Eve
“There is nothing more astoundingly beautiful than the female form. If we look at the thought of God as an artist. . . and that the artist keeps creating until he finally creates that certain something that he feels is the end all, be all of his creative process, and then stops. . . then we have part of the answer to that question here. God made all of these things – the land, the oceans, the trees, the animals, man. . . then woman. The last thing he made was the woman. Everything that was created contains parts of the previous creation. All leading up to one inescapable conclusion. All parts lead, somehow, to a final. . . and then you stop when you feel you have reached the optimum. The last creation was woman. Something that contained all of the beauties and elements of the creations before it. There has been nothing new since then. So I guess the Artist was happy. . . and then just….stopped. . . feeling that that was the optimum creation. That it couldn’t get any better than that.”
- Jeffrey Scott (aka 1019)
model: Dana
Eve belongs to the following groups:
Lips, Living Christianity and Woman Appreciation
Faizan Qureshi
Amazing work Dan. I love how much her eyes say. :)
HenkStolk
It’s a beautiful photo.
I like the contrast. The light in the eyes is really good.
Frame reads from left to right. All good. Nice and close
Really a good portrait
Kenny Gulley Jr.
woah
Marylamb
Lovely photo
BYRON
See, this shows just how good you are.
You didn’t make the common mistake that most people make with 3-quarter portrait shots… that is : the subjects nose ’’breaks” the line of their face.
The lower angle/perspective also adds strength to the subject. Great composition and framing.
Beautifull skin tones and detail, with excellent ’’wet-look’’ eyes.
Daniel Rarela replied
thanks Byron (and all you guys above!)
i actually can’t take all the credit for this one – this was one of the shots I took for the eyelash lengthener photoshoot i talked about in my journal on Tuesday, and the doctor who created the product was standing over my shoulder for many of the photos i took, more or less directing my every move. So he was the one who came up with the positioning of her face/ eyes… I handled the post processing
i especially liked shooting Dana though – very beautiful and down to earth woman… perfect blend of Marylin Monroe and Girl Next Door radiance about her. And with this particular shot… it was funny… out of the hundred of pictures I took this day, I knew in my heart that I wanted to tweak this one up from the moment i clicked the shutter. The doctor didn’t even have to tell me anything – it was one of those instant gut feelings where a voice just says quite clearly into your head “this shot… wow… you’ve got something really good here…”
glad u like it!
(wasn’t aware of the 3-qtr portrait mistake I narrowly avoided – I’ve never really done portraits like this before, but I’ll keep it in mind for the future! what do you mean by the nose “breaking” the line of the face?)
Mohammad Khaksar
nice abstract & good seen…
bravo!
BYRON
Hiya Daniel,
The nose ’’breaking the face’’ means that (using this image as an example) her nose would extend past the line formed by the left-side of her face. It would stick-out like it would in a ’’profile’’ shot.
This is fine in a profile shot. But if you can see both eyes, ... ie in this type of 3qtr perspective, then it looks better if you dont let the nose extend beyond the line of the face.
Other tips for shooting portraits (which you used anyway…)
1. Subject facing left to right creates a pleasant feeling.
2. Subject facing right to left creates a feeling of tension.
This is because we view the image from top left to bottom right.
3. Women look more appealing with a high-key backgrounds (light).
4. Men look more appealing with a low-key backgrounds (dark).
5. The subject should be at least 3 feet from the background/backdrop to remove possibility of shadows outlining their face and to allow for out-of-focus blur by using depth-of-field.
As for the doctor person setting everything up for you, even so, that is just ’’design’’ you still have final control over framing/aperture/shutter speed and perspective/angle.
This really is a top class professional shot Daniel.
I can’t find any fault. Hell, I thought it was from a glossy fashion mag.
Kiwikiwi
Really impressive shot and some really informative comments here as well.
Nenad Kostadin...
Portrait in rela meaning of that word!
hcroft
This is wonderful – a lovely capture of a beautiful girl – well done
Alf Caruana
Professional shot Daniel, you’ve done an amazing shot capturing this person. The tones are exquisite. well done
Mark German
A very nice portrait – nice composition and lighing. Well done.
Paul Vanzella
this is absolutely incredible – your tones here are out of this world!
Nuh Sarche
beautiful portrait!!!
mayuphoto
Such a strong and powerful yet very elegant portrait! Well done!!
Steve Chapple
Your images are so strong and full of feeling!
“If you’re photographing in color you show the color of their clothes – if you use black and white, you will show the color of their soul.” Ted Grant
Caroline Gorka
A lovely strong portrait..
Judith Oppenhe...
perfect
Annika Strömgren
Great portrait!
newbeltane
Stunning portrait! God bless.
Steve
Angel Warda
gorgeous!!!
Globalphotos
Congrats on winning the LC challenge, this is a stunning image :))
Kenny Gulley Jr.
congrats on the win D!!!!
i will try and get you a feature ASAP, im off to san jose soon so
it will be written by Carrie Glenn instead :)
Daniel Rarela replied
aaah, muchas gracias, Senor Kenny!
Estelle O'Brien
Dan- congrats on the LC feature…this is a STUNNING image…I love the quote you put with it too- how appropriate. Man, your talent is awesome! hugs from me xxxx
Madeleine Fors...
She is so beautiful and it´s truly a great picture! Great captured!
And Congrats to the win! I´m glad I voted on it… ;)
Felicidades!!
Brian Carey
Very nice portrait!
KcranmerArt
Hey Daniel…...Birgitta and I created a new group titled Lips and would love to see your image there! It’s a BRAND NEW group…but if we can get enough members and images uploaded…than down the road we can have lots of fun with features, group challenges, etc. Don’t feel obligated of course…but if your interested here is the link…
Lips
Daniel Rarela replied
hey, sounds great! I looked at the images uploaded so far onto the group and they all look beautiful!
thanks for the invite – I’m honored to be a part of the group now! :)
AustinTexas
nice b&w
MelanieSpeaks
Stunning shot
KcranmerArt
x- pose Klaus ...
What a beautiful woman and great shot, lovely perspective!
Tenee Attoh
This is beautiful, and such a beautiful women :)
joanna77
inspiring empowering beautiful shot.