Miriam: Vestida

Nikolai

OK, I got another hour and a half and manged to process more of Miriam.

1: By the ring



2. On the roof:



3. Squared:



4. Squared:



5: Squared:



6. Red dress by graffity:



7. Red dress by graffity:



Enjoy! C&C welcome!

Swartzy

Nik.....I love #2. I realize you don't want to spend hours upon hours pp'ing as you have too many to do. This shot though is worthy of spending some serious time with. Using the right selective lighting, blur, liquify tool and mood set you will have a serious wall hanger. Just my thoughts. Sorry, been away lots.......besides illness..enjoying your threads.

Nikolai

Swartzy wrote:

Nik.....I love #2. I realize you don't want to spend hours upon hours pp'ing as you have too many to do. This shot though is worthy of spending some serious time with. Using the right selective lighting, blur, liquify tool and mood set you will have a serious wall hanger. Just my thoughts. Sorry, been away lots.......besides illness..enjoying your threads.

David, thanks for stopping by!
I noticed you were slacking out... Sorry about the health..:-( I hate being sick... :cry
I do love this one too. It's defintiely a candidate for my "best of the year" collection - if I ever have time to assemble one
Now, get well and get back to shootn' and postn'

Dave Clee

#2 and # 5 are the ones I like best..#2 is my favourite, funny how a different angle and setup now causes me to love the bridge in the background. Might also make a very nice b&w as well.

Great work on these.

Cheers

Dave

heatherfeather

#2 is just too awesome for words. Expression, pose and background are just incredible. (agree with Swartzy about the touch ups, especially on her legs and arms.) I never would have guessed that was on a rooftop.

But I also love your framing in the rest. She sure has one little muscle packed body and seems quite at ease with herself in these photos. Man are you getting good. It is fun to watch you.

pathfinder

These are great Nik.

I like #2, also, and she looks like a model that gets into the shoot as well. The red dress shots with the graffiti are great too.

I do have a question about #4. Either this image has been rotated clockwise, or you had a very big fan directly above her. Her hair and her dress want to hang to the left; shouldn't they be hanging down inferiorly toward the ground? Nice use of the light above her to help the illusion though.

Nikolai

Dave Clee wrote:

#2 and # 5 are the ones I like best..#2 is my favourite, funny how a different angle and setup now causes me to love the bridge in the background. Might also make a very nice b&w as well.

Great work on these.

Cheers

Dave

Thanks, Dave!
I'll think about BW!

Nikolai

heatherfeather wrote:

#2 is just too awesome for words. Expression, pose and background are just incredible. (agree with Swartzy about the touch ups, especially on her legs and arms.) I never would have guessed that was on a rooftop.

But I also love your framing in the rest. She sure has one little muscle packed body and seems quite at ease with herself in these photos. Man are you getting good. It is fun to watch you.

Thank you Heather!
If you're having fun watching, imagine how much fun I have shooting:-)

Nikolai

pathfinder wrote:

These are great Nik.

I like #2, also, and she looks like a model that gets into the shoot as well. The red dress shots with the graffiti are great too.

I do have a question about #4. Either this image has been rotated clockwise, or you had a very big fan directly above her. Her hair and her dress want to hang to the left; shouldn't they be hanging down inferiorly toward the ground? Nice use of the light above her to help the illusion though.

Thanks, Jim!

#4 is simply rotated in post, but I'm glad it's not that obvious!

Sam

EXCEPTIONAL!

Great model, great photography.

I too must admit # 2 is my favorite. I do like the rotation on #4.

keep up the great work!!

Sam

Nikolai

Sam wrote:

EXCEPTIONAL!

Great model, great photography.

I too must admit # 2 is my favorite. I do like the rotation on #4.

keep up the great work!!

Sam

Thanks, Sam!

eL eSs Vee

Nikolai. You never cease to amaze me! Spectacular!!

Nikolai

eL eSs Vee wrote:

Nikolai. You never cease to amaze me! Spectacular!!

Why, thank you, kind sir:-)

glennp

Great shots! #2 is my fav. You've got some great backgrounds to work with and some great models. Always look forward to your work.

glenn

Nikolai

glennp wrote:

Great shots! #2 is my fav. You've got some great backgrounds to work with and some great models. Always look forward to your work.

glenn

Thank you, Glenn! I'm trying:-)

Nikolai

alexkhoo82 wrote:

Nice works! Nice compo and great concepts~~

Thanks, 'Lex!

NeilL

Enjoyed these, Nik. Nice work!

I like the palette in #3 thru 7. The Squared set is good - I like figure and architecture - and the second of the Red Dress & Graffiti.

