Lasse Karlsson wrote:
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> "Amy " by Paul Stenquist, USA
Lots of nice things....
and...
> (Just one thing, more of a reflection from my own work with facial/head portraits. I
>sometimes find it very delicate in trying to decide on which crop to decide on.
>Sometimes I crop rather tightly, as you have done here, sometimes - opposite to my
>expectations - I find that adding slightly more space around the face actually makes
>the impact stronger. I am not questioning this picture in this regard, but would be
>interested to hear if you ever happen to debate along similar lines.)
Hi Lasse,
Thanks for the comments. I forwarded them to Amy, and I'm sure she'll be
very pleased. This scan is the full negative, and I didn't feel any
compulsion to crop it tighter. I think I wanted the hair to kind of
flair out to the ends of the frame. I also wanted to fill a lot of the
frame with her face to avoid flare. There was a lot of hot light behind
her.
Best,
Paul Stenquist
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