Just wondering about some images in my port. What makes one get more views than another? What makes one more striking than the next? Why is the "Young Beauty" shot without comments?
I'd appreciate serious especially photographers comments as well, critique (not bashing) is helpful. No one really seems to do that on this site. All you get is  "nice shot." I want to know why you think its a nice shot (composition,color,lighting..), what moved you, etc?
It would be greatly appreciated to hear from you and I'll do the same for you.
THANKS

Hi Janira:

      This image crops off the hair at the top and is too tightly cropped on
either side. It feels squeezed in, you might want to pass a sharp filter
over it once as well.


      This image may look better in a sepia, if you can shop out the single
strand of missplaced hair I personally think that would be helpful here.
The tones are nice but the chin looks a little shiny.


       This image would be better in color after deepening the hues and
adjusting the contrast to deepen the color richness. Look at your levels
and adjust the perifery markers. There is alot of lost depth by desaturating
the image.


       This image needed some POP to it. I readjusted the colors and brought
in the level markers. Threw a sharp filter over it and got this result.


       In this image there is nothing aesthetically wrong
but I would have come in closer, framing the face tighter
than using a medium closeup on the subject. The image
does not stand out because the face is lost in an ambience
of depth. I find this modification more compelling.





       Hope this was the kind of critique you were looking for.

Cheers.

Left you some comments on the images.
Ron

thank you guys for your honest comments. I have left some comments on your images as well.