My first portraits, Part Two

SLRdude

Part two.

Please take a look at Part One as well.
Thanks again!





























Any comments and feedback are appreciated!

elizabeth_Luna

I really like the one where she is blowing a kiss while looking up! for future it's good to mark them by #'s so people could critique them more easier.

smurfy

This set is far more flattering than part one. I think some of the angles make her look gorgeous, and some make her look very plain. Be really careful about shooting from below, she has double chins in most of those because of the angle. And her bust makes her look a little heavy, again, due to the angle she was shot from.

But the profile one and those taken from above, as well as some of the close ups, are taken from a vantage that made her look much more attractive.
I'd add that what has helped me a lot is to learn the rules of portraiture (how to flatter the human form in photographs.) It would be worth picking up a book on that from Amazon or somewhere. Have never read one that wasn't a bore, but they sure help take one's work up a few notches. And all WP's need to know how to make brides look thinner and more lovely; it's a requirement in order to make clients happy.

Overall, you have some nice, original ideas. With such beautiful architecture and a gorgous venue, it would have been nice to see more use of those features in some of the compositions.

I love that last one. It would be even better if a bit of that bottom cement thing were cropped off to make it obey the rule of thirds.

Thanks for sharing!

Wil Davis

Man, like night and day! Beyond comparison! #2, 3, 4, 6, 13 all great! (B & W great, but I'm still not sure about the sepia…)

Nice job!

- Wil

Shima

I really like 4, 5 and 8. 4 is probably my favorite from this whole set. Love the angle, processing, etc.

SLRdude

Thanks guys!

Like I said in thread one, this was my first time doing this and I have ZERO experience doing portraits. To be honest, about the only thing I am somewhat experienced at is photographing watches. (if you can call a few hundred shots experienced lol)

This is all good input and I will put it to good use.
I agree, those are much better than the set one. Set one I was kinda "scared" and afraid to experiment with things and I just stuck with boring poses. As the time went by, I got more gutsy and I started to try new things.
She is a friend of mine, and I did not charge her for pics. I haven't charged anybody just yet because I do not think that I am at a level where I would be comfortable charging for what I do. (well... her mom put some money in my camera bag, which I found when I got home. She insisted that I keep it) It's more of a hobby to me for now.

As far as the sepia and the cropping, lighting etc, all good points guys and I thank you for your feedback. Those were all lazy filters applied in Lightroom.
Once she picks the ones she like the most, I will get to cropping, masking, levels, removing pot holes and hair pins etc. Those pics are more or less straight out of the cam.