings on the wall are distracting.
And there should be some catchlight in the eyes; without them, it looks empty.
Overall, I like it. She's a nice girl!
Valentin Zaharov
08.04.2010 22:31
Nikolay Nikitin, I agree. Nikolay Nikitin, Victor K. (NetHunter), Serg_Min, verka-by, Sergei Khariton, Sergey Pinchuk, top-lena, Ekaterina Shalamaeva, Alexander Koltsov, V@DIM, Dim-Ka, Konstantin Veko, scorpions, KatyaRubina), thanks everyone for your opinions, we'll take them into account. It seems the model deserved the rivers, not work
Valentin Zaharov
09.04.2010 12:26
You can't hear anything IMHO Igor Kozlov (adam_k), I thought I'd surprise you a little...
Kulenenok Lilia
09.04.2010 12:53
A nice portrait. I'd like more sharpness in the eyes and highlights, and a slightly softer background. Overall, it's a success. The braids and background are nice, but is the work black and white? It seems a bit too brownish to me...
Valentin Zaharov
09.04.2010 13:13
Kulenenok Lilia, thank you, I agree. The sharpness, I mean, seems to have been lost in the small details when compressed, but in the background and braids, it looks sharper due to the contrast on the larger details. I don't really differentiate between the neutral black and white and the slightly toned ones—I used to print on paper that immediately gave a warm tint, and converting to black and white with plugins is also...
Apollinaria Nihilmantra
09.04.2010 14:23
Valentin Zakharov, why so bad? It's not bad, of course. I just noticed this detail. But since such statements bother you...
Valentin Zaharov
09.04.2010 14:46
Apollinaria, I'm not at all confused. This is a clarification. Is it bad or on topic? Besides stating a fact, I want to evaluate it...
Apollinaria Nihilmantra
10.04.2010 13:11
Valentin Zakharov, this adds additional emotional coloring, which, perhaps, was not intended by the author.
Marat Kuchkaev
02.05.2010 21:59
Wonderful!!!
Vladimir H
Vladimir H 78.75
29.10.2010 15:06
Wonderful portrait!
Valery Titov
Valery Titov 72.48
28.11.2010 21:44
Don't take pictures of people, it's not your thing.
Valentin Zaharov
28.11.2010 22:11
Titov, maybe there's some truth to that... it depends on who you're comparing it to... I like portraits by ega and Ava Veled, for example... I'm nowhere near their level. Unfortunately, I've been making a living photographing people for many years. You fundamentally disagree with my statement under your work? That makes the objectivity of your assessment of my abilities seem somewhat questionable. And hasty. What, is it a bad portrait at all?
Valery Titov
Valery Titov 72.48
28.11.2010 22:23
Valentin Zakharov, fortunately I'm objective. And the portrait is really very bad.
Valery Titov
Valery Titov 72.48
28.11.2010 22:24
Valentin Zakharov, But you know about this yourself
Alexnev
Alexnev 3.29
11.02.2012 15:04
tat7700
tat7700 3.08
18.06.2012 19:49
the rivers are over..(
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