Try to get the flash a little higher. The first ones have very obvious flash and unnatural highlights and shadows. I like the ones incorporating the fence. Great background.
Try to get the flash a little higher. The first ones have very obvious flash and unnatural highlights and shadows. I like the ones incorporating the fence. Great background.
Cropping...
Here are my suggestions, for what they're worth.
2. Crop dead space from the left and use clone tool to add space to the right. It appears that she is looking over your right shoulder and there should be more space on the right of the picture.
3. Crop everything left of the church and a foot and a half above her head. Otherwise, she will look very small in any print.
4. Crop dead space to the right. It's just sky.
5. Crop as if you are zooming being aware of targeting...centering her in the picture. Make her a larger percentage of the picture. Otherwise, she will again be too small in your prints.
6. Flash blast is very unappealing. And, in my opinion, she should be posed in front of the fence / prop. She is very photogenic and the fence interrupts our view of her, especially with the big flash shadow above her knees being so distracting. I might also crop some of the fence to the right. You could have moved in and taken a good head shot here with the fence as a prop...might have been appealing.
The above suggestions are what I would look at to make them more appealing to my client.
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Seriously hot girl in a freakin bandana shirt!! Whats not to like.
Only down side is the on camera flash. Probably better off with no flash at all and use the ambient from the side to create some shadow on the face.
Like the one where she is sitting on the fence.
Try to get the flash a little higher. The first ones have very obvious flash and unnatural highlights and shadows. I like the ones incorporating the fence. Great background.
2. Crop dead space from the left and use clone tool to add space to the right. It appears that she is looking over your right shoulder and there should be more space on the right of the picture.
3. Crop everything left of the church and a foot and a half above her head. Otherwise, she will look very small in any print.
4. Crop dead space to the right. It's just sky.
5. Crop as if you are zooming being aware of targeting...centering her in the picture. Make her a larger percentage of the picture. Otherwise, she will again be too small in your prints.
6. Flash blast is very unappealing. And, in my opinion, she should be posed in front of the fence / prop. She is very photogenic and the fence interrupts our view of her, especially with the big flash shadow above her knees being so distracting. I might also crop some of the fence to the right. You could have moved in and taken a good head shot here with the fence as a prop...might have been appealing.
The above suggestions are what I would look at to make them more appealing to my client.
Thank you very much Ed. I appreciate the play-by-play feedback. I will watch for these things in future shoots.
Maybe just me but I enjoy seeing some of the environment in pictures and like the dead space in some. When doing a shoot I try to include some of these types of photos along with the tighter shots of the subject but maybe that doesn't go over well with the majority of people.
These photos are mostly for slideshow and web view not print but I certainly appreciate your information for future "print" photos.
I agree with the flash issues although some photos I do like that are more "flashy" sort of along the lines of some of the Strobist fashion.
Seriously hot girl in a freakin bandana shirt!! Whats not to like.
Only down side is the on camera flash. Probably better off with no flash at all and use the ambient from the side to create some shadow on the face.
Like the one where she is sitting on the fence.
Great shots. I love the framing in #5. The only one that brings this set down is #6. That would have made for a great headshot. The flash blast on it is very distracting. A softbox could have helped out tremendously. But overall, better than anything I could shoot. Great job!
Great shots. I love the framing in #5. The only one that brings this set down is #6. That would have made for a great headshot. The flash blast on it is very distracting. A softbox could have helped out tremendously. But overall, better than anything I could shoot. Great job!
Thank you Frank. Agree with the flash. Don't have a portable softbox for the flash as of now.
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Nice work.
Here are my suggestions, for what they're worth.
2. Crop dead space from the left and use clone tool to add space to the right. It appears that she is looking over your right shoulder and there should be more space on the right of the picture.
3. Crop everything left of the church and a foot and a half above her head. Otherwise, she will look very small in any print.
4. Crop dead space to the right. It's just sky.
5. Crop as if you are zooming being aware of targeting...centering her in the picture. Make her a larger percentage of the picture. Otherwise, she will again be too small in your prints.
6. Flash blast is very unappealing. And, in my opinion, she should be posed in front of the fence / prop. She is very photogenic and the fence interrupts our view of her, especially with the big flash shadow above her knees being so distracting. I might also crop some of the fence to the right. You could have moved in and taken a good head shot here with the fence as a prop...might have been appealing.
The above suggestions are what I would look at to make them more appealing to my client.
Educate yourself like you'll live forever and live like you'll die tomorrow.
Ed
Only down side is the on camera flash. Probably better off with no flash at all and use the ambient from the side to create some shadow on the face.
Like the one where she is sitting on the fence.
But still... lovin these pictures!
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Thanks Ben.
Thank you Jag.
Thank you very much Ed. I appreciate the play-by-play feedback. I will watch for these things in future shoots.
Maybe just me but I enjoy seeing some of the environment in pictures and like the dead space in some. When doing a shoot I try to include some of these types of photos along with the tighter shots of the subject but maybe that doesn't go over well with the majority of people.
These photos are mostly for slideshow and web view not print but I certainly appreciate your information for future "print" photos.
I agree with the flash issues although some photos I do like that are more "flashy" sort of along the lines of some of the Strobist fashion.
Thanks again.
Thanks very much for the feedback Zoomer.
Thank you very much.
indeed you got a very pretty model for your shoot
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Thanks for posting.
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Thank you very much.
Thank you Frank. Agree with the flash. Don't have a portable softbox for the flash as of now.
Thank you for the encouragement Chuck.