I straighten my shots and make exposure tweaks in GIMP even though it's film
>>3700665>>3700687>>3700701I'm new to /p/ and to photography in general but I really like this shot. If you were taking shots this good on a regular basis, it wasn't because you're bad.
Did you ever take pictures of her? More importantly, did you ever ask if she wanted pictures taken of her? She might have felt like she wasn't getting attention from you while you were creating stuff like this. It'd be a very art-hoey move.