First payed job!

Mr. QuietMr. Quiet Registered Users Posts: 1,047 Major grins
edited October 29, 2010 in People
Here is one picture from my first payed senior shoot! The client really liked it, but I would like to know what you guys think.

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Mr. Christoferson

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  • Jeremy WinterbergJeremy Winterberg Registered Users Posts: 1,233 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    not sure why he's pointing.. his face is lit poorly.. his left leg looks hyper extended.. Its a very odd angle..

    But he liked it! Which is the only thing that truly matters. clap.gif Congrats on the first paid job! I remember mine.. so many things went wrong (flash wouldn't work 1/2 the time, off camera flash blew over and broke my umbrella, 0 shade outside their house.. typical photog drama) and they still somehow gave me money. headscratch.gif
    Jer
  • reyvee61reyvee61 Registered Users Posts: 1,877 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    Congrats on your first payed job and while I'm thinking along the lines that Jeremy mentioned there are enough niche markets to satisfy just about any style of portraiture photography.
    If the customer liked it that is a big plus.

    My main issue here is that his face is poorly lit.....
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  • jirojiro Registered Users Posts: 1,865 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    Congrats on your first payed photo gig. thumb.gif As for the image you can always do some "extra" magic doing some pp on any platform to enhance it. Congrats again. clap.gifclapclap.gif
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  • Mr. QuietMr. Quiet Registered Users Posts: 1,047 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    Thank you all for the great comments! I agree that the face needs much better lighting :-)

    If you want to see all of them, visit here!
    If you work at something hard enough, you WILL achieve your goal. "Me"

    D200
    NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 D
    Tamron SP AF90mm f/2.8 Di 1:1


    Welcome to my NEW website!

    Mr. Christoferson
  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    Getting paid is always fun.
    Hopefully they did not all look like this one.
    I imagine this is cool as a dark moody black and white with attitude, unless they all look like this then you have some work to do :).
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  • Mr. QuietMr. Quiet Registered Users Posts: 1,047 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    Check out the website I posted in the above post, you will be surprised I think :-)
    If you work at something hard enough, you WILL achieve your goal. "Me"

    D200
    NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 D
    Tamron SP AF90mm f/2.8 Di 1:1


    Welcome to my NEW website!

    Mr. Christoferson
  • Jeremy WinterbergJeremy Winterberg Registered Users Posts: 1,233 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    He means.. this website - The one you linked to brings us to your smugmug homepage, not the gallery.
    Jer
  • FoquesFoques Registered Users Posts: 1,951 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    i'm no pro, but I am not a fan of most of the shots in the posted gallery.

    But then again, as long as client is happy...
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  • Mr. QuietMr. Quiet Registered Users Posts: 1,047 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    As to the shots in the gallery, the client chose the spot. I personally think they are to busy and the trees are very annoying, but the location was not my choice.

    But what exactly don't you like about the shots Foques?
    If you work at something hard enough, you WILL achieve your goal. "Me"

    D200
    NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 D
    Tamron SP AF90mm f/2.8 Di 1:1


    Welcome to my NEW website!

    Mr. Christoferson
  • Mr. QuietMr. Quiet Registered Users Posts: 1,047 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    Jeremy Winterberg wrote: »
    He means.. this website - The one you linked to brings us to your smugmug homepage, not the gallery.

    Oops, sorryheadscratch.gif Thanks for the help clap.gif
    If you work at something hard enough, you WILL achieve your goal. "Me"

    D200
    NIKKOR 50mm f/1.4 D
    Tamron SP AF90mm f/2.8 Di 1:1


    Welcome to my NEW website!

    Mr. Christoferson
  • Jeremy WinterbergJeremy Winterberg Registered Users Posts: 1,233 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    Mr. Quiet wrote: »
    Oops, sorryheadscratch.gif Thanks for the help clap.gif

    No Problem :D

    #28 is nice, just wish the sky wasn't blown out.
    Jer
  • briandelionbriandelion Registered Users Posts: 512 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2010
    To each his own. Despite its technical flaws I thinks it's a cool shot. Kinda reminds me of a WWll Soviet propaganda poster: "onward to Berlin, comrades!" drums.gif
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    It is about how that thing looks photographed." Garry Winogrand

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