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Its Fun to Pretend

This is the same makeup artist as in my "Candice Takes a Nap" and in which this is the photo hanging on the wall above the bed.

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Pierre Pageau 2 years ago

félicitations .

King Douglas Thank you, Pierre.

EliXiR 2 years ago

Great,
light in neck is just perfect

King Douglas Thanks very much, EliXiR.

iraklis 3 years ago

She reminds me of a young Melina Mercouri... Great pic!

King Douglas Ah, you would know Melina. Thanks for the fine compliment, iraklis.

pouyan 3 years ago

Well done

King Douglas Thanks very much, pouyan.

Nicole Goggins 4 years ago

another outstanding portrait! the light is amazing!!! the quality of your work is truly incredible - i feel like i am standing right there...

King Douglas What a nice thing to say...thanks, Nicole!

J. A. Aasen 4 years ago

a very good idea this!
alluring....
the "ear thing" is disturbing however....too much attention.
also, her body could be a little further from the glass MAYBE.
but hey, this is a great shot

King Douglas I guess the "ear thing" doesn't bother me as much as it does some. I tend to look at other things, primarily the lines and shapes like the little highlight below her left eye, highlights along her collarbone and shoulder line or the fact that the earring shape is repeated in the highlight along her left side, none of which are accidental.

Thanks for your comments. I'm glad you like it.

Jörg Hubrich 4 years ago

I don´t know why, but the word "temptation" keeps jumping to my mind!?
Another great shot - sensual, but yet with a twist of "Naughty" :D. The ½ separation of the glass gets supported beautifully by the diagonal posture of the model.
Lightning is as usual without faults.
But there is one little thing that disturbs my eyes a bit: Is it a earring she is wearing that shines brighter then the rest of the pictures tones? This part catches my wandering across the picture once noticed, and in the end I can´t decide if it contributes to shot or if I just wished it was the lines of her neck that had gotten allowed to continue here?
No matter what - a absolutely wonderful picture!
/Jörg

King Douglas Thanks for your long comment, Jörg.
If you reduce this image to its component shapes, textures, lights and darks, you may see that the shape of the earring is rather accurately repeated in the shape of the highlight along the model's back, which was not accidental.

Unfortunately, many people don't recognize the earring as an earring (which already weakens the impact of the image) and, distracted by that, don't see or recognize the repeating shape. I like it anyway.

Jörg Hubrich Thanks for the very informative answer. But in the end I don´t think that any speculations about earring or not will help most people discover the clever thought you put into the shot with the repeating shape. These things definitely enhance a picture, but most viewers will probably just accept it as a natural part of the whole shoot, without seeing it. Probably also due to the difference in sharpness and clarity of these 2 twin shapes ;) But like mentioned a very clever and professional approach and I like it anyway too ;)
/Jörg

King Douglas Jörg,
You may or may not be right about "most people," but I think that folks trained in design or who are able to divorce their thoughts from the obvious (e.g., naked woman behind glass), can appreciate this type of design element. In any case, it pleases me and sometimes that's enough.
Thanks again for your thoughtful comments.

Luca Jacopini 4 years ago

"King"... the right name for a photographer as you are... impressive!

Lc.

King Douglas Thank you, Luca. I admire your work, as you know.

Anna Lepke 4 years ago

I've seen this somewhere ... *thinkthinkthink*

Anyway... it's fabulous. As usual. *sigh*
(I enjoy your pictures so much!) :)

King Douglas Anna,
This photo is on the home page of my website, so perhaps you saw it there.

Thank you.

King

Cile Bailey 4 years ago

perfect !
Always, Cile

King Douglas Thank you, Cile.

Daria Endresen 4 years ago

B E A U T I F U L !
(trying to make my comment look a bit differently, lol ;))
She's a gorgeous model and you definitely presented her in a best way possible.
Congratulations on yet another fabulous work, King :)

King Douglas Daria,
You don't have to write anything. If I see that you have taken the time to look, that is enough.
Thank you!

Alberto Peroni 4 years ago

Great, great, great!

King Douglas Grazie, Alberto. I love your work as well.