RESULTS from challenging client

VayCayMom

Pretty much SOOC, I know the dogs are in focus and she is not, that is OK with me. Getting her to tilt her head worked well inmho. And here she has a much smaller smile than usual. I am VERY happy with this shot. I ended up only having 10 minutes before the sun fell behind the buildings and about 20 more after that. This has my hubby holding my speedlight camera left with a GF diffuser.

Foques

well done!

Scott_Quier

Geeze - from your discription in the other thread, I was afraid your client was some horribly disfigured monster! She's quite pretty and this is a nice shot. After a small bit of PP, this will be very nice!

Would love to see more from the shoot as/when you have a chance!

zoomer

Shooting dogs is a pain, you did well with this one. I like your low angle.
Since you haven't processed it yet....there is a slight tilt to the right.
Maybe take a crop from the right and just smidge off the bottom.

Did you use your 1.4 aperture is that why the dogs are sharp and she is blurry or was she moving....just curious. I am battling with the 85 1.4 to learn how to get the focus consistently perfect.
I have re-tuned the lens focus several times and still a work in progress.

Nice shot, I am sure she will love it.

Foques

hah.. scott said what I was thinking but wasn't sure if it would be rude of me to say that..

Nikonic1

zoomer wrote:

Since you haven't processed it yet....there is a slight tilt to the right.
Maybe take a crop from the right and just smidge off the bottom.
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This is all I was thinking. A bit tighter crop would help the comp overall to lose a couple distractions like the off-angle fence above and behind her.. A good shot though and the fact that she's a tad OOF isn't detracting much for me. Nice work

VayCayMom

Scott_Quier wrote:

Geeze - from your discription in the other thread, I was afraid your client was some horribly disfigured monster! She's quite pretty and this is a nice shot. After a small bit of PP, this will be very nice!

Would love to see more from the shoot as/when you have a chance!

HEHEEE WELL Scott, I'll post more later, maybe a few from last year. This is a very good shot of her, trust me.:D

VayCayMom

zoomer wrote:

Shooting dogs is a pain, you did well with this one. I like your low angle.
Since you haven't processed it yet....there is a slight tilt to the right.
Maybe take a crop from the right and just smidge off the bottom.

Did you use your 1.4 aperture is that why the dogs are sharp and she is blurry or was she moving....just curious. I am battling with the 85 1.4 to learn how to get the focus consistently perfect.
I have re-tuned the lens focus several times and still a work in progress.

Nice shot, I am sure she will love it.

thanks Zoomer, i was struggling with the f/stop, we were fast losing the light, I knew I would not get all three in focus, but I took my chances, and because I am still new and just learning to use a light meter, and still trying to think quickly on my feet, I went with what I felt I could do well without improvising too much. I'm not sure I ever got that low, but I kept it at 4 or under for the entire shoot that began indoors. I did adjust my iso, but it did not occur to me to also try adjusting my exposure plus or minus, whatever that is called. I have only been on M for about 2 shoots, maybe 3.

D'Buggs

OK 3 threrads now. here's my response in one of the others:


I understand the complexities of this image (multiple sub's and time restricts) and will accept it for what it is, based on that - It is what it is....


WTS; I'd do lunch with her!
In a HEART BEAT!!!

FWIW, I hate it when clients start changing the rules. BEING ON TIME IS IMPORTANT!!! Some just don't seem to "get" that.

Svennie

wow indeed! Great shot, beautiful lady.

The background is somewhat distracting, especially the fence.

Ed911

Svennie wrote:

wow indeed! Great shot, beautiful lady.

The background is somewhat distracting, especially the fence.

I agree.

I know you said this is almost SOOC, but here are a few things that in my humble opinion that need to be addressed.

I think she's a little pink...but then again, I'm on my laptop...and it hasn't been calibrated yet. I find, when shooting Nikon flash, that often images are a little too cool.

Just a thought. Watch the belly bulge...sooner or later, she will look at the photo and see that she has what appears to be a fat roll right above her belt. I may be wrong, but I'll bet she won't find that attractive. Address clothing issues that may reflect less a less than flattering appearance.

I also think your image could benefit from a crop. Straighten the image, and then look at cropping the image around the top of the fence rail, and to the right of her head. This will get rid of lots of uninteresting space, and it fills the frame with your subjects, and now your image follows the rule of thirds.

You also have a very bright rectangle just to the left of her head. I would take that out, but it appears due to the fence it might be somewhat of a pain.

Question. Why is it okay with you that she is not in focus?

You definitely have the pose set up right...head tilt, etc. I like what you are doing there.

VayCayMom

Ed911 wrote:

I agree.

I know you said this is almost SOOC, but here are a few things that in my humble opinion that need to be addressed.

I think she's a little pink...but then again, I'm on my laptop...and it hasn't been calibrated yet. I find, when shooting Nikon flash, that often images are a little too cool.

Just a thought. Watch the belly bulge...sooner or later, she will look at the photo and see that she has what appears to be a fat roll right above her belt. I may be wrong, but I'll bet she won't find that attractive. Address clothing issues that may reflect less a less than flattering appearance.

I also think your image could benefit from a crop. Straighten the image, and then look at cropping the image around the top of the fence rail, and to the right of her head. This will get rid of lots of uninteresting space, and it fills the frame with your subjects, and now your image follows the rule of thirds.

You also have a very bright rectangle just to the left of her head. I would take that out, but it appears due to the fence it might be somewhat of a pain.

Question. Why is it okay with you that she is not in focus?

You definitely have the pose set up right...head tilt, etc. I like what you are doing there.

This is just a proof, once she has made her selection I do a complete edit and address issues like the ones you mentioned.I'll post about 100 proofs including her dogs, so this is not really edited at all. I had no intention of shooting in front of the fence but she was so late getting outside this is what we had time for. I don't mind that she is not in focus because if she was I would soften her a lot. And although she wanted me to do some solo shots of her to make her look "hot" we ran out of time, she was over 4 hours late. it was a very tough shoot.

l.k.madison

VayCayMom wrote:

This is just a proof, once she has made her selection I do a complete edit and address issues like the ones you mentioned.I'll post about 100 proofs including her dogs, so this is not really edited at all. I had no intention of shooting in front of the fence but she was so late getting outside this is what we had time for. I don't mind that she is not in focus because if she was I would soften her a lot. And although she wanted me to do some solo shots of her to make her look "hot" we ran out of time, she was over 4 hours late. it was a very tough shoot.

Seems to me like if she was over 4 hours late, she can't be picky that she didn't totally get what she wanted (as far as her being "hot" is concerned)...

I can't say I would have waited over 4 hours for a client, regardless of who they were.

It is a beautiful shot, congrats!!

Ed911

VayCayMom wrote:

This is just a proof, once she has made her selection I do a complete edit and address issues like the ones you mentioned.I'll post about 100 proofs including her dogs, so this is not really edited at all. I had no intention of shooting in front of the fence but she was so late getting outside this is what we had time for. I don't mind that she is not in focus because if she was I would soften her a lot. And although she wanted me to do some solo shots of her to make her look "hot" we ran out of time, she was over 4 hours late. it was a very tough shoot.

I understand...just some suggestions. You definitely have a client that will look good in your portfolio. I look forward to seeing your finished work.

Cute puppies and people shot...

kidzmom

You SHOULD be proud! Great work! Love the crisp colors.. she looks wonderful!

lilmomma

As others said, I think it's a great shot... We want to see more!