J'adore !!!... Un visage très photogénique et bien capté. Belle photo !

A smoker in Amsterdam... The last one...

Guido and Mike, thanks for your comments. I added a new one with some selective saturation:
www.vazaar.com/user:sfkp/photos/id:33047/

About the eyes, I like right one covered, she looks a bit dark and mysterieus this way. I like this pic in general becouse it's just the way my little sister is. Or, like wrote in the description of this topic: "really bring out the unique character of the subject".

I have stayed away from this discussion, not sure why, but here goes:

Having met your sister, how be it briefly, I find this to be a very nice portrait of her. She has that same look on her face that I remember. I am not particularly bothered by the guy in the red shirt or her hair over her eye. If anything I would take this version and just do a graduated lowering of the saturation and value towards the upper left.

The other version is not pleasing to me. The selective saturation is, imo, not the answer. And your other treatment did something weird to her cheeks??

Hope this makes sense and helps, anyway, cheers!! And say hi to you sis and mom for me!!

I agree with the eye issue. Its patially covered and at first glance looks like the subject is winking.

no feeling in her face!

Thank you all for your comments. For this one, I didn't ask the model for sitting nice and still and smile, but I waited for the right moment: she was reading a restaurant's menu and I waited for the moment she would rise her head. It worked really well and exept for that red shirt and lights on the left I'm proud on the result.

@ kombizz: kind a funny you say about no feeling... I've said before this picture shows my sister's real caracter, and she hardly shows her feelings at any time, like I said: she is a mystery. However, imo she actually does show some expression only you can interpret it into many ways.

@ Apurva: I don't know what you mean, do you agree it's a shame her right eye is covered, or do you think it adds something special?

Portrait of a chinese centennial lady in Luoyang, China. The pride she wore captivated me. She suffered an ancient practice: foot binding in order to avoid feet development. Despite she didn't show shame at all and as a sign of deep respect, I decided not to put her tiny feet on the frame.

Superbe portrait

Thank you Franck, it's so kind of you

Superb :)

Really impressed with this picture...everything is just perfect!

Thanks for sharing!

incredibly sweet.

I did some selective saturation after a few comments on the original one. This is the original: www.vazaar.com/user:sfkp/photos/id:32929/

Yes, this is a clear improvement. She stands out much more now.

I like the treatment and the composition of this shot. I am drawn to the subject's eys, which works well, and you have captured nice detail in his face and hat, well done.

Thanks to all for the comments. They give me an idea of how people respond to this treatment which I can make use of. So thanks.

Great, gauzy and glowing effect - I like it.

Best,
Jon

Thanks, Jon. I'm playing with it. I kinda like it on one hand and on the other, I miss the sharpness of a good portrait. The beauty of digital I guess!

He looks like he needs to have a cigar in his fingers... Like has been said above the technique is a little off somehow, imo. My rule of thumb is: if I find myself thinking about the technique when I am first looking at a photograph instead of thinking of the subject/story, then the technique has failed. It has called too much attention to itself. And, I must tell you, that is what happened when I first looked at this image. Only today, after having looked at this several times over the past few weeks, did I think of the cigar thing...

King of the .....!?

That's really a neat portrait, great effect too -, Shots from behind usually don't work so well, but here i think it adds to the mystery - is it made with a lensbaby ?

Thanks. I achieved such an effect using zoom lens with wide angle adapter.

Thanks Dariusz,- didn't know this technic...but I think it's terrific ;)

Muchas Gracias for the feature!!!

nice mouwahahaha shot !

Very cool, well deserved feature!!

Awww Clyde...thank you! And Ana and Martine and Richard too! I am trying ....

ha ha ha :) really nice!!