Very nice and the softness is fine in a portrait. However, you have
violated one of the portraitist's commandments. Thou shalt not have
prominent background lines emanating from the subject's head. Fine, of
course, for a snapshot but, were it mine, I'd have the clone tool
working them out. But I suspect no one else even notices such things.
Chuck Norcutt
Nathan wrote:
> Charo is the youngest member of my team at work. I have shown her
> before. Recently I saw her oldest daughter for the first time and was
> struck by how the little girl was a veritable copy of Charo. So the
> other day, when she had her in the office in the afternoon, I took a
> quick portrait. It was the little girl's 4th birthday, and while she
> was willing to pose for Mum's boss, she just wanted to get it over
> with so they could go home to celebrate her birthday. So the
> background is just a boring office wall, and the light is an ugly
> combination of window and fluorescent overhead light--but that's what
> B&W is for :-) Shot with the 50mm Summilux at f1.4. There is bit of
> softness, but both I and Charo like it, and that's what matters in
> the end.
>
> http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#467986422_WdCfw-O-LB
>
> Nathan
>
> Nathan Wajsman
> Alicante, Spain
> http://www.frozenlight.eu
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>
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>
>
>
>
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