Short Photo Shoot i did the other day!!

Coleman Photography

had a little shoot the other day at the beach. was a fun shoot but extremely hot. It was at mid day. i thought the lighting came out pretty good for what it was. C&C welcome.

Cantfeelmyfingers

I like #2.. The one thing that's striking me as odd are all the different aspect ratios.. Perhaps it's what the client ordered.. (For instance #1. It's a little "blah" with just the very near square crop). Overall I think the colours could use a little boost. On an off topic note: your client has a lovely set of eyes!

torags

What she said ^

Call me crazy, but I think B&W took the joy from the models face. Tough light to work with.

Rags

Coleman Photography

Thanks guys yes she wanted a bunch of different crops and such. the lighting was some of the worse i have had to deal with. i have another shoot with her soon so cant wait to shoot it. should be better.

Coleman Photography

what would you sugguest to boost colors using photoshop cs2

Cantfeelmyfingers wrote:

I like #2.. The one thing that's striking me as odd are all the different aspect ratios.. Perhaps it's what the client ordered.. (For instance #1. It's a little "blah" with just the very near square crop). Overall I think the colours could use a little boost. On an off topic note: your client has a lovely set of eyes!

Trevlan

The shots look lovely. The only thing I would recommend is a little fill flash when backlighting. Not a cloud in the sky that day. Se la vi. We can't cancel a shoot because it's 'beautiful' outside. Maybe not even fill, maybe a giant white foamcore!!! They are like 3 bucks at the arts and craft store.

kdspencer

I really like the third one as a B/W. It looks like something you'd see on an advertisement for clothing (DKNY or something like that?). I think it has a lot of character. My one nit is the expression on her face. I wish she looked a little more pleasant.

By the way, at a quick glance, your watermark makes it look like she has facial hair in number 1.

~Kathleen

Coleman Photography

thanks guys always appreciate the c&c, i have starting learning alot from you guys.

Cantfeelmyfingers

Trevlan wrote:

The shots look lovely. The only thing I would recommend is a little fill flash when backlighting. Not a cloud in the sky that day. Se la vi. We can't cancel a shoot because it's 'beautiful' outside. Maybe not even fill, maybe a giant white foamcore!!! They are like 3 bucks at the arts and craft store.

OT: C'est La Vie

Cantfeelmyfingers

Coleman Photography wrote:

what would you sugguest to boost colors using photoshop cs2

Sadly I don't use anything except LR and Elements, but even just boosting the saturation (Hue + Saturation tab) or playing with your levels may give it that "pop". I'm sure someone else would have a much better mini-tutorial for ya!

Coleman Photography

ya i ajusted the hue/saturations still sort of dull. alot is due to the exteme light i had to deal with

mercphoto

Coleman Photography wrote:

what would you sugguest to boost colors using photoshop cs2

Where to start? So many options with CS2 to adjust an image with! Minimum grab the Curves dialog. Probably bring up the black point a bit and add in a class s-curve. Even just that would do a lot for you.

Coleman Photography

its funny you say that, did just that already with this photo.