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This is a shot of my stepdaughter and my first attempt using the flash unit I received for Christmas. I am quite pleased with it but would appreciate some honest thoughts.
I used a black velvet background, a little daylight through a window blind on the left and the flash high right.
| Camera: | Canon EOS 5D MkII |
| Lens: | EF24-105mm F/4L IS USM |
| Recording media: | JPEG (digital) |
| Title: | Jennifer |
| Username: | 
derekhansen |
| Uploaded: | 27 Jan 2013 - 8:05 AM |
| Tags: | Jennifer, Portraits / people |
| Votes: | 47 |
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Very Vermeer. It looks very good, Derek. should the forehead be toned down slightly and the stray hairs on the right cloned out?? Just thoughts as I've never done a portrait before... or used flash as a main light.
Dave
Although I wasn't conscious of it at the time I took the shot we immediately saw the resemblance to the Vermeer painting when reviewing the raw image afterwards and I couldn't resist processing with the painting in mind. (Purely by coincidence Jen is even wearing a pearl around her neck).
I did tone down the highlight on the forehead and her right shoulder during the process stage. Perhaps not enough. keeping the stray hairs was deliberate.
For me the image has been wonderfully crafted with a wonderfully soft feeling, although I do think that the sheen on Jen's forehead could be toned down. Other remodelling/shaping could include the removal of the necks lines and the cloning of the wispy hairs.
The resemblance to Vermeer's Girl with the Pearl Earring is indeed uncanny, maybe a reconstruction of the painting might prove to be a winner.
Regards Nathan
It is indeed a classic pose and face. I was couching a question and looked at the comments. Now I must look up The Vermeer painting.
Marvellous image a lovely lass.
Dougie
just looked at the painting and the face is a slightly older and Jennifer's mouth is slightly fuller, but almost the exact twin of the Vermeer.
They do say we all have a twin somewhere, I think you've found one here.
Classic 3/4 pose. Beautifully lit. I love to see this pose done correctly with the nose not protruding beyond the cheek. It's excellent to my eye. She's lovely.
Anne
Wow Derek really impressed,it's a class portrait.i think all it needs to make it perfect would be a bit more catch light in the eyes but then it may take away on the whole Dutch painting theme so I'll leave the advice to the portrait experts 
Regards
Jeremy
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