Senior Pics

Wachel

Here are some senior photos from a recent shoot. Whacha think?

I don't know what happened to the watermark on these...must have hit a wrong setting. :scratch

She has a skin condition that gives her a really red complexion so I had to deal with that in post processing. Cute kid and fun to work with!


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Fstoplife

I really like number 3!! I love the composition and the lighting.

Cdorothy

I think they are beautiful! I'm sure she will love them!
Chris

Wachel

Thank you for the comments! She was head over heels about them and her mom said that she almost cried...I will take that. There were about 25 total photos that I presented to them. Now I am hoping some of her friends see these on Facebook and want to get theirs done.

Ridgetop

#1 and #3 are the winners for me. Very nice job. I can see why she was thrilled.

Hackbone

Your lighting seems a little flat meaning coming in from the front/overhead and not giving much direction to it. You typicially like to see a light side of the face and a somewhat darker side to give depth. The overhead light darkens the socket of the eyes and gives a black eye appearance.
Three is the best for my choice. But watch out for the sausage appearance of clasped fingers, better to lay one hand over the other.
In #4 whenever the hands touch the face they should barely touch. If you rest your head on the hands it tends to pouch out the cheeks.
I really like the idea of #1 quite abit but the chair overpowers the mood. A more simpler background would make her really dramatic.
I hope this helps.

Wachel

Ridgetop: thanks for the comments! I appreciate it.

Charles: Thank you for the tips and comments. As I was processing these I was thinking the same thing about the light an the eye sockets...the wind was blowing and I was trying to work fast between gusts but that is still no excuse. I see what you are saying about the fingers..I will keep an eye on that next time. I am proud of myself because I caught the face on the hands thing and explained what I wanted to see and why. She did that for the next couple of poses but this one still came out the best. Again, thank you very much for the feedback! I will take your comments to heart and work them into my next shoot.

Mike

kidzmom

Great set Wachel, I really enjoyed the series! Hackbone, you are wonderful to point out some very good points (which I also need to remember to keep in mind myself). I'm also voting for #3 as the best shot. I'm sure the pp was hard for the skintone, but you did a great job! That is super they were thrilled, I'd be too Thanks for posting.

Icebear

I'm not as serious a nit-picker of other folks' shots as I am of my own. I really like this series, and I think you've caught a very sweet, outgoing, thoughtful teenager. If that's not who she is, then the two of you perpetrated a very effective fraud .

It is very helpful to me to read the criticisms by more discerning photographers who see things that just don't register with me the first time through.

I do have one general comment though. I think the color renderings would all benefit from a tad more saturation.

trevorb

Wonderful set, you captured some great expressions.

Rhinotherunt

#3 is my fave in the series...

Wachel

Thank you all for the comments! #3 was her favorite as well. The photos above are just a selection from a total of over 20 that I presented to her.

I feel this is my best set I have done so far. I was having fun messing around with the processing in Aperture 3. I didn't even have to go to Photoshop!