Pictoric portrait

[Javier]

[mugge]

I like the softness of the image and the colours.
Cheers Ole

[jkshyt]

Very nice!

[lovelife65]

Maybe it's my computer or my eyes, but the textures on her look very off to me. Rough or something

[William W]

The square format works well for this Stylized Bridal Portrait.

The lighting is generally good, though I think you need a touch more Fill; and the ‘Halo Effect’ seems to be contrived in Post Production, and it seems it was not lit that way, in the studio – or it is a mistake.

I don’t like that you clipped her Left Little Finger.

The juxtaposition of the two flower arrangements is excellent, so too is the juxtaposition of the veil - off and on the shoulder.

The strands of hair at camera right are distracting, these should have been remedied before the shutter was released.

There is excellent attention to detail in general and having (what appears to be) the Engagement Ring, on the Right Hand is outstanding.

Bravo, Javier.

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Maybe it's my computer or my eyes, but the textures on her look very off to me. Rough or something

I think that the Photographer has purposely employed Digital Post Production to emulate a ‘painted artwork’.

This type of Wedding Portraiture was quite popular (in many countries) in the 1950’s to 1970’s and it was created in the Wet Darkroom by various techniques, one of which was to use stretched stockings between the paper and enlarging lens.

I think that the Title “Pictoric portrait” provides the hint that this image is processed to look like a painting – ‘pictoric’ - from Latin:‘pictorius’ - of a painter / ‘pictor’ - a painting.

Perhaps Javier will comment on this point.

WW

[Javier]

Thanks Williams,
Yes, the idea was processed like a painting.

[Duc]

I'm an ordinary photo image consumer and basically on the first page of photo textbook of any kind. Bill's comment is probably very valid from expert point of view and although I was trying hard to see it as an distraction it simply didn't bother me at all. What I see is a beautiful, mellow, painterly portrait of a serene woman. Good image and PP