Teen headshots
C&C always welcome!
Other than Mini-D, I haven't done headshots for kids/teens, so wasn't quite sure how it would go, but had a lot of fun with this pretty teenager. She's done some acting, and maybe wants to consider some modeling; she's only 5'5" ish, but she's a natural in front of the camera.
And ~drumroll~ I have FINALLY found an easy, nearby, relatively-open-access (but not crowded) location to use at the weekend. It was soooo nice to be able to step back a little, and use the 70-200 without worrying all the time (and that lens is rivalling the 135L at times - I am so glad I took the plunge and got it!).
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3. (see if you can guess 1. location 2. light sources. Muahahahahaha
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4. Curious if the comp on this works for others or not. I really like the green, but wonder if it's distracting for some?
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Other than Mini-D, I haven't done headshots for kids/teens, so wasn't quite sure how it would go, but had a lot of fun with this pretty teenager. She's done some acting, and maybe wants to consider some modeling; she's only 5'5" ish, but she's a natural in front of the camera.
And ~drumroll~ I have FINALLY found an easy, nearby, relatively-open-access (but not crowded) location to use at the weekend. It was soooo nice to be able to step back a little, and use the 70-200 without worrying all the time (and that lens is rivalling the 135L at times - I am so glad I took the plunge and got it!).
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3. (see if you can guess 1. location 2. light sources. Muahahahahaha
)4. Curious if the comp on this works for others or not. I really like the green, but wonder if it's distracting for some?
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It was a fun set - even though we had unexpected BRIGHT sun and wind (not what we - or the weather report - had anticipated lol) there were loads of neat little shaded places we could shoot. I am SO excited to have thought of this spot! Shooting at the weekends has always been a real problem for me - home is tough on the family, and parks are usually filled with people and it's hard to get on with the job because of distractions. We had a few people who needed to get past us on the bridge, but it wasn't a problem at all. It's also close enough to home that for extended shoots, I can easily do indoor/outdoor looks without a lot of "on location" hassle
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1, A little cool? I'm sure you'll deal with the fly-away hairs. Great eyes.
2, Face and eyes a little dim?
4, I like the green on the right very much, but I don't like her expression.
5, My fav. Love the shadows of the louvers. Great eyes.
6, Could use a little more brightness
7, My runner-up, I like the pose.
An "accurate" reproduction of a scene and a good photograph are often two different things.
Jack, those "louvers" are actually the shadows from the bridge in #2 - sat her down with her back to the sun and played
I like the pose in that last one too. Even with very specific direction, it was REALLY hard to get her to *not* just turn straight to me and to separate her head from her shoulders, so I was pleased to have at least a few with angles.
Since nobody guessed the location: It's the roof of a multi-story parking lot, and the bridge is a footbridge to the buildings across the street. Seriously.Awesome. Can't WAIT to shoot there again!!!!!!!!!
As mentioned the color doesn't look quite "right" of course these days people use so many color variations in portraits.
Overall a really nice set.
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She is a beautiful young lady and I'll bet she is thrilled. You certainly did find a great location. (BTW, on my monitor #7 has a slight yellow cast on the teeth. I don't see that in the other shots.)
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