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Hazel, Part I: La Vie En Rose (18+)

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited April 18, 2012 in Go Figure
Well, it is what it is: a few portraits with rose.. :wink :dunno

Different expressions, different crops, different treatments...

I kinda like each for its own merit, so I decided to share more than one :D

#1: A portrait with rose

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#2: A portrait with rose

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#3: A portrait with rose

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#4: A portrait with rose

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#5: A portrait with rose

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#6: A portrait with rose

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#7: A portrait with rose

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Canon 5D, 70-200MkII and 24-105, ACR 6.1, PS CS5

Enjoy! C&C is welcome!

This post was made with the assistance of Star*Explorer
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    PhotoLasVegasPhotoLasVegas Registered Users Posts: 264 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2010
    nice shots... I'm not sure the last few are so flattering to her body, though.. based on the straight-on shot, her left breast is her larger breast, and the last few shots with her left shoulder down, just looks like her breast is "hanging there". We dont' shoot nudes so can't make suggestions on how to better pose her (and I hate giving criticism without giving a solution, so sorry 'bout that!)...
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited April 17, 2010
    PhotoLasVegas wrote:
    nice shots... I'm not sure the last few are so flattering to her body, though.. based on the straight-on shot, her left breast is her larger breast, and the last few shots with her left shoulder down, just looks like her breast is "hanging there". We dont' shoot nudes so can't make suggestions on how to better pose her (and I hate giving criticism without giving a solution, so sorry 'bout that!)...
    Thank you for commenting! thumb.gif
    Yeah, most people are asymmetric in one way or another. Some poses/framing/angles/ligting patterns hide this assymmetry, some don't. I share more than just one perfect shot from the shoot for this very purpose - so the dgrinners can learn and see with their own eyes what would work in their case and what wouldn't.

    In fact, the straight up shot you've mentioned is a nearly an ideal way to hide this assymetry: the larger breast is in shade and hence looks smaller deal.gif
    Other methods of "equalizing" the breasts size would include:
    having model to lift her left arm (did that in quite a few frames here); completely hiding one of the breast with a prop (limb, pose, shade, angle) - in my case I've chosen fabric (in the "spiral" set); having her torso turned her right hand side to the camera (so her left breast, which would be closer, would look bigger, this method is typically combined with shading); etc.

    HTH
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    AgnieszkaAgnieszka Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,263 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2010
    Nice set ... I only wish her skin were a bit smoother + her face looks awfully white in comparison with the rest of her body (especially in 1, 2 & 3 - might want to consider darkening it a bit? ne_nau.gif)

    Not a big fan of the / any straight forward shot(s) (#4), but 1, 2, 3, & 5 would be the winners in my eyes thumb.gif
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited April 19, 2010
    Agnieszka wrote:
    Nice set ... I only wish her skin were a bit smoother + her face looks awfully white in comparison with the rest of her body (especially in 1, 2 & 3 - might want to consider darkening it a bit? ne_nau.gif)

    Not a big fan of the / any straight forward shot(s) (#4), but 1, 2, 3, & 5 would be the winners in my eyes thumb.gif
    Thanks Angie! iloveyou.gif
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    angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2010
    It is striking how cool her face is in the first three, and I too think they need some facial warmth.


    Speaking to the asymmetry, Without it, I would think something was wrong with her~ We can use asymmetry (highlighting the side we like in a crooked smile), or hide it or play within it~


    Overall, these are very nicely done and I love the posing.

    Great lighting too~
    tom wise
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2010
    angevin1 wrote:
    It is striking how cool her face is in the first three, and I too think they need some facial warmth.


    Speaking to the asymmetry, Without it, I would think something was wrong with her~ We can use asymmetry (highlighting the side we like in a crooked smile), or hide it or play within it~


    Overall, these are very nicely done and I love the posing.

    Great lighting too~
    Thanks Tom! thumb.gif
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    angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited April 23, 2010
    Nikolai wrote:
    Thanks Tom! thumb.gif
    Edem das seine, ain't it? ;-) mwink.gif

    Woof!:oogle
    tom wise
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    BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2012
    Stunning. Nothing else can be said.bowdown.gif
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited February 13, 2012
    JohnGalt_ny wrote: »
    Stunning. Nothing else can be said.bowdown.gif

    Thanks John, appreciate the compliment! thumb.gif
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    Mathieu05Mathieu05 Registered Users Posts: 203 Major grins
    edited February 23, 2012
    Beautiful series.
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    NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited February 23, 2012
    Mathieu05 wrote: »
    Beautiful series.

    I got lucky to have a beautiful model! mwink.gif
    Thanks!thumb.gif
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    rojam1000rojam1000 Registered Users Posts: 57 Big grins
    edited April 18, 2012
    lovely series i like #1 the best
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