[Chris Saper]

Mary,

Yes you defintiely have the "hang " of it - the lighting in the first three is gorgeous, and they would be a pleasure to have as resources.

The Pearl Girl , though is so very compelling, and I think really the most engaging image. Cindy, nice job of tweaking the temp - Mary, if you have the time, why don't you just give it a try? The biggest problem may be the resolution. There is though a lot going for this image, even if you end up not using it as a portfolio piece. ( I have thrown out tons of portraits, as I am sure everyone here has) There is the challenge of two different lighting temperatures, which would be great fun, and a useful exercise. Lovely reflected color as well. You will want to play with the value of the background befor you begin, especially if you are going to do a vignette with La Carte. You might go with a different color/value paper in that case.

Here's a later PS:

Think about painting this as a study to work out all that you want - then when you photograph her again you will know just what you want to do, not just lighting, but background, clothing etc.