Response to I like it, the subject doesn't

Maybe she wasn't happy about the contrast level. Too black and not smooth enough. Too harsh maybe; that's what I'm trying to say. I would agree about the camera position. Go here for some good tips if you feel like it. With her not so perfect complexion (who has one after 15?), a soft filter would have been nice. I was told a story once about someone who would leave his Zeiss lenses on the shelf (front element up) to collect dust and thus ruin the superb sharpness of them but add the soft quality he desired in portraits. Isn't it hell when our lenses are too sharp? ;) I use a Tiffen Soft FX 3 for this kind of shot.

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