Blown Out

Blown out headshot

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it sure is.

did you do this in post process?

Why?

They sell books if you need help.

It was post process, it was what was wanted, The effect was not an accident of exposure etc it was done for effect on post processing

I figured you did it on purpose. For the artistic value, I like it.

This is why I never post my work on forums. If Wayda posted his work on here...there are people who would find fault and make idiotic comments. There is a photographer on this site who says "I post to share my work, I dont need nor ask for your critique"

I don't mind the blown out look. I would have preferred to have a white jacket though, and go high-key.
Also, where the blowout ends, say on her chin and her lips, there's too distinct of a line. I'd guess it would be better to overlight it to start with...It looks like you did it in post, which created the line.

It looks like you are getting a bit of a solorisation look on the lower part of the face, a look made famous by Lee Miller and Ray Mann, who accidently disovered this effect when they screwed up in post while developing some film or so the story goes. We now have threads dedicated to images with sun flare, light streaks and halation, (previously undesirable) effects photographers have tried to prevent in their images since the dawn of photography. To each their own. If that is what the client wanted and you delivered, making them happy and getting paid in the process, then mission accomplished.