low key portrait

[Marc Cozijn]

any feedback welcome on this, trying to find a good balance of shadows and light

a b/w version here (http://marc.shutterchance.com/), let me know what would work better b/w or color

new final result

[pakololo]

Im diggin the bw. is she laying down?looks like its a head on a table..hehe

[Marc Cozijn]

ha! funny enough she is actually lying on her back, the animanl print stuff is a blanket she pulled up...but it actually does look like she is on her stomach with her chin on something..

[talat]

I think the photo needs little bit more light on eyes. It's not hard to see the beauty of them but I am looking them with my sixth sense. Everyone should see it easily ;)The darkness and leopar texture is a good combination. Yellowlight may help us to improve it but in general I like it. Thank you for sharing with us.

[Marc Cozijn]

thanks for the feedback

[Keiffer]

Really nice shot, just alittle too dark and like the other poster said I would lighten the eyes more. Really nice shot though.

[samsen]

Light is fine IMO.
I only don't like the landscape frame for a portrait and think a portrait frame will serve this picture better.

[Marc Cozijn]

alrighty, after the feedback (thanks) i have come up with this one, as always , thoughts and comments welcome

[samsen]

alrighty, after the feedback (thanks) i have come up with this one, as always , thoughts and comments welcome

Definitely a successful outcome.:)

[NewbieXT]

looks underexposed, is this intentional

[Marc Cozijn]

ehm yes that was the plan , often low key pictures are like that, the trick is , as i am practicing , to keep enough detail on the right areas to keep the picture interesting as pointed out by Samsen , Talat, and Keiffer

[NewbieXT]

ehm yes that was the plan , often low key pictures are like that, the trick is , as i am practicing , to keep enough detail on the right areas to keep the picture interesting as pointed out by Samsen , Talat, and Keiffer

Not sure I agree with that. yes, low key usaully contains alot of shadow, but underexposing an image makes it look soft and grainy. Your images will be alot sharper if the highlights are bright and crisp. Low key is more about sculpting your light than it is about making it look dark. One of the masters of low-key in this forum is lorek. just search for his work in glamour and nude. There is alot of talent there.

[Marc Cozijn]

i agree with some of the things and really agree with the comments on Lorek , he really has great stuff,this pic was actually not underexposed (from a camera meter point of view) perhaps some of the light and details were lost a bit in the PP, but hey that's why i post things here, to get feedback like yours and to use it for future pics and improve on them.