Michele,
I'm with you. I think the photo of her in the grey dress would make a stunning portrait. It'll be a stretch for me to paint something that grand in size but what the heck, that won't stop me from trying. And that dress would be wonderful to paint, I was already in love with it when I held it up in the dingy light of the resale shop where I found it.
Mike,
Your point is well taken. I showed them 5 from the first photo shoot and 5 from the second photo shoot. I felt they would all make nice portraits. The model was very focused on her expression, more than anything else.
I think it must be a fine line between pleasing the client and still producing a piece of work that one feels is artistically pleasing.
I guess I felt like I had quite a bit of control since I directed her poses and chose the lighting, not to mention buying the grey dress. That is, until her MOTHER started telling me where to put the light.
Do you think I gave too much of the artistic control to the client on this one? I value your opinion. Thanks!
Joan
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