Sofia Works The Red Collar

elfving73

Howdy friends!

Yet another few pics from the photosession with my colleague Sofia. We had a great shoot. We dídn't take it to seriously and we just improvised as we went along, shooting in her 1 room flat. We've planned to do this a long time, but since we're colleagues, mostly when I'm not working, she is and the other way around.
For these pics, I used a 90x90 cm softbox infront, slightly on her left and a umbrella from behind, high, slightly on her right. Just wanted to share! C&C are welcome!

Regards / Matty

gpphotos

i think i like the last one the best...it looks like a very natural, fun shot.

Scott_Quier

#2 and #5 have my vote. Between these shots and the perfume shots, one has to conclude that this lady really likes to laugh and have fun. There is nothing timid about her laughing/smiling face! Just love that kind of spirit!

DavidTO

She is a natural, photogenic beauty.

That last shot is fun. Very coy. I like it.

saurora

Very nice! Love the last shot in particular!

Owen

I would have raised the softbox up slightly and moved it a bit further back - for catchlight purposes. The colorbalance is a bit warm but it suits the subject, IMO. Beautiful shots otherwise.

Ted Szukalski

Hey Matty, I saw this post in the canon forum and was waiting for it to arrive here. It's fun series and I absolutely adore the last one.

System

Gorgeous model and pics, but is that the outline of the softbox creating the perfect square in her eyes? Looks a little odd. Look at the diiference between the reflections in her eyes from this shoot...

elfving73

Well, that's because on this pic, the softbox is the actuall backdrop, and the headlight source is an silver umbrella infront on her left, and if you look carefully, you'll see reflections from a reflector, placed low on her right - that's why the catchlight looks different to the other, were the softbox is the headlight and the umbrella is for hairlight.

Matty

truth wrote:

Gorgeous model and pics, but is that the outline of the softbox creating the perfect square in her eyes? Looks a little odd. Look at the diiference between the reflections in her eyes from this shoot...

elfving73

Thanx! We had a great shoot, and I think she did great for being the first time infront of the camera.

Matty

gpphotos wrote:

i think i like the last one the best...it looks like a very natural, fun shot.

System

elfving73 wrote:

Well, that's because on this pic, the softbox is the actuall backdrop, and the headlight source is an silver umbrella infront on her left, that's why the catchlight looks different to the other, were the softbox is the headlight and the umbrella is for hairlight.

Matty

Yeah, I kinda figured that. I just find the square reflections to be rather distracting, they look very unnatural in an otherwise stunning series of pics.

elfving73

Thanx! Well, yes - she IS a very glad and cherfull woman, always with a smile on her face. We had a great shoot with a lot of joking and laughing. Actually, this was her first time posing, I think she did great. So relaxed and comfortable infront of the cam.

Matty

Scott_Quier wrote:

#2 and #5 have my vote. Between these shots and the perfume shots, one has to conclude that this lady really likes to laugh and have fun. There is nothing timid about her laughing/smiling face! Just love that kind of spirit!

elfving73

Thanx! Yes, I agree! The cool thing is that I don't think she considered herself very photogenic before the shoot, but later when glancing through the pics, from the expressions on her face, it was quite obvious that she looked at herself differently! I just love that "effect".

Regards / Matty

DavidTO wrote:

She is a natural, photogenic beauty.

That last shot is fun. Very coy. I like it.

elfving73

Thank you, saurora!

saurora wrote:

Very nice! Love the last shot in particular!

elfving73

Thank you, Owen! Well, honestly, I'm a sucker for that kind of catchlight and did that on purpose.

Matty

Owen wrote:

I would have raised the softbox up slightly and moved it a bit further back - for catchlight purposes. The colorbalance is a bit warm but it suits the subject, IMO. Beautiful shots otherwise.

elfving73

Thank you, Ted! Yes, I like the last one too, it seem to be the most popular out of these 5 pics. Personally, my favorite is #01, I really like it (if you can say that about your own pictures?) *Haha*

Matty

Ted Szukalski wrote:

Hey Matty, I saw this post in the canon forum and was waiting for it to arrive here. It's fun series and I absolutely adore the last one.

elfving73

Ok! I guess that's a matter of personal preferences - I am a sucker for that kind of catchlight and I did it on purpose.

Matty

truth wrote:

Yeah, I kinda figured that. I just find the square reflections to be rather distracting, they look very unnatural in an otherwise stunning series of pics.

Art Scott

Love how that RED COLLAR works Sofia...thumbFANTASTIC SHOTSthumb

Nikolai

Hey Matty,
Considering how close to Halloween we are, I'd play with a black makeup and V-teeth. Either for real or at least in PS.
It simply begs for it!
Nice series:-)

elfving73

Thank you, thank you! Hehe! Yes, I think you may have a point there....

Art Scott wrote:

Love how that RED COLLAR works Sofia...thumbFANTASTIC SHOTSthumb

elfving73

Thanx Nikolai! Haha! Yes, you know... the thought actually stroke me too! Perhaps I should give it a try in PS! Haha!

Nikolai wrote:

Considering how close to Halloween we are, I'd play with a black makeup and V-teeth. Either for real or at least in PS.
It simply begs for it!
Nice series:-)

elfving73

Nikolai wrote:

Considering how close to Halloween we are, I'd play with a black makeup and V-teeth. Either for real or at least in PS.
It simply begs for it!
Nice series:-)

Hehe! Here you go!

Nikolai

Now you're talking!

elfving73 wrote:

Hehe! Here you go!

Now how about making a pale face and adding a bit of evilish to the whole treatment?

Sask2005

I would have whitened her lower teeth in the "because I'm worth it" shot because they are very obvious and drew my eyes to them. Nice pics though, good lighting.