Maternity Shoot

nicoleshilliday

Below are a few from my last Maternity Shoot! This is only my second time trying this out! C&C please.

[EDIT] I started to make some changes based on the comments...new pictures next to the old.

#1 Traditional Heart



#2 Blue top=boy (Now that i am looking at them side by side I don't like how i lost the blue in the shirt on the second try, will have to change that)


#3 (got the blue shirt but now it seems as if more red has appeared...will continue to work on it)


#4


#5 Daddy joined the fun


#6


Thanks for looking...

System

I like #3 due to the pose, color, and you can see her face-

also like the semi-silhouette with 'daddy'-

not real sure about the hand placement but then I guess I can't blame him-

she looks a little too uncomfortable in #4-

nicoleshilliday

gefillmore wrote:

I like #3 due to the pose, color, and you can see her face-

also like the semi-silhouette with 'daddy'-

not real sure about the hand placement but then I guess I can't blame him-

she looks a little too uncomfortable in #4-

I also like #3. She was fun to work with...good self esteem.

I am having trouble with the skin color in #2. Just can't seem to get it right...still working on it. (if anyone has any suggestions)

It was the dad's idea for #5. I agree, hand placment is strange, but i think it worked as a silhouette.

Thanks for your comments.

System

if you hadn't already checked it out, look at the pleasing skin tones http://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1091766 in the tutorials-

it's worked for me more often than not-

Andy

And check out my BW tutorials, these are a bit muddy, flat, grey, not real flattering. They need pop & punch

zoomer

Number 4 for me.
I really like the lighting in that one.
I would like it just as well in color.
Looks like a lot of fun.

nicoleshilliday

Thanks everyone. I am going to work on them a little more and see what i can do to make them better... That is why i posted.

nicoleshilliday

ok...i made a few changes. Does the first B&W look any better?? Not enough? Too much?? Any thoughts?