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Submitted: March 6, 2012
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Countessby =Ophelia-Overdose

Photography / People & Portraits / Emotive Portraits

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Photographer: Jamari Lior

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Critique by =ZlotAJ May 29, 2012, 12:36:26 PM

I'd like to start off by saying wow, what a beautiful image!
The very first thing I notice is that amazing gown, and the lovely model, whose expression and pose is fantastic--she exudes elegance, but has a princess-in-the-tower air about her while managing to maintain a slight arrogance as well--the perfect countess.
The styling overall is fantastic--the colors and period pieces all work together wonderfully to fill out this scene; my one issue with this might have been that the colors are all so similar that it may come across as a little monochromatic, and the wallpaper is a tad busy and distracting, but definitely adds to the richness and luxury of the setup. Little details such as the plant in the background, the clock on the table, the sweep of tassels on the curtain, all give the location more life to me, and, even if the model doesn't interact with them directly, they give her context. The fuzzy thing on the floor between the rug and the clock-table, I'm not sure about, it is a tiny bit distracting.
The photography is great, too--fantastic use of light to emphasize our countess and the rich textures in this luxurious room; the wide angle also contributes to the scale and grandeur of this scene. A slightly shallower depth-of-field might have been nice--with so many busy textures and patterns it could help draw attention to the countess, who gets a little lost in it all. I think the texture may be unnecessary, even distracting; while it does add a vintage sort of look to the image, it also makes it feel rather dirty somehow, and contrasts with the image of wealth and cleanliness of this countess--I'm sort of on the fence about the texture, it both works and it doesn't.

In all, though, it's a really stunning, cinematic image, full of beautiful texture and detail and emotion. Excellent work!

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Critique by ~Oniriri-chan May 27, 2012, 4:59:43 AM

Alright so your a girl placed in this big room with all these things and you have to make eyes look at you. For me this wasn't a big impact because of the simplicity, however, the room creates a lovely scene, very beautiful with its architecture and such. If anything, you draw out its beauty. Everything about you just seems to be highly advanced compared to the room itself. You look like a true beauty that belongs in that room in that time-frame and its very impressive the way you seem to fit within the scene. This is very lovely.