How to present a beautiful woman

3, originally uploaded by Locar Chang.

There are both good and not-as-good aspects to this shot.

Good: she's a lovely woman; good use of depth-of-field so that we focus on the woman, not the background; focus is sharp and clear and color is good.

Not-so-good: the upper background, being almost the same color as the woman's hair, detracts from our focus; the lighting is a bit harsh, creating bright highlights on the planes of her cheeks and forehead; the object behind her right shoulder also distracts from the focus.

Given that this shot was apparently taken at some location, and we all find ourselves taking pictures when we don't have control over the environment, I think this is quite good.

I'm learning about how to make them better.