Reply #16 - July 16, 2009, 07:37:06 PM
Sorry to be gone for so long . . .
The problem that I see with the black and white version is that it has been over done. If you go back and look at most of the old work that her family has, I expect that you will see a lot of mottled looking sepia prints. Maybe some with with coloring, but I don't think that coloring will be "selective". I would try to pull back the PS work and really try to match the look of those old prints, not the look that you remember.
As to the pose: I seat women fairly often, but she looks like she is sitting on the floor, not on a chair or stool. This matched with the style of her dress is bound to make her look larger than she is. Laying the bouquets around her train is better done when she is standing. Particularly when they are as large as they are.
I like the B&W more than the color image, but it needs to be toned down.
Ed
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