On Sun, 17 Oct 2004 11:20:50 -0400 (EDT), Fred Widall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2793927 > > I'm trying to improve my protrait technique and I offer up this > image for critique. > > Shot with my Ricohmatic 225 on Agfa APX 100 film. Developed in Rodinal > (1:100 for 60 mins) & scanned on my Epson 3170. Heavily cropped in PS7 > with contrast & levels adjusted. > > I like the pose and the tight cropping but I think I overdid the > increase in contrast a little - some detail in her hair has been > lost. I tried smoothing her skin texture by using a blurred second > layer but it looked very artifical so I've left it alone. > > Comments ???
It doesn't hurt your technique that she's quite a beautiful woman <vbg>. I think it's a lovely portrait, and while I'm no expert, I don't know that I'd be inclined to change a thing. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
