Self Portrait

All CC appreciated:

Cindy,

I have been pretty quiet in here lately.  Just not in the right mood (I never realized until the last two years or so that I could get so moody!)  But, seeing this image compelled me to comment.

May I start with WOW! and  and  and 

Is this over stating my case?  I absolutely love this image.  This is your comp image.  This is a winner.

The more I look at it, the more I see.  It's almost like having two images separated by the angel wing.  The texture of the wall behind the peeling paper, which ranges from a Roman statue to Peanuts like character (is that really Lucy?) to the shadow like horse.  Then I get to your angelic self.  I am drawn to you right eye . . . yes, it may be too white, but I think that it fits the image.  I might like to see the blue of you eye intensified to match the white.

There is a dark area in the lower right corner.  Some might suggest that you remove it.  I am going to suggest that you burn the very edge of the entire image just like that.  This will provide a boundary for the image that a mat or frame cannot.

Notice that I say "may" and "might" in my comments.  This is truely your image and I think that it should be your vision as well.

Keep posting images like this around here and you won't have the time to post images here anymore.  You will be far too busy shooting them!

Ed

WOW Cindy!  I love the feeling of this image.    It is soft and sensuous but not overtly sexual in nature.  An excellent idea for an image.

But I think the background is distracting. We have a low, middle and high key background all in one image!  The image has high key clothing and props and a general overall high key lightness to it but there are too many middle and low key elements for the image to be a high key image.  I don't care for the posing of your left hand or the fact that there is so much overexposed skin on your arms and hand.  Lastly, I'm not sure why you are placed so off center in the image. Off centered images can be powerful, but I believe there should be a reason for them to be off center.

Keep 'em coming!

Benji

Ed, Ok, I know that bs explainations are a no no but.....


I shot this in an area that was 2x6 foot.  The wings were three foot.  So each time I went back, I had to take off the wings, and then quick put them on again after I hit the timer.  And those wings scratched the living beJesus out of my arms!

I'll try in again though.  LOL

I'm gonna need some calamine lotion, and some crack though. Hehe.  My hair is also really long and gets all tangled in the stupid wing thingies!!!!