Is it a drawing or a photograph? Actually, it's both. I drew and painted in Photoshop until I had this result. Because the woman ( it is a photo of a mannequin)is looking straight ahead and not smiling it makes for an interesting image for me. The background comes from a photo of a painted window at a tropical greenhouse.
Incidentally, I almost always use a mannequin in my portraits.
I also often use things I buy at a thrift store.
I've been photographing since the beginning of this century. I am a real autodidact, although I have taken courses and mentorships. I don't try to make the 'standard' picture and am often busy for weeks before the result is as I had in mind.
I would have preferred..
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