Don't know. I don't think adding make up in post is valid. You can still go further if you shot raw in say LR. It's hard for me to say as usually I can make magic even with the worst of shots.
Personally, I like the shot. Not so much as an award winner... but the overall idea of the shot is good. Her expression says "hurry up, this is cold"... the location says "this is dangerous" the lighting says "early or late in the day." It would help if it were just a touch lighter (especially on the right side) but I do think the shot has something to say, as it is.
Edit: I'm rephrasing my question to make it clearer what I'm asking.
Does anyone else like this shot? Would you stop to look at it if you saw it in my portfolio, going through a gallery, in a magazine etc.? I find myself drawn to it and was hoping I could figure out why? Or if I'm the only one.
Cheers,
Dave
It doesn't work for me, personally. Women in waterfall shots are so common that it would have to have some compellingly different angle or meta-statement about the genre...
I liked it until I enlarge the image and then...oh no!!!,I'm not a fan of the left foot and leg placement and the weird makeup is a no-no and the expression could be better...sorry.
no, unfortunately I don't. Take a few days without looking at it and then come back and reevaluate. Sometimes you really only like it for the moment that it was shot and not the photo itself.
I definitely look at the picture for longer than usual... But not in a good sense. Something about her expression; the =O just doesn't do it. Maybe if she was close mouthed and a bit more attitude it would be good. Also, blurry.
Edit: I'm rephrasing my question to make it clearer what I'm asking.
Does anyone else like this shot? Would you stop to look at it if you saw it in my portfolio, going through a gallery, in a magazine etc.? I find myself drawn to it and was hoping I could figure out why? Or if I'm the only one.
Cheers,
Dave
Nope not a fan it is out of focus on the eyes, her foot is weird, it is flat, the model blends with the background and it is like a million other waterfall shots.
No. The lighting is dull; the colors are bland; the pose is awful; the expression looks ugly; her body has no curves or shape to it (because of the pose as well); her eyebrows (or lack of) looks weird; her left arm is hooked into what looks like a single finger where her hand should be; and the makeup is horrible.
Wow ! Hate to pile on here, but it doesn't appeal to me either. For a minute, as I was reading the first replies, I thought I had missed something, but even on further review, it just isn't' my cup of tea. Most of the reasons why have been mentioned, so I won't repeat them. Sorry.
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