Semi-High Key portrait

[raminia]

Hi,
This is my first try of some high key like portrait. Maybe it's not a standard high key. I managed to make some dreamy look as well.
http://www.raminia.com/temp/DSCF6642_4_printed5700.jpg

[blinking8s]

not quite high key, but it is a great shot of her

id add a notch of contrast, the image feels slightly flat

[raminia]

Thanks! I'll give it a go. The title is changed to Semi-High Key portrait ;)

[raminia]

here is the more contrasty version
http://www.raminia.com/temp/DSCF6642_4_printed5700-2.jpg

[blinking8s]

yes i like more contrast for that particular shot

[jeremycherfas]

It is a lovely portrait but there are some horrible artefacts around the lips and the eyes and eyebrows. Can you see those black lines?

[mikelangelo]

I don't know what you mean... could you elaborate? What artifacts?

[Joe[y]]

It is a lovely portrait but there are some horrible artefacts around the lips and the eyes and eyebrows. Can you see those black lines?

yeah! definetely around the top lip.

[raminia]

I think I've took this old photo with low resolution and I missed some details and then the JPG artifacts and unsharp mask worsen it.

check out this smaller version. I tried to avoid those artifacts in this version. unfortunately I cannot print it with this low resolution.
http://www.raminia.com/temp/DSCF6642_4_printed640.jpg