Maasai woman

[Danny Laredo]

hi all, first time poster so go easy
usually I photograph wildlife but i decided to start with the maasai woman

hope you like her

all c&c much appreciated

[thecynicroute]

Beautiful picture. The expression on her face, the focus - excellent. I'd hit it. JOKE! But anyways, now time for the criticism. With a face like that you could've probably worked with different compositions. Also, something aobut the color is a little off to me. Or perhaps it's the quality of light. Overall though, great picture.

[Copy_Kot]

I can't see anything wrong with this picture, outstanding!

[Seb]

hi all, first time poster so go easy
usually I photograph wildlife but i decided to start with the maasai woman

hope you like her

all c&c much appreciated

Great work, by all means.
About color rendition, thecynicroute may be reffering at the slight glow in her skin. It looks somewhat unusual to me but it may pretty much how her skin actually is.
I dunno about your post-processing but I'd simply say that selective color saturation would be my approach (starting from the original file, enhancing the clothes saturation more than the rest). Correct me if I am wrong here but assuming that you have boosted the saturation of the whole picture in one step, some areas may look just fine while some others wont.

regards

Seb

[Danny Laredo]

thanks for the comments

i dont mess around with my photographs too much....i usualy do a bit of levels and contrast and after downsizing i sharpen other then that 99% of the time i do nothing alse.
this photo was no exception

but, i see your point about the cloths so i may fix it

[Seb]

thanks for the comments

i dont mess around with my photographs too much....i usualy do a bit of levels and contrast and after downsizing i sharpen other then that 99% of the time i do nothing alse.
this photo was no exception

but, i see your point about the cloths so i may fix it

Hello Danny,

Actually, I am comfortable with the saturation of the cloths. My point was that (assuming that the original photograph wasn't that punchy) if you boost the saturation of the whole image in order to get the clothes as you want them, it may result in others areas of the image (such the skin) looking strange.

regards

Seb

[BlackMtnMan]

I like it as is.

The maasai masai masaye (whatever...sp) are a fierce people....even the women. Your picture captures that.

[sharonmomto4]

Great shot.I like it as is

[yogestee]

G'day Danny,,,outstanding image...Colour and tonality are just about perfect and its sharp as a tack..I like the lack of DOF although the lighter strip at the top is a bit distracting..
I am drawn to her eyes straight away..I see suspicion and a kind of sadness..

Jurgen
Australia

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