Business Portrait Session

Crystal Eve

I recently did a business style portrait session for a very nice fellow who is developing a site focused on Commercial Real Estate/Development. I listened to the feedback I received in a previous thread and I am hoping I improved a bit. Please tell me what you think!

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Overfocused

OK I'm just gonna throw the gloves off here bear with me... I also didn't see the other thread so this is my first impression.


I like the setting in 3 and 4, but he looks very uncomfortable in his expressions... was he nervous? You may have to work on getting him to smile more naturally.


#1 I think his outfit would look better with the bottom of the jacket closed, for a slick businessman look it looks a little sloppy
#2 It kind of says 'icky businessman' with the scum on the wall, lol (not to laugh but I'd never guess that I'd be talking about scum on a wall for critique haha) I'd either back away from the wall, open the lens up... or find another wall!

I think you've got some really good settings for this type of portrait, it just needs to be tidied up a bit and for him to relax as much as he can. If he can't, ask him to have a beer or two with lunch, haha.

Ugh don't take anything wrong please I like to joke around too :P



*edit*

So I looked at the rest of the shots on smugmug... I see a few here that are much more natural looking, at least to me

http://crystaleve.smugmug.com/People/Portraits/12264503_Q2rZb#996336604_67Fvo-A-LB
http://crystaleve.smugmug.com/People/Portraits/12264503_Q2rZb#996341048_nv3HP-A-LB
http://crystaleve.smugmug.com/People/Portraits/12264503_Q2rZb#996338234_A9cvA-A-LB
http://crystaleve.smugmug.com/People/Portraits/12264503_Q2rZb#996339416_brBRf-A-LB (out of focus but natural)
http://crystaleve.smugmug.com/People/Portraits/12264503_Q2rZb#996340181_U8Yu2-A-LB

And for this one I think this would crop very well and could replace #2 with the same effect, but no scum, and a more engaging pose/expression:

http://crystaleve.smugmug.com/People/Portraits/12264503_Q2rZb#996339262_vpDW3-A-LB

Crystal Eve

Thank you for the feedback! I definitely think he had a hard time loosening up. I may have made him nervous

Agreed on the scum wall but he wanted the in industrial look. I like it but perhaps less in focus on the wall would have been better. The last one you linked to is much better but I didn't like his expression in that one.

Really great feedback, thank you!!

Overfocused

Crystal Eve wrote: »

Thank you for the feedback! I definitely think he had a hard time loosening up. I may have made him nervous

Agreed on the scum wall but he wanted the in industrial look. I like it but perhaps less in focus on the wall would have been better. The last one you linked to is much better but I didn't like his expression in that one.

Really great feedback, thank you!!

Photoshop his head in

Crystal Eve

Overfocused wrote: »

Photoshop his head in

HAHAHA! Done!

trevorb

I like the last one best, great colors.

Crystal Eve

trevorb wrote: »

I like the last one best, great colors.

That one is my personal favorite as well Thank you!