from Fatehpur... Photo

Photographer’s Note

Just a snapshot from the old Mughal city of Fatehpur Sikri.

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jmaddocks (563) 2004-02-27 17:32

Hi Caleb. This is a beautiful portrait of this young girl. It is a little dark, and I am posting a workshop for your consideration. Her smile is so charming.

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ninadev (5225) 2004-02-27 17:39

Nice portrait. She is posing but I like how she holds her hands. You have chosen a very nice background with this textured white and yellow wall. Well done and very nice indeed.

allotfy (1525) 2004-02-27 17:45

beautiful portrait, your framing is perfect and your colors is nice i don't like the WS from jmaddocks because she burn the photo . ... well done

Rinie_Hoff (9332) 2004-02-27 17:45

Hi Caleb, thanks for this picture of the lovely, friendly girl. The colors are so nice, and her dress fits perfectly with the yellow color of the wall. I like the way she holds her hands.
I'm a bit sorry that you can't see her eyes very well. Nice picture!

veimann (1250) 2004-02-27 17:53

This is a beautiful portrait :)

eelliott305 (776) 2004-02-27 18:12

A very nice portrait. Her face is just a little dark. As well a finding great subjects, you always seem able to put them in front of interesting backgrounds. This rough painted wall is great.

smael (2878) 2004-02-27 18:21

Beautiful setting, a bit lack of sharpness and like jmaddocks said, her face is a bit dark.

Still it's a very nice portrait!!

soundsangels (1695) 2004-02-27 21:35

Superbe sujet entouré d`un jaune magnifiquement complémentaire à sa robe!
Cadrage très bien réussis..
Beau en tout point.
Bravo 2 fois!!

joso (1786) 2004-02-28 3:37

As a whole one, very good combination of colours and structures, for a portrait too dark IMHO - so it depends what one wants to see

clodreno (0) 2004-02-28 3:54

I really like this one Caleb. The color on the right is excellent as a support for the picture. She is also very cute.

Josh69 (1427) 2004-02-28 4:40

A little dark, but photographed against a good background. Very good portrait.

manny (21378) 2004-02-28 5:01

You did mange to frame her perfectly in front of this wall. Nonetheless, the face is barely recognizable though I can still see the sparkle. Good shot overall, but far from your good ones.

maciekda (19587) 2004-02-28 9:45

beautiful portrait, great smile, very well composed. I wish it was sharper a bit - her face is a bit out of focus i thonk. but it is a lovely picture, i like it.

BobTrips (1853) 2004-02-28 18:54

What a beautiful woman this young girl is likely to become. Wide eyes, high cheekbones, great smile, open face, .... It would be fun to watch her develop.

I think it would be better if there was a bit more light on her face. I tried using 'Fill Flash', used the Dodge Tool to lighten the eye and mouth areas and then selected the skin areas and added a bit of red. I kind of liked the results, but YMMV.

And this is one of the few times that I would like to have seen the subject looking at the lens. I'd like to have that friendly energy pointed my way....

Great positioning and background.

orme (6746) 2004-02-29 1:10

A wonderful portrait shot, Caleb. Good colours and nice texture on the wall. I like the girl's casual smile. Well framed.

cool_krishna (465) 2004-02-29 3:18

Very interesting portrait Caleb. A very lively and innocent face. The smile is soo cheerful. Also the background wall with its colors is soo wonderful...

dsidwell (9745) 2004-03-01 22:03

Just a bit dark on the face, but what a lovely girl and photo. The bits of color work so nicely to add interest and depth to the image.

steeve (1491) 2004-03-04 15:37

Nice portrait of a great expression. I like the fact that you left space on her right. IMO, your pics are often dark and over saturated of red. Your subject are always great. Well done Caleb.

eleparc (24059) 2004-03-08 18:47

caleb all has already been said: lack of focus and dark face, but nevertheless the result is very nice to look at. great backwall and colors, and such a nice smile. worth watching and posting to TE. ;-)
sorry but am out of sweeties today

Jeppe (18623) 2004-03-11 3:39

Oh - too bad - I missed a lot of your nice pictures lately :-(

I like the smile and composition of the this portrait, The texture and colour of the background perfect for the dark hair and skin - Very good work Caleb.

(Ok - I agree with the workshop)

roshangar (1485) 2004-04-16 16:02

Very good capture with good composition,rough texture of the wall with her soft feeling!!!
Excellent shot!

volunteer123 (244) 2004-04-17 5:32

lal! man great photo i love contrast between girl and the wall and whit and yellow paint, sharp beautiful, girl could be little brighter, but she is not from europe doesn't she :)
many greetings

flydragon (0) 2004-09-23 5:56

beautifull smile here
she gave you a true smile here
also a good composition
just maybe a bit dark
I made a WS hope
u will like.
well done i like your job

••simon••

pts tmrw

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sn00zie (2384) 2004-09-27 11:55