Without delving into a comprehensive photo critique focusing on expression and skin retouching…
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I’d like to offer a tip: Your subject’s pupils appear rather large, making the irises look too small. Next time, ensure you use a strong modeling lamp on your key light, or position a small LED light on a stand next to you. This will help dilate…Read More

Thank you for posting in this particular category, Riette. Your image tells me the following story; “The movement portrays urgency to get away from something, or someone to protect her baby, thus allowing her baby the opportunity of a new beginning”.

I love this picture. It’s not nearly as risky as ‘Lunch Atop a Skyscraper,’ but I wonder what health and safety experts would say today about 30 models posing on window frames and a photographer hanging from a fire escape.

Wow, Riette, you captured such a moment here! I love the look on the baby’s face. It adds so much impact to the story. Thank you for participating in our October theme, looking forward to your next post.

In this photo, Charles C. Ebbets stands high above New York City with a bulky camera in hand. He looks cool and confident, even in a situation that would make most of us dizzy. He’s known for taking risks to get the perfect shot, and this picture shows that spirit perfectly.

How far would you go to get the photo you want?

The split lighting is perfect, and the separation between your subject’s right shoulder and the backdrop is well-executed. We would have liked to see a bit more of your subject’s face, and the head might be better if not as tilted. Overall, a well-executed low-key portrait.

Have you considered cropping just above the knee to give your subject more impact by making them appear larger? We’d also prefer a softer transition of the backdrop towards the right side. Fortunately, this is an easy fix in Lightroom.