Having fun with Monica

marikris

I got to play with my ABR800 and some softboxes in a fellow photog's studio. We had Monica
from Model Mayhem come in with his (the other tog's) regular MUA.

1. The first two are with the ABR800 for main.


2. No light on bg this time.


3. Just a single softbox with some afternoon sun from the windows behind her.


4. One softbox for main and another one on the far wall. She asked to do this pose (feet up,
back on the floor) but she was real stiff about her skirt flopping down. I'm not keen about her
hand being in that position, but hope it's not too noticeable.

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marikris

Dangit. External links enabled now. Totally forgot.

Nikolai

Last one is good. Would be great if she was closer to the wall and legs were higher up. It's a classic pinup position "Heels over head" and doing it half-way doesn't really work, at least for me...

marikris

Thanks for commenting, Nik. She didn't want to put her feet up high (as it made her hem fall and reveal more of her thighs), which I didn't mind, but her hand was too stiff trying to keep the dress from riding up. The rest of the shots of that series had her hand there.

I would love it if you could expound on what makes the others "not good". Is it the crop, the lighting, just not your taste? Either way, I really appreciate it and thanks so much for taking the time to comment

laurenornot

Nice! I like the angle & colors in the second shot best.

Nikolai

marikris wrote:

Thanks for commenting, Nik. She didn't want to put her feet up high (as it made her hem fall and reveal more of her thighs), which I didn't mind, but her hand was too stiff trying to keep the dress from riding up. The rest of the shots of that series had her hand there.

I would love it if you could expound on what makes the others "not good". Is it the crop, the lighting, just not your taste? Either way, I really appreciate it and thanks so much for taking the time to comment

Judging by the tightness of the fabric at the hem, she could stay on her head and still keep the skirt from falling down...-) Anyway, as I said, this is one of the classic poses that IMHO requires 100% of "application", otherwise it's only half-baked.

As for the rest...
Didn't like #1 and #2 at all... Lighting, pose, facial expression, framing...

#3 is "a ok", but really nothing to write home about. WB seems to be off, and her relaxed pose kinda conflicts with the harsh lighting pattern, while the bright BG succeeds in stealing a large part of attention from the subject...

HTH

jeffreaux2

Nikolai wrote:

Judging by the tightness of the fabric at the hem, she could stay on her head and still keep the skirt from falling down...-) Anyway, as I said, this is one of the classic poses that IMHO requires 100% of "application", otherwise it's only half-baked.

Just to add on....

My girls(daughters) frequently use some sort of double sided adhesive tape to prevent....er...wardrobe malfunctions.

Your work seems to lean toward fashion and I wonder whether it might not hurt to keep a supply of that stuff in your camera bag?

Trying to "get" a pose when your subject is trying to hold their clothing in position is an impossibility at best.

Nikolai

jeffreaux2 wrote:

Just to add on....

My girls(daughters) frequently use some sort of double sided adhesive tape to prevent....er...wardrobe malfunctions.

Your work seems to lean toward fashion and I wonder whether it might not hurt to keep a supply of that stuff in your camera bag?

True, true... Gaffer tape or double sided tape if often a life-saver.
As a reminder: in some cases it may be banned. Those of you who watched last season of PR know what I'm talking about.

Trying to "get" a pose when your subject is trying to hold their clothing in position is an impossibility at best.

That's (one of the reasons) why I prefer to exclude the clothing from the equation right off the bat :-)
In all seriousness, if this happens, I tend to say "Get the pose first, we'll adjust the clothing later. You hold the pose, I'll make sure the rest is in place".

jeffreaux2

Nikolai wrote:

That's (one of the reasons) why I prefer to exclude the clothing from the equation right off the bat :-)
In all seriousness, if this happens, I tend to say "Get the pose first, we'll adjust the clothing later. You hold the pose, I'll make sure the rest is in place".

Funny....

...unfortunately that wouldnt go over too well with the majority of my clients.

The pose first....adjust wardrobe after ....is sound advice.

One of the things I have frequently run into is a blouse or shirt that isnt compatable with the undergarment below. Sometimes....foregoing the bra is the easiest fix. Much quicker than fighting it on location and much much quicker than trying to edit an errant strap in post.

Nikolai

jeffreaux2 wrote:

One of the things I have frequently run into is a blouse or shirt that isnt compatable with the undergarment below. Sometimes....foregoing the bra is the easiest fix. Much quicker than fighting it on location and much much quicker than trying to edit an errant strap in post.

Yeah.. Or advice the client to invest into adhesive cups or so called "nubra"...
Anyway, I think we went far off the topic

marikris

Oh pfft. Please keep talking - it's always good to know the tricks of the trade. I have tons of adhesive tapes, but I don't know why it never occurred to me to bring some.