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ChrisBlaze
12th of August 2007 (Sun), 23:00
Still learning diferent ways to PP, how is this one

http://i33.photobucket.com/albums/d77/rickrockin/_B9K0910.jpg
anshu
13th of August 2007 (Mon), 05:04
Her shirt looks a touch blown out. Other then that quite a nice shot!
Robert_Lay
13th of August 2007 (Mon), 10:47
According to the histogram, the highlights are all OK - none blown out. There is a trivial count of deep shadow that is blocked up - no one will complain about that.

My only problems are
1) the hot spots on her face, and
2) the perspective.

I try to avoid portraits that look up into the subject's face. It usually does not flatter the subject. In this particular case it is not hurting in any specific way, but I would advise against it on general principles.

The hot spots could be cured by using a parasol to shield the subject from the direct rays of the sun (highly recommended) and as a means of creating open shade.
ArcticEOS
13th of August 2007 (Mon), 14:00
I agree with bob here. The hotspots on her face and neck are really all I can see that need tending.
ChrisBlaze
13th of August 2007 (Mon), 14:35
The hot spots could be cured by using a parasol to shield the subject from the direct rays of the sun (highly recommended) and as a means of creating open shade.

I have a photoflex 5-1 reflector, should I be able to use the white part as a diffuser?
Also, what would I have done to bring out the back ground more? I tried to up the saturation but it started to make her turn an orange color.
Robert_Lay
13th of August 2007 (Mon), 20:09
I have a photoflex 5-1 reflector, should I be able to use the white part as a diffuser?
Also, what would I have done to bring out the back ground more? I tried to up the saturation but it started to make her turn an orange color.
In my opinion, that's a purely academic issue, because with a portrait such as this, the sky should not be any more dramatic than it is in order to be in keeping with the mood.

However, to answer your question about the sky, a polarizing filter could possibly darken the blue of the sky. Such could also be done in post processing.

I'm not familiar with that reflector, but I assume you mean to use it to throw more light at the subject from the direction of the camera. That could work in theory, but I do believe a parasol to block the direct sunlight will be much more effective with less trouble.