Senior Photos C&C Please

rogerchester · November 8, 2011

Icebear · November 8, 2011

I think she has a favorite pout.

anonymouscuban · November 8, 2011

She's a very pretty girl. I wish her expression changed thoughout the photos. Aside from that, I think the second one is the best. The others are a bit drab/flat.

Hackbone · November 8, 2011

Lean, lean, lean, lean and lean. Need a little more variety in the posing.

Lighitng is the key. Most of these a flat in the lighting. Raise you black point up some and see if that helps.

Quincy T · November 9, 2011

#1 Seems it would have been better if it were tighter...too much space above.
#2 Looks good, but seems to be lacking something
#3 Not as good as #5, which is the lean I would keep.
#4

#5 Awesome. Perfect composition, lighting is interesting, and I can finally feel the electricity one would imagine comes out of those eyes at some point.

Meuryc · November 9, 2011

#2 is the best, #1 would be good if it was tighter. My main issue is the model. Even looking at the images in your gallery she has one expression and it is mostly more than a bit flat. A pout can be beautiful but the eyes and face have to sell it.

rogerchester · November 9, 2011

Is this better?

With a smile..

Icebear · November 9, 2011

My, yes. Though I'd tone down the teeth

a tad.

BrettDeutsch · November 10, 2011

I liked the 1st version better -- don't think it looked flat at all. In my opinion, the second set is too contrasty and the skin tones are off. They're all pretty shots, but I don't get the poses -- it doesn't look natural to me to lean a forehead into a wall, and I like my poses to look at least vaguely like real life.

divamum · November 10, 2011

I don't mind the pout in some of the shots, but I think you need to make a set with some more variety so she can choose what she likes. My favorite of the set is #5 - the light and pose in that work very well.

Did you do a lot of skin retouching? It looks a little plasticky (although I know sometimes teen girls overdo their foundation, so not sure if that's from her or work you did in post!). If you did retouch, you might want to dial it back a little.

One last thing: I would probably selectively adjust the colour on her lipstick to better complement the colours in her shirt - the shirt is an red+purple, and that lipstick is bright fuschia. To me, it's just too many different reds in close quarters....! It's easy enough to do - just draw a loose circle around the lips in PS and make that into its own hue/saturation layer - play with the colour until it tones better with the other reds/pinks in the shirt and mask it onto just the lips. Easy peasy. Trickier in LR, but you can still adjust it a bit by playing with the colour sliders.

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