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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Clovishound" data-source="post: 819680" data-attributes="member: 50197">I don't do portraits anymore. I used to back in the film days, so take this for what it's worth.Good points:It is nicely lit, with soft light.The background is out  of focus, which is a good thing with portraits.It looks very natural.The not so good points.I assume you took this while she is sitting in a car. The background, though nicely softened, is somewhat distracting. I understand that sometimes you have to take a shot where things are happening, but portraits are normally posed, and I would choose a different background.I find the composition a bit awkward. Others may not. My feeling is that if you are going to go tight, go really tight. If you aren't going to go tight include the whole face. If I had this photo in my stack, I would probably try cropping it bit. This would give you better (in my opinion) composition, and would have the added benefit of cutting out some of the slightly distracting background. I hope don't mind. I cropped the photo to put the eyes on a 1/3 line. This removed the bit of her hand on the edge, and all the color bits behind her head. To me this makes a tremendous difference in the image. This was a simple edit.Overall, you did a good job. Keep up the good work, and always strive to improve.BTW, I just noticed this is in the feedback and suggestions forum. It probably should be in the photo feedback section. Perhaps a mod could move it, if appropriate.[ATTACH=full]405223[/ATTACH]</blockquote>

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