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<blockquote data-quote="Horoscope Fish" data-source="post: 452275" data-attributes="member: 13090">Well first and foremost, I like the shot. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />What would make it stronger, I think, would be having shot it in portrait orientation to begin with. Cropping could work here, but cropping is a harsh Mistress. Another really important thing I try to remember when shooting portraits: &quot;head in a clean space&quot;. This means I want my subject's head framed with NO distracting elements in the background immediately behind, or too close to, their head. This can be tough, but it appears to me there is a direct correlation between how much clean space there is around the subject's head, and how much power the portrait carries.Lastly, in a full face portrait like this one the eye's of the subject will connect with us and create an invisible Leading Line. That kind of eye-contact creates a Leading Line more powerful than any physical leading line you can insert into the frame. Your Leading Line is well executed here methinks, I just don't think it's necessary. Just two-cent's from someone learning to shoot portraits himself.......</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Horoscope Fish, post: 452275, member: 13090"] Well first and foremost, I like the shot. :D What would make it stronger, I think, would be having shot it in portrait orientation to begin with. Cropping could work here, but cropping is a harsh Mistress. Another really important thing I try to remember when shooting portraits: "head in a clean space". This means I want my subject's head framed with NO distracting elements in the background immediately behind, or too close to, their head. This can be tough, but it appears to me there is a direct correlation between how much clean space there is around the subject's head, and how much power the portrait carries. Lastly, in a full face portrait like this one the eye's of the subject will connect with us and create an invisible Leading Line. That kind of eye-contact creates a Leading Line more powerful than any physical leading line you can insert into the frame. Your Leading Line is well executed here methinks, I just don't think it's necessary. Just two-cent's from someone learning to shoot portraits himself... [COLOR="#FFFFFF"]....[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]

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