"The Beauty and the Beast"

[Igor]

The Beauty is this lovely girl called Irina and the Beast is of course the Nikon 28-70/2.8 lens with which I took this portrait :)

SLR/n body.

Comments and critique welcome(d). :)

http://i62.photobucket.com/albums/h90/nikkorer/irina-G2F86278.jpg

[Steve P]

Nice Igor,

She sure is a beauty and the 28-70 sure is a beast!

Steve

[BARBARA LUKE]

Lovely job Igor..... what a beauty :goldcup: .... barbara

[HairyHaggis]

WOW .. gorgeous ... great crop, love the eyes .. soo blue ... the rose is a nice touch along with the head tilt .. love it ....

Irina .... more please :goldcup:

[Igor]

Thanks Barbara, Steve and Steve.
Soon will post more of her :)

[Ross]

That IS beautiful. I love the complimentary tones of the rose..

Ross

[Igor]

Thanks Ross.

[chris72]

Really great portrait and beautiful girl :righton:

[Serge]

Lovely girl, interested in the beast.
Lighting is superb, lively eyes etc, but sorry Igor, the rose doesn't do anything for me. I think it clutters the composition. It's worth trying but, in this case you didn't pull it quite off, just an honest reaction. Would love to see more from the same session. compliments to the model :righton:

[Igor]

Thanks Chris.
Thanks Serge, I DO need the honest opinion, you know!
There were two decisions for "under-the-cheek" subject: hand and flower.
Flower looked better :)
Thanks again. :cheers:

[Serge]

Thanks Chris.
Thanks Serge, I DO need the honest opinion, you know!
There were two decisions for "under-the-cheek" subject: hand and flower.
Flower looked better :)
Thanks again. :cheers:


Thanks Igor, I can visualise the pose in my mind's eye, see if you can.
Long stem single rose, cupped in model's open hand against the cheek?
Because of the rather tight crop, the rose intrudes into the frame edge, also it looks rather wilted, whereas the girl is definitely radiant and blooming :D :righton:

[Igor]

...it looks rather wilted, whereas the girl is definitely radiant and blooming :D :righton:

Then it works on contrast! :)
I'll try different poses tomorrow (we have the 2nd session) :woot: :getdown:

[Serge]

Then it works on contrast! :)
I'll try different poses tomorrow (we have the 2nd session) :woot: :getdown:

Looking forward to it ;) and
privet to Irina from a crazzy Russian kangaroo from Down Under :lol:

[Auminer]

Nice work Igor, I'll be waiting for tomorrows shots as well, don't see how you can improve, but I would like to see Serge's thought in a shot or two. :)

Dave

[Igor]

Thanks Dave.
Serge, will do :)