Opinions, please

[Iguanasan]

I'm not going anywhere near that conversation!

In regards to the photograph, I prefer the second one. Of course, I may be biased as I prefer colour. In the first one you can see a very dark shadow on her face which in the second one you can easily see is rouge. Also, her left arm seems better lit in the second one. There is a "hot spot" in the very bottom of the centre of the frame in the second one though, that pulls your eye away from her face as does the bright spot in the upper left of the image. I guess that's what everyone is calling "contrasty".

[susan]

'funbags'???
'bikerack'????
seriously guys. they are called 'breasts'.

THANK YOU, Bambi! I am sure that she would think it flattering that what she chose to wear got attention, but maybe in a less crass way? I don't tell my girls what to wear, it is always up to them. The focus is on her face, not her cleavage. (Reason why I left the top part of the sepia image lit more and created a faux rim light around her head). This gal is an artist and a professional Make-up Artist. I love her enthusiasm and willingness to be photographed. Iggy, please scroll up and note post 3 of this thread. :-)

Now then. I totally appreciate all the feedback given! Thank you for taking the time to do so! The more I look at both of them, the less I like them after the feedback. I will repost a redeux at some point but for now, I will upload the original, untouched file and encourage you to have fun with post processing it I would love to see the different looks that pop up on this thread! :-) Please play!

BTW - I have model releases for photos I post to the net

[susan]

I hope the image size is big enough to play with 2000 long edge 300 dpi jpeg

[vyeko]

I really enjoyed to work on your image Susan.Thank you!

[theantiquetiger]

The focus is on her face, not her cleavage.

I don't understand this statement!!!

Great image Susan!!! I would think since she wore this outfit, maybe she wants some focus on the (fill in your choice, funbags, bikerack, breast). Other than the loss of detail in her hair, I really like your second image, Susan.

As always Veyko, your post work is unbelievable!!!

[susan]

Vyeko - thank you for sharing your versions! both versions are so pretty! Tiger - The hair in the bottom one bothers me too. I plan to rework this with all of the feedback in mind. My choice? Breasts. Shows a little bit of respect. :-)