A bit too much of a rim light, watch for that white shirt being blown off in some (#3).
She also wears pretty much the same tense facial expression on all pictures, and it transcends into tensions of the poses. You gotto talk to your model, make her relaxed.
I'd crop #5 tighter, too.
A bit too much of a rim light, watch for that white shirt being blown off in some (#3).
She also wears pretty much the same tense facial expression on all pictures, and it transcends into tensions of the poses. You gotto talk to your model, make her relaxed.
I'd crop #5 tighter, too.
Thank you Nikolai for the comments and critique. I think this is the first time you have critiqued my photos? Always appreciated.
That rim light was the sun and it intensified with processing. I agree it is a bit much.
We did a lot with her this weekend as she is moving next week. I will be posting those in the coming days. You will see pretty much the same expression in all. She only likes the straight faced or more sultry look. No smilies. I tell her "that look is blank" or "happier" or "a hint of a smile" but she pretty much gives me the same look. If I do catch a smile, especially a big smile she says, "No one is to see that picture" ... Oh well, we do get some nice pictures and I am getting experience which I need. With the help of critique in this forum (sometimes that seems hard to get also) I certainly hope to improve.
On #5, thought maybe I should leave the entire chair in, but no? Would be better without?
nice and sharp and pretty model to boot. Her facial expression in 2-5 are *indentical*..you could literally photoshop the one expression into all pics! It ruins it in that level. #1 is only slightly different! If she is stuck on that expression show here this series and point that out to her.
You will see pretty much the same expression in all. She only likes the straight faced or more sultry look. No smilies. I tell her "that look is blank" or "happier" or "a hint of a smile" but she pretty much gives me the same look. If I do catch a smile, especially a big smile she says, "No one is to see that picture" ...
Once *you* get more comfortable with shooting you'll learn to be bit more bossy. This kind of attitude on her site may be OK when you shoot your friends/relatives/family and it's them who are doing you a favor of posing, but on a regualr basis it is not. If I give a direction and nothing happens I simply put the camera down and go talk to my model. After all, why would you need a hundred of identical poses/expressions? There are plenty of ways to deal with that: talk her into it, pose her with her back to you, put a paper bag (or a lamp shade :-) over her head... You gotta be creative - and be in control
On #5, thought maybe I should leave the entire chair in, but no? Would be better without?
If you were shooting an ad for a furniture store you could leave it in, but then it's not lit well enough. Since you're shooting *her* I say - trim it off :-)
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#1 and #5 are my favs here.
A bit too much of a rim light, watch for that white shirt being blown off in some (#3).
She also wears pretty much the same tense facial expression on all pictures, and it transcends into tensions of the poses. You gotto talk to your model, make her relaxed.
I'd crop #5 tighter, too.
Thank you Nikolai for the comments and critique. I think this is the first time you have critiqued my photos?
That rim light was the sun and it intensified with processing. I agree it is a bit much.
We did a lot with her this weekend as she is moving next week. I will be posting those in the coming days. You will see pretty much the same expression in all. She only likes the straight faced or more sultry look. No smilies. I tell her "that look is blank" or "happier" or "a hint of a smile" but she pretty much gives me the same look. If I do catch a smile, especially a big smile she says, "No one is to see that picture" ... Oh well, we do get some nice pictures and I am getting experience which I need. With the help of critique in this forum (sometimes that seems hard to get also) I certainly hope to improve.
On #5, thought maybe I should leave the entire chair in, but no? Would be better without?
Thank you for the encouraging comment. We were outside so had natural light with a diffuser and a fill.
I guess that makes sense
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If you were shooting an ad for a furniture store you could leave it in, but then it's not lit well enough. Since you're shooting *her* I say - trim it off :-)
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