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Dancer in Long Island City (1 MNSFW)
lizzard_nyc
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Shot a dancer yesterday and man did I learn a lot. Still have a way to go, but I am liking getting there.
C&C appreciated.
The day was blinding sunny. We started shooting at 4:15 ish. and shot for roughly 1.5 hours.
She had no special request, not a one, she just wanted to feel good, she said she really needed it. Sure, no pressure.
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3. Too bright? I worked w/ the sun only, no flash no reflectors and so I wound up w/ a shadow on one side of her body. I know I know. I will post this one up as a "i really wanted this to work". The cloning job is the pits, and it's too overexosed in PP. Dang it!
Still i will post it here because I have to share it, but she likely won't see it.
4.seriously experimental shot on my part. Wanted to try something I've never tried before. Didn't come out like I thought, but I like it.
5. All I kept thinking was, if that was me I'd blow this up so big and hang it on my wall :rofl.
C&C appreciated.
The day was blinding sunny. We started shooting at 4:15 ish. and shot for roughly 1.5 hours.
She had no special request, not a one, she just wanted to feel good, she said she really needed it. Sure, no pressure.
1.
2.
3. Too bright? I worked w/ the sun only, no flash no reflectors and so I wound up w/ a shadow on one side of her body. I know I know. I will post this one up as a "i really wanted this to work". The cloning job is the pits, and it's too overexosed in PP. Dang it!
Still i will post it here because I have to share it, but she likely won't see it.
4.seriously experimental shot on my part. Wanted to try something I've never tried before. Didn't come out like I thought, but I like it.
5. All I kept thinking was, if that was me I'd blow this up so big and hang it on my wall :rofl.
Liz A.
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Love all of these. My least fav is #2. I personally like #3, bright and all. I think it really works with this photo. Especially with the desaturated processes you used. Very fun feeling these give. Great job.
BTW, that last one. That's NOT me and I still want to blow it up large and hang it on my wall. Very sexy. And may I say... "Ñooo que culaso!!"
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what id don't like..... for #1 - squinty eyes......if you swung her around 180* that would have taken care of that...also I want more DOF so I can read the sign....or waaaay less to really blurr it...right now I strain to read it and get a headache :~}}
#2 - very good shot except that you need to cut more of her head off or none at all....this is just me but I feel if cut a head off do it to or almost to the forehead or at least make it so it looks flat....but I am not a fan of the chopped head look.....I can appreciate the artistic value of it tho.....
#4 - Lens flare shots ... ... ... ... I have tried for over 30 yrs and not got one I liked...clients have liked them but I have not and do not include them in any portfolio.....But I like the idea and the pose and all...... keep Trying....
I really like this sorta cheese cakey shot...my nits again the sign need more blur or bring it in focus...give me a head ache and the reason I am drawn to the sign is...it is bright red and that just yanks me away from the legs and tush.........
Try making it a sketch...do the invert, desaturate, greyscale thingy and it might turn into a really nice BW sketch......#3 is also a candidate for this type of treatment.....
Good Luck with your experimentations.
There's a sign in #5?
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You're kidding about 3, right? It's the money shot for me!!! (And, actually, I find 1 to be more "too bright") than 3.
I also love #5 (although I'd straighten it - the tilt is making me slightly seasick. Unlike contributing boys, I dragged my eyes away from chica's loveliness long enough to notice that
Lady, you are ROCKING it with your recent stuff. What I love most about your work is that your style is absolutely YOURS - it's definitely not cookie cutter, and just brims with energy and pizzazz. Love it!
ETA: have just realised it's not gloves but the shadow/flare combo
the slight lean of the bod complements the slight un straight fore ground...actually I thought it might be a non flat bridge....I have been on some that had curvature built into them..
Duude...that is all I see in 5 ... an out of focus Pepsi Sign
Love dancers and you did a great job with her.
I like them all.
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#3 FTW!!!
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PS I realize your a city gal and I'm a country guy so you are soooooo much more aware of the NYC style so I do have to bow to your style.
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I was thrilled w/ the outcome, though I know there are technical issues I need to work on. I keep cutting off the head at the wrong place. I keep gravitating towards that same crop. Qarik pointed it out before too and I realized I did it again with this one when Art pointed it out.
It was funny, I was rushing her outfit changes because I was afraid of how quick it would get dark and then realized I should have waited half an hour to start shooting, might have made a big difference w/the shadows and squinty eyes.
Also, I got kicked out of one area of the park because I am supposed to have a permit to shoot there, I did not know this, but the guy who booted me told me to go further down away from the people checking permits and that's how I found the PEPSI sign. I was so happy, it was our final shots of the day, and then my DOF is off and you can barely make it out!!!! ah live and learn. Still I like the color, but agree that it should be a little easier to read. Also I can't straighten it, because then I cut off her hand, the one where her fingertips are sticking out and I just love that little detail.
hackbone---I agree w/the lack of detail, though I have some where the detail is better, unfortunately the shadows are more visible too. So, not a bad guy at all. I get it.
She is very happy with the shots, giddy actually:) she previously asked me to shoot her and two dancer friends of her for their website and I couldn't do it on short notice. Long story short, I saw the shots that were taken which looked like point and shoot snapshot, so by comparison, I figure I couldn't do worse.....Anyway, she's thrilled, I'm thrilled, and I don't think she really notices the flaws, though they scream at me.
Art--I am making it my mission to get a badass flaire shot before 30 years.
I have to share my first dgrin post w/ you guys and for any newbies that are just starting out.
My first shot w/ my first DSLR
then please check out my black and white conversion--I hope you got a good laught out of it.
Now I'm a high contrast addict.
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Love the processing...:D
You might try sliding the "highlights/lights" sliders to the left AND the "Darks/Shadows" sliders to the right some to see if you can bring down the bright areas without increasing the shadows (on #1 & #3, not this one...).
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Boy there is just no making you happy:). I kid.
I remembered why I had to chop off where I did. She had her arm over her head with her hand resting on top. I didn't like the fleshy part of inside of her arm, it just took over the photo and that's all I saw, hence the tight crop. If I cropped less, her hand would have been sticking out on top looking like Thing, from "The Adams family". What I had not thought of was that I could have cropped even tigher. I will give it a go to see.
The tush shot, I can't straighten it without losing most of the hand on the edge, the one where the fingers stick out a bit, that little bit makes the shot for me. I originally did automatically straighten it, then I saw most of the hand was gone and reverted back. Not sure which is worse, I'm guessing the tilt is worse, but I'm being stubborn about it.
Thansk Qarik.
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All of the crops are fine...don't over think it. The last one looks fine as is also.
It is good that the sign is not crisp that would be a distraction, it is readable and that is good enough.
Listen to critique, ponder it, then use or or don't. Make the shots be "your" vision.
Trust your instincts....you naturally have a good eye.....
This is good creative work.
"The greatest hindrance to creativity is the fear that you may be wrong."
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::more googling::
::excessive googling::
...COIN OPERATED TELESCOPE! wasn't chopped.
I had not thought of vignetting on #3, but now i'm curious to see what it looks like.
I sent her the images already as is and she LOVED them. But now I will give this a go to see.
Thank you for your tips and advice.
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I KNOW!!! (slapping sound from hand to forehead contact).
Also, I wasn't sure what they were called either "big binoculars you pay for", I had "viewfinder" going through my mind also
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