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She has a great smile.

trooperstroopers Registered Users Posts: 317 Major grins
edited August 27, 2012 in People
I haven't contributed much lately so here's several shots from about a month ago. I can take pictures of her all day, every day...I love her warm natural look and expressions. As usual with my photography, max use of natural available light with min post-processing.

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    QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2012
    Lovely model and images!
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    Quincy TQuincy T Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2012
    I think these are alright. They seem to lack contrast, and #3 has such a shallow DOF that you lose half the face to soft focus.
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    anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2012
    Hmm... I think you need to share more images of this pretty lady in order for me to form an opinion of your work and give you adequate feedback. Many, many more images.
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    IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited August 24, 2012
    Great subject and nicely posed, but raise your black point, and I agree about the DOF in #3. Unless your subject is looking nearly dead-on at you, at f/1.4 you'll never get both eyes crisp when you're that close.
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    trooperstroopers Registered Users Posts: 317 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    All, thanks for chiming in.
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    trooperstroopers Registered Users Posts: 317 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    Anonymouscuban, here's two more for you. Just a quick note about the shoot...this gal replied to a casting call for a job/project that I'm working on. She was one of 12 that day. The shoot was not a formal portrait session...it was just a quick shoot to evaluate her.

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    Quincy TQuincy T Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    The second one there is pretty excellent. Two nitpicks. Clone the tall grass in the background to cover up that blue sky or whatever it is. And next time try to avoid having stuff in her face. Great shot, though.
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    lifeinfocuslifeinfocus Registered Users Posts: 1,461 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    Quincy T wrote: »
    The second one there is pretty excellent. Two nitpicks. Clone the tall grass in the background to cover up that blue sky or whatever it is. And next time try to avoid having stuff in her face. Great shot, though.

    Even with those changes, I really like number 2 in second series.

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    Quincy TQuincy T Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    lifeinfocus wrote: »
    Even with those changes, I really like number 2 in second series.

    Phil

    Definitely! It's a great shot. Sorry if I seemed overly critical. There just aren't a lot of perfect images floating around.
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    lifeinfocuslifeinfocus Registered Users Posts: 1,461 Major grins
    edited August 25, 2012
    Quincy T wrote: »
    Definitely! It's a great shot. Sorry if I seemed overly critical. There just aren't a lot of perfect images floating around.

    Sorry, I didn't mean that way. It is just one of those photos you see and have a great feeling about it.

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    babowcbabowc Registered Users Posts: 510 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2012
    I have to agree, #2 is from second set is captivating.

    I also often have problems as you did with the third image in first set because I don't think about the DoF before changing my subjects poses.
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    trooperstroopers Registered Users Posts: 317 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2012
    Thanks again for all the comments. Much appreciation.
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    D3SshooterD3Sshooter Registered Users Posts: 1,187 Major grins
    edited August 27, 2012
    Do like the updates, the originals are nice as well although with low contrast, but then again that is also a style...
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