Portrait

[Lorey]

My co-worker's daughter from a photo session this past weekend. Thank you for viewing.

[Iguanasan]

This is just lovely. Nice catchlights, the textures in the background are very cool and the portrait itself is quite nice.

[Lorey]

This is just lovely. Nice catchlights, the textures in the background are very cool and the portrait itself is quite nice.

Thanks very much Iggy! I appreciate it!

[Barefoot]

She is very lovely and you've done an exceptionally fine job of showing it.

[Hillbillygirl]

It can be difficult to shoot portrait in b&w with the subject against a lot of texture, but you have done so, so very well here. Very nicely done Lorey.

[Marko]

I quite like the processing and tones here.

[Lorey]

Thank you Barefoot, Hillbillygirl and Marko for taking a look and the positive comments. It is appreciated!

[Matt K.]

Very nicely done. Light is wonderful, eyes are gorgeous, fantastic expression. Have you tried cropping it into a portrait format?

[Lorey]

Very nicely done. Light is wonderful, eyes are gorgeous, fantastic expression. Have you tried cropping it into a portrait format?

Thanks Matt! Appreciate your comments. I wouldn't do a portrait format because I don't want to loose any of the background textures. Besides, for some reason I have this portrait format 'phobia'. I avoid portrait format as much as I possibly can. I can't explain it but I just don't care for the look. Everything always looks kind of squashed and crunched in portrait orientation to me. But I do use it on occasion, if needed, about 10% of time. I know it sounds kinda strange... I guess I'm just kinda strange that way

[Realist]

I quite like the processing and tones here.

Agreed