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joaquinComment by zagman: Thank you for submitting your photo to the People II DPChallenge.
You submission is very appealing in different ways. The focal point of the image is the young dancer"s face and then her eyes. She seems very proud of her dancing clothes and her dancing class experience. You have captured her innocence in a candid style.
Technically you have two major problems. One is the background. The other is her crossed leg posing position. The background was edited too strongly for black, leaving noise, halo affects in the photo. The upper right hand has uneven almost "moire" look to it. "Moire" are uneven color area's that occur when pixels are manipulated. I think black was the correct color for the background. Perhaps having a formal blackground backdrop would have avoided the post processing issues.
Try experimenting with your photo editor, where you don't clone the BG too much. There are many different techniques on the internet on generating backgrounds for a photo shoot.
Secondly, the position of the subjects legs show too much of her lower body. This creates distraction to the viewer.
Your foreground lighting is very good. Giving detail to the dancer's facial expression.
Good photo with lots of potential for improvement.
Good luck in your next DPChallenge.
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