A brave model!....intersting capture.....there are some shiny objects on the background that are distracting.....is noisy.....is this ascanned picture?
Post just one a day.....many people miss the first one.
Carlos

See Review. Welcome to GFX.

I took this photo and played with it in Photoshop
I brightened it and made it black and white
and added a blur to soften the dust speckle
it came out very nice
oh and then I blended to give it that old fashioned color of antique too
any ways I like this
I just think it needs some tweaking
is this you the model?
ps... after I was done I didn't save the file I just wanted to see what i could do with it

Not being a fan of snakes (but having photographed them) I applaud your cool in handling it. Not a bad pose but as stated by SDavis this needs work on presentation. Portraits are very difficult to do well with many factors coming into play. Background, lighting, pose, etc are all critical. Keep working on it!

I am the model... Hello Everyone! *waves*

The "shinies" in the background are swords... He wanted them in the background to "set the mood". They are a bit distracting.

Kitty, I would love to see what you did with it... Seeing how Im a bit of a fan. (*laugh)

Not a scanned photo, it was a digital SLR... he played with it... from what he told me.

This shot was one of the ones copywrit to me...(I get one shot from each set in my contracts)

I personally really like the shot, but my crits are as follows:
1. I dont like that my foot is cut off... It should be in the shot, seems unbalanced to me.
2. The snow leopard pelts were more than enough in the background...I think he was overwhelmed with how many cool "props" there are at my house... overdone...
3. Sani was squeezing the hell out of my neck, and Im not sure if I can see it... or if because I know how it felt, I see it. But I feel that my face is being smooshed forward... (shrugs)
4. He lost detail with the lighting that he chose... Too much grain, or I dont know foggy looking maybe?
5. I like the pose, I like my snake... But I wish he would have directed me to look up more... I feel it would have given me a more confident look... I can see that I was struggling with my snake. *shrugs*

I love the idea... just wish the execution was a bit different.
There is Always next time!

Thank you sooo much for your crits... I would love to make a shot like this actually work.

Keep em comin! *soft smile*

aaa.... a snake in your arms ... now that's freaky

Great pose, this one is a true killer. i don't like the lighting, it's weak. i would not have cropped as much in this situation.

Great Job