#4 had me puzzled for a sec, but the b**b gave it away

Reminds me, a famous choreographer was once asked would he stage a nude ballet. He replied that he liked the concept very much, but had a concern about some things not keeping in time with the music

Interesting that you have kept the sharp shadows in many of these pics. What was your thinking on this?

Neil

Nikolai

NeilL wrote:

Enjoyed these, Nik. Nice work!

I like the palette in #3 thru 7. The Squared set is good - I like figure and architecture - and the second of the Red Dress & Graffiti.

#4 had me puzzled for a sec, but the b**b gave it away

Reminds me, a famous choreographer was once asked would he stage a nude ballet. He replied that he liked the concept very much, but had a concern about some things not keeping in time with the music

Interesting that you have kept the sharp shadows in many of these pics. What was your thinking on this?

Neil

Thanks, Neil, appreciate your stopping by and commenting!

Sharp shadows: seems like an eternal question...
I usually don't use diffusers for this type of shooting. The reason is two-fold:

1) In many cases I'm simply trying to match the sun, which is a fairly sharp light source

2) More often than not I'm shooting alone, and it would be not practical to put a diffuser (umbrella or what have you) up since the wind would either take the light down or simply break the stand if I even manage to bag it down. Carrying tougher stands and more sandbags requires a larger crew, etc.

I still keep trying to use them from time to time, but rarely get a decent result. Also, the last time I used an umbrella it caught an attention of a wandering ranger and I end up getting a ticket for "commerical shooting"

NeilL

Nikolai wrote:

Thanks, Neil, appreciate your stopping by and commenting!

Sharp shadows: seems like an eternal question...
I usually don't use diffusers for this type of shooting. The reason is two-fold:

1) In many cases I'm simply trying to match the sun, which is a fairly sharp light source

2) More often than not I'm shooting alone, and it would be not practical to put a diffuser (umbrella or what have you) up since the wind would either take the light down or simply break the stand if I even manage to bag it down. Carrying tougher stands and more sandbags requires a larger crew, etc.

I still keep trying to use them from time to time, but rarely get a decent result. Also, the last time I used an umbrella it caught an attention of a wandering ranger and I end up getting a ticket for "commerical shooting"

Interesting, your placing value in imitating shadows of sunlight. Gets me thinking.

Re law enforcement and the umbrella, well LE ain't got no culture

Nikolai

NeilL wrote:

LE ain't got no culture

, speaking of recent "Paul Simon" thread..

NeilL

Nikolai wrote:

, speaking of recent "Paul Simon" thread..

Paul Simon? You mean that guy who was Art Garfunkel's assistant?

Nikolai

NeilL wrote:

Paul Simon? You mean that guy who was Art Garfunkel's assistant?

Yep, can you believe it? Talk about obscurity...

schmoo

Nikolai wrote:

2. On the roof:

This is a fantastic, magazine-worthy shot! You really nailed the exposure, which I'm sure was not at all an easy thing to do this time of the day!

NeilL

Nikolai wrote:

Yep, can you believe it? Talk about obscurity...

... slip slidin'...

NeilL

Nik, I didn't congratulate you on the model. What a powerhouse!

Nikolai

schmoo wrote:

This is a fantastic, magazine-worthy shot! You really nailed the exposure, which I'm sure was not at all an easy thing to do this time of the day!

Thanks, Steph!
Means I learned at least something about shooting on the beach during the high CA noon at that first beach shoot of mine

Nikolai

NeilL wrote:

Nik, I didn't congratulate you on the model. What a powerhouse!

We got lucky:-) I had 5(!) models scheduled for this shoot, but only Miriam pulled it through. Talk about reliability in this world..
And on while the that subject: for the first time in my life a model arrived right on time and I was 15 minutes late :bash Luckily we kept close cell phone contact, so there was no bad feelings, everybody understands traffic, esp. in SF.

NeilL

Nikolai wrote:

We got lucky:-) I had 5(!) models scheduled for this shoot, but only Miriam pulled it through. Talk about reliability in this world..
And on while the that subject: for the first time in my life a model arrived right on time and I was 15 minutes late :bash Luckily we kept close cell phone contact, so there was no bad feelings, everybody understands traffic, esp. in SF.

Drama becometh the lady, I think. Pretty dramatic lady! DD

Agnieszka

#2 is gorgeous, magazine-worthy ... but I'm also a big fan of the rotation in #4 (But I do think you might want to touch up her b** a bit)

Nikolai

Agnieszka wrote:

#2 is gorgeous, magazine-worthy ... but I'm also a big fan of the rotation in #4 (But I do think you might want to touch up her b** a bit)

Thanks, Angie!

evoryware

#2 is excellent Nik. Really is. I also love #4 and #6. Only suggestion I have is maybe warm 3, 4 & 5 up a tad.