----- Original Message ----- From: "Scott Loveless"
Subject: PESO and enablement
Can you see any detail in the hair in the negative?
It looks like it is printed dark for the filter used, which should be used to lighten skin tones in this sort of thing.
Other than that, I'd like either a bit of space behind her head, or else the crop tightened up on the left so no background shows between shoulder and hair.
For the most part, I don't really see the need for a subject to be looking at the camera with either mock joy or angst when sitting for a portrait.
I like your choice of subject position.
William Robb
I haven't processed film myself in over 12 years, so I'm really starting with no experience. The following photograph is from the first roll I've developed. It's a portrait of my wife taken a few days ago. K-1000, Super-Takumar 135/3.5 M42 mount, medium yellow filter, Tri-X 400, D-76 1:1, scanned, unsharp mask, and removal of most of the dust. That's it. Feel free to criticize, critique, or laugh (at the photo, please, not my wife).
http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3326065
