sara i like the contrast..but try cropping the lower part of ur image u'll get a very positive and negative composition with a slight rim light on the arm and the softness on the hand
Hey, Im very happy you like my picture and I can see that your in the same style, I graduated from applied arts by the way. Anyhow check out a new photo I added, also there are other stuff I done at http://xafeye.deviantart.com/, YOu have a great sense of cropping I can see in this picture, its unsual and i like unsual stuff
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