Sasha Caught Mid-Laugh [Pic Attached]

[McMadCow]

I took this one two weekends ago when I was shooting for a school project. Sasha is a good friend of mine and we fool around as much as we work when we're shooting. this is the result of our less-productive time.
Film is Ilford Pan-F 50. 50mm lens, around f4 if I'm not mistaken. I forget the shutter speed...
Comments and critiques are appreciated, and thanks for looking!

[dbutler]

This is a great image. I like the tonality. I also really like the way the arms frame the smile, and form a triangle starting at the two top corners and converging at the nose. The arms seem just a bit hot, but not so hot that you lose much, at least not to me. She seems to be having such a good time. You composed it very well. Any more or less wouldn't have had the same impact

[yogestee]

McMadCow...Great tonality and sharpness where it is required...I like the way her laughing mouth is framed by her hands..But,,I would have cropped the image just below where her fingers meet..I find the creases in her forehead and her hair distracting..

Jurgen
Australia

[PlantedTao]

Great image. This is a very nice candid photo and you can tell how honest it is. mmm...pan f has such a silky feel...perfect use of it.
I won't change a thing on this photo because the dark hair balances the top tones. As for the creases...well those happen when people laugh...and I think help give it that honest look.
I think the arms are a lil, just a lil hot, but the overall photo balances itself out.

Nice job...really have been enjoying your portraits.
Cheers.

[TLovern]

I think the composition is great, giving an honest candid from a slightly atypical perspective. I think this perspective is really what makes the picture interesting and captivating.

Nicely shot.

[McMadCow]

Thanks for commenting everyone! I'm a little bummed about this scan because the enlargement I made in the darkroom does not have the same hot highlights on her arms as this digital image does. It's hard to believe I could be better at printing in the darkroom, but I guess this shot is the exception to the rule...!
Thanks again for looking.