my new cousin-in-law..

Briggie

Hey all...just got back from a visit with my cousin and his new wife. She's quite photogenic, so i had to have a little photo shoot with her! Here are my favorites!

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Critques and critisism always welcome!!

here's a link to the complete gallery, if anyone is curious!

saurora

You are so right.....she is strikingly beautiful! Wonderful shots, wonderful poses....you done good! I especially like #3 thru #5. Hope she poses some more for you. (Nice to have a model in the familiy for your portfolio!!!)

i_worship_the_King

wowzer, 4&5 are top notch! I need a family model, no fair.

Excellent work, and congrats to everyone in the family!:D


On a second look, #3 and #4 look like completely different people - did you heal or PS to get the lightening effect or did that occur naturally? Either way, I like #4. A lot.

Elaine

She's beautiful and I think you did a great job! Nice variety of poses (love her coat, BTW). On #3, I think if she had been looking up a bit more and maybe turned a bit towards the light her eyes would be sparkly; love the light on #4 (I might crop a little bit higher so as not to crop at the knee) and #5 is fun and relaxed and shows a connection between you. I like the idea of #2, but IMO the hair in front of her face is distracting. #1...I wish there were feet! Overall...lovely lady and lovely setting. Well done!

Briggie

saurora wrote:

You are so right.....she is strikingly beautiful! Wonderful shots, wonderful poses....you done good! I especially like #3 thru #5. Hope she poses some more for you. (Nice to have a model in the familiy for your portfolio!!!)

Thanks Saurora!! She's a joy to photograph, but unfortunately, we won't have them in Canada for about a year yet! they are in Germany til next July, but i was happy to be out there last week for a visit. These were taken at a site called Externsteine . But i do look forward to some more shoots when they get here!! She loves to be on the other side of the lens!

Briggie

i_worship_the_King wrote:

wowzer, 4&5 are top notch! I need a family model, no fair.

Excellent work, and congrats to everyone in the family!:D


On a second look, #3 and #4 look like completely different people - did you heal or PS to get the lightening effect or did that occur naturally? Either way, I like #4. A lot.

Thanks for the nice compliments!! These photos are straight out of the camera, no post done to them...all natural. we had an overcast day, so it was like shooting in a huge softbox .

I arranged her hair differently in shot 3. in shot 4, her part is in the middle...could explain the different looks! also, some were taken under some trees, others in the open. totally changes the light effects! actually makes it hard to get a handle on the exposure! i shoot aperture priorty but the w/b was often fooled by the cloud cover! gotta learn how to control that!!

Briggie

Elaine wrote:

She's beautiful and I think you did a great job! Nice variety of poses (love her coat, BTW). On #3, I think if she had been looking up a bit more and maybe turned a bit towards the light her eyes would be sparkly; love the light on #4 (I might crop a little bit higher so as not to crop at the knee) and #5 is fun and relaxed and shows a connection between you. I like the idea of #2, but IMO the hair in front of her face is distracting. #1...I wish there were feet! Overall...lovely lady and lovely setting. Well done!

Thanks so much, Elaine!! here's an alternative for number 1.... you're right, the missing feet are bugging me now..

hamster

Great shots! #3 is my favorite, and I MUST HAVE THAT COAT!

Cuties02q

Wow great shots!!

Briggie

hamster wrote:

Great shots! #3 is my favorite, and I MUST HAVE THAT COAT!

Thanks Hamster!! i can ask her where she bought it!! but i think it was in the UK!!:D

Briggie

Cuties02q wrote:

Wow great shots!!

Thanks so much, Cuties!!