Let me have it.

[Scott Murray]

Ok this is a candid shot not posed and using only natural light....

Any critique good or bad (badder the better) is appreciated.

 

[mikew_RIP]

You know my knowledge of portrait images to me it looks like a nice candid gab shot,the dislike i have is the framing,a bit off the right would look better to me as i dont like the way her back runs down.

 

[Scott Murray]

You know my knowledge of portrait images to me it looks like a nice candid gab shot,the dislike i have is the framing,a bit off the right would look better to me as i dont like the way her back runs down.

Better?

 

[mikew_RIP]

It is to me,i think it was with her back looking like it had a lump on it just out of picture.

 

[Scott Murray]

It is to me,i think it was with her back looking like it had a lump on it just out of picture.

See now I did not see that but know you mention it I can see what you are referring too. This is why any kind of critique is good Cheers

 

[Marcel]

To me, the black straps are very distracting. This means my eyes won't stay put on her face. Even when I try to look at her eyes, which is where they should stick, they are called by the black straps. Anything that contrasts with the subject and is outside the point of interest (eyes with a portrait) should be subdued enough not to distract.

 

[Michael J.]

Now much better except the black strip. looks like she is posing in her underwear (bra), but I have to add the she looks very beautiful and happy. Love the warm colors

 

[Scott Murray]

To me, the black straps are very distracting. This means my eyes won't stay put on her face. Even when I try to look at her eyes, which is where they should stick, they are called by the black straps. Anything that contrasts with the subject and is outside the point of interest (eyes with a portrait) should be subdued enough not to distract.

Not sure what I can do about the black straps

 

[mikew_RIP]

Not sure what I can do about the black straps

Bet you could remove them






















In PP of course

 

[Scott Murray]

Bet you could remove them






















In PP of course

Haha was going to say I do not think she would let me

And my PP is not that good when it comes to removing things.

 

[Marcel]

I tried removing them but I wouldn't post here since your profile states NO editing...

Well, I'm old enough to suffer your anger if it bugs you that I do, so here is my version.

 

[Scott Murray]

I tried removing them but I wouldn't post here since your profile states NO editing...

Well, I'm old enough to suffer your anger if it bugs you that I do, so here is my version.

View attachment 187760

Not bad but the speckled skin erks me and I will send you the Bill for the edit

 

[mikew_RIP]

Now i feel she has no cloths on,not a good idea at my age

 

[Scott Murray]

Ok @Marcel made me do it.

 

[mikew_RIP]

Your not helping me Scott,you done a good job though

 

[mikew_RIP]

She has a lovely lively expression,just thought i would mention it,cheeky and playful.

 

[Michael J.]

To me now t looks amazing.

 

[Marcel]

Not bad but the speckled skin erks me and I will send you the Bill for the edit

Well I started with the reduced size version so it's very difficult to do the proper job when working with a small jpeg file...

 

[Rick M]

Ok this is a candid shot not posed and using only natural light....

First off, stop making excuses!

I like the second crop for all the mentioned reasons and don't care for the strap. As a candid it's great given your disclaimers, it is what it's supposed to be. Nice shot!

 

[hark]

Like some others mentioned, the crop looks much better than the original. What bothers me though is the highlights on her face seem to be blown a little too much--but maybe that's just me. It almost makes her face seem slightly soft (out of focus) although her hair definitely shows detail.