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Tracks, Boots and a Guitar

ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
edited October 29, 2008 in People
C & C welcome.


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LadyTX
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    GP ImagesGP Images Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2008
    Beautiful subject and great posing.
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    ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2008
    This lovely lady has been giving you lots of shutter practice! I think my fave of this set is #5. She has a hint of a warm smile! I like the warm colors and nearly monochromatic look to them. thumb.gif
    Elaine

    Comments and constructive critique always welcome!

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    Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2008
    Stunning - she beautiful, the light is wonderfully controlled, and the posing ... well the posing couldn't be much better. Well done!!!
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    Dave CleeDave Clee Registered Users Posts: 536 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2008
    Wow, beautiful subject...and great lighting makes for a fun afternoon..

    #5 is my favourite. Minor "nit" is the top of the chair showing.

    #1 is a close 2nd

    #2 my only problem is the chair legs being cropped at the bottom.

    #3 I like this one as well, tighter crop maybe even better

    #4 I am not a fan of the crop, the negative space doesnt work for me and the tree on the right is a tad distracting.

    #6 Would of liked it better if the cloud line wasnt so close to her face. Maybe also a tighter crop ?

    Not sure if you had a ladder with you, but you could of also worked a few shots from up above shooting down. This would of allowed you to get her and the tracks but elminate some of the distracting background.

    Would of also liked to have seen a shot or 2 of her just walking down the tracks with guitar in hand ?

    Take the above with a grain of salt as all in all I think its a great set that you should be happy with. Curious if this was a client or a model you were using for your portfoliio ?

    Cheers

    Dave
    Still searching for the light...

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    that has added up over the years :wink
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    SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2008
    Oh My! I WANNA be a cowboy...she's fabulous!.....please understand, it's your photographs that really make me say that!...I love #3...YEEEEEE HAAAAAA clap.gif
    Swartzy:
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    Darren Troy CDarren Troy C Registered Users Posts: 1,927 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2008
    #s 1 & 6 are FabTastic! 6 is an album cover waiting for print!
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    lisaplisap Registered Users Posts: 294 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2008
    These are fantastic!! clap.gif

    I absolutely love the overall colouring of her clothing, the background, etc. etc. The setting is really nice. I don't even think I have a favourite, I love them all.

    -- Lisa P.
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2008
    GP Images wrote:
    Beautiful subject and great posing.

    Thanks for looking and your encouraging words.
    LadyTX
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2008
    Elaine wrote:
    This lovely lady has been giving you lots of shutter practice! I think my fave of this set is #5. She has a hint of a warm smile! I like the warm colors and nearly monochromatic look to them. thumb.gif


    Laughing.gif ... yes she LOVES to have her picture taken. Works great for me..:D I like #5 also. Getting her to smile for a photo is not easy. She wants them all to be sultry or straight faced "fashion".

    Thanks for your time and comments.
    LadyTX
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2008
    Stunning - she beautiful, the light is wonderfully controlled, and the posing ... well the posing couldn't be much better. Well done!!!


    Wow, thanks Scott. wings.gif Coming from you that means a lot.

    Thanks for looking and commenting.
    LadyTX
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2008
    Dave Clee wrote:
    Wow, beautiful subject...and great lighting makes for a fun afternoon..

    #5 is my favourite. Minor "nit" is the top of the chair showing.

    #1 is a close 2nd

    #2 my only problem is the chair legs being cropped at the bottom.

    #3 I like this one as well, tighter crop maybe even better

    #4 I am not a fan of the crop, the negative space doesnt work for me and the tree on the right is a tad distracting.

    #6 Would of liked it better if the cloud line wasnt so close to her face. Maybe also a tighter crop ?

    Not sure if you had a ladder with you, but you could of also worked a few shots from up above shooting down. This would of allowed you to get her and the tracks but elminate some of the distracting background.

    Would of also liked to have seen a shot or 2 of her just walking down the tracks with guitar in hand ?

    Take the above with a grain of salt as all in all I think its a great set that you should be happy with. Curious if this was a client or a model you were using for your portfoliio ?

    Cheers

    Dave


    Thank you Dave. It is always fun to be shooting.

    We are in agreement about the top of the chair showing. I meant to clone that out and I totally forgot ... lol.

    I like negative space in a photo but am in agreement with you on #4. She appears too "small" or something in this one. I think maybe too much over her head. Maybe if I made it more "panoramic" looking?

    Yes, the bright cloud line is a bit close to her face.

    No ladder available but would have made some good shots as would walking down the tracks with the guitar. Didn't think of that one. We were losing light very quickly ... lol.

    She is a friend that LOVES to have her picture taken and I need practice so it works well for us but, alas, she has now moved away. I am sure people are tired of looking at the same person anyway. Sorry folks but I do have some more that I haven't posted yet.

    Thanks again for looking and commenting.
    LadyTX
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2008
    Swartzy wrote:
    Oh My! I WANNA be a cowboy...she's fabulous!.....please understand, it's your photographs that really make me say that!...I love #3...YEEEEEE HAAAAAA clap.gif


    Laughing.gif ... you are tooo funny Swartzy.

    Since you seem to be a fan of this cowgirl you might enjoy these also if you haven't seem them already.

    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=107931
    http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=107613


    Thanks for stopping by and commenting.



    LadyTX
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2008
    Idlewild wrote:
    #s 1 & 6 are FabTastic! 6 is an album cover waiting for print!


    Thank you very much Idlewild. Appreciate your time and encouragement.
    LadyTX
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2008
    lisap wrote:
    These are fantastic!! clap.gif

    I absolutely love the overall colouring of her clothing, the background, etc. etc. The setting is really nice. I don't even think I have a favourite, I love them all.

    -- Lisa P.


    Wow, thanks very much Lisa. Much appreciated.
    LadyTX
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    TrevlanTrevlan Registered Users Posts: 649 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2008
    ladytx wrote:
    Wow, thanks very much Lisa. Much appreciated.

    Great work yet again! I'm curious to know if you used flash for fill or if all of it was natural light...

    Great work all of them came out sweet! :ivar It's a shame that such a nice model moved away.
    Frank Martinez
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    BCSPhotoguyBCSPhotoguy Registered Users Posts: 265 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2008
    I will try and not be a typical male... But let me say this - it really helps to have friends that like to have their picture taken that look that good WHILE getting their picture taken! She planning on visiting you again soon?! :D

    The series are great! I have gotten some great tips from them. I am just starting to expand my horizons as i have mostly done motorsports to date.

    Now... All i need is a model!
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    AgnieszkaAgnieszka Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 3,263 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2008
    Fabulous!! clap.gif
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    Trevlan wrote:
    Great work yet again! I'm curious to know if you used flash for fill or if all of it was natural light...

    Great work all of them came out sweet! :ivar It's a shame that such a nice model moved away.


    Thank you. I had an off-camera strobe but can't remember for sure if we used it on these. I believe I did. I know I did on the last one where she is against the sunset. We did many different sets all in one day as she was moving.
    LadyTX
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    I will try and not be a typical male... But let me say this - it really helps to have friends that like to have their picture taken that look that good WHILE getting their picture taken! She planning on visiting you again soon?! :D

    The series are great! I have gotten some great tips from them. I am just starting to expand my horizons as i have mostly done motorsports to date.

    Now... All i need is a model!


    Thanks very much!!

    Now ... I'm in need of a model too ... lol
    LadyTX
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    Agnieszka wrote:
    Fabulous!! clap.gif


    Thank you so very much. Appreciate your time and kind words.
    LadyTX
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    Lee MasseyLee Massey Registered Users Posts: 274 Major grins
    edited October 16, 2008
    Very nicely done. #1 is my favourite. Nice light, nice composition, