Opinions on a portrait pls.

[Rodreguez]

What do you lot think about the fact that the mouth and nose are out of focus? It was originally intended to draw attention to the eyes, but in hindsight I'm wishing I'd kept the nose and mouth in.

What do you think?

http://i44.tinypic.com/1zx3714.jpg

[TTk]

I would like to have seen the mouth and nose in focus and your a tad over exposed..

[Rodreguez]

Thanks, I think I agree. Shame, as I diodn't shoot it both ways. As for the overexposure though, that's a deliberate high key approach.

[snyderman]

Her right eye seems to be the most focused point of the shot. If this is what you intended, guess it's ok. Also looks like her left ear is very focused as well, but not her nose and mouth. Her jaw is a bit 'hot' as well.

I like the processing. It looks kind of magazine print style for a Seventeen mag or such.

dave

[surya]

i agree with Mr.Dave on processing of the image. Its done nice :) i liked the picture :)

[Rodreguez]

Thanks everyone for the replies. My question really is about the nose and mouth, and whether you think it should have been in focus. There's often a motivation for keeping only the eyes in focus, which was what I was going for, to draw you into them, but my feeling now is that the eyes aren't a strong enough feature on their own, and that the viewer should be drawn to the nose and mouth equally, so they should have been in focus, as the mouth is quite a prominent feature. Just wondering what other people think about this in particluar. (along side any comments you wish to make about the rest of the picture of course) but it's this issue I'm most concerned with...

[thenaturephotographer]

I would of put the mouth, nose, eyes and "bang" things of hair (idk what they're called[lol]). Just my 2 cents.

[thesilent]

I think the focus looks fine as-is, personally. And overall the photo looks great.

[Rodreguez]

Interesting. Some people think it matters and some don't. That's kind of what I was hoping. Thanks for the replies :)