Meet Brooke

Aspecto5

Long time since I've posted in here. Recently did a shoot with Brooke. Haven't processed anything but this one so far. Thoughts? :B Just posted the original with it too.

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Aspecto5

Now I remember why I don't post very often. Lol! And I see they took away the view counter. :B

sweet caroline

I'm glad you commented, because I missed this post before. I'm very much liking the color, and the trail leading off into the background. The model seems very natural to me and I like her intense gaze. The twig across her leg at the bottom of the frame bugs me a little, but that's nit picking. I also wish I could see the hand on the tree at least a little. I look forward to seeing more from this shoot.

Molotov Everything

I'm not a portrait shooter by any means but I think the only thing I don't like about this is the way her dress falls, it makes her body look very rectangular. It has nothing to do with the way you shot the photo (which I think looks great as far as lighting, setting and perspective goes), but I'm thinking if maybe the dress could be cinched in at her waist a bit or maybe she rotated to be at more of an angle to the lens so there were more curves and less rectangle it would have been better.
I'm just hypothesizing though.

Photosbychuck

Nice shot

I think it might help if you cropped some off the bottom.



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Chuck,
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Qarik

my thoughts? she is pretty, the light looks nice, the background is nice. I am not digging the pose..it's as if you got in her in between poses while she is fixing her hair. Also her face and hair rally pop from rest of the image..too much so imo. her face and hair are much more saturated in appearance then rest of the image which has desaturated look

Aspecto5

Excellent points all the way around. Good thing I saved it with all it's individual layers. I'll tweak it soon and repost. Thanks! :B

garratt15a

If you hold the mouse pointer over the Last Post date and time, it will show you the number of comments and views.
Nice girl by the way.

Hope this helps.
Andy

TenThirteen

I agree with Quarik, but it in general looks soft to me... Might just be me.

divamum

I've had to look at it several times, but I've finally figured out what it is that's bugging me in among the attractive girl, the pretty setting and nice lighting: her legs show she's actually quite slim, but she is obviously really big up top and she has the dreaded "Double Boob" syndrome which can unfortunately occur with ill-fitting bras/tanks. It's particularly noticeable on camera right, where a piece of hair/shadow has emphasised the effect (in fact, I think if you were to clone that out you could greatly minimize the appearance of it).

The setting is absolutely gorgeous - where'd you find all those pretty autumn colours in Arizona? :giggle

zoomer

Overall not a bad shot. Very cute model.
Tilted to the right and the dress and chest look blown on my monitor. I like the overall soft foggy look...hope that was your intent.
The pose looks like she is playing with her hair....which rarely works since the shot is static makes it look like she is holding her hand their in an odd place. Her arm straight down would have probably worked better.

A shot with potential.

Aspecto5

Before and after....
Ok, sorry for the late response. Specially after complaining of no comments when I first posted this. Lol! But I wanted to spend some time on this reply. Hope everyone is still willing to chime in. First off, here's the original and my edit....


I've been inspired lately with a local photographer named Amanda Diaz. I know people don't like to click on links, but I don't feel comfortable posting her work without consent. Anyways, her style, specially when it comes to fashion shots, really has me intrigued. Which is where my hazy layer comes from. I've tried to convince her to take some paid mentoring lessons with me, but haven't recieved a straight yes or no yet.

The model, this was her very first shoot. So for posing, this is a shot where I caught her inbetween movements. Just happened to be the better of what she was doing. Lol! She's not entirely at fault, for my directing skill aren't top notch because of my inexperience. This was TFP for both of us. Zoomer commented on her chest being blown out, I left it somewhat bright, hoping it would detract from that area of the photo. She's very well endowed in that area, as you can see, and I didn't want that to be the main focus of the image.

One more shot that I'm not completely satisfied with....

I didn't realize till after the shoot and we were walking back to the parking lot, that she had really put on a lot of make up. So much that when her hair blew back in the wind, I could see the drastic color change behind her ear. And I've been struggling to match up her face with the rest of her body. Kind of like trying to match up a farmers tan. Ugh! Anyways, I'm hoping to spend a good amount of time tomorrow processing this shoot. If there's any interest, I'll post some more. Oh! And any tips on how to process in the above photographers style, would be greatly appreciated. Not looking to so much as copy her, but I'd love to blend some of her techniques with my own. Thanks for your patience everyone. Oh! And Diva, I'm from Alberta. Lol! As you can see, the pretty autumn colors came from a hues adjustment layer. :B

divamum

Why did I think you were in Arizona?! No idea - must've read "AB" as "AZ" in a moment of total aberration

In any case, can I just say these two pictures are an object lesson in how a DRESS can change the subject's figure so dramatically? I really don't think it's the pose (although that helps too) as much as the way the garment fits/flatters - instead of hanging away from her hip, it accentuates her waist curve so you can see it. Soooo much better. In the white one, she looks very disproportionate, and a bit like a fridge with thin legs. In the black/multi, she looks like a well-proportioned, pretty lady.

At this size, I can't see the difference in face vs body - on my monitor, looks fine.

The shot you linked to is nice - looks to me like she was shooting right into early or late direct (but low) sun to get the flare and rim-lighting. Seems to me you had an overcast day, so it would be tough to recreate that look.

To my eye, your 2nd shot could benefit from cropping out the sky - the interest is in the subject and the colours. Makes a very nice square crop, in fact or, if you take a little more off the bottom, a nice landscape shot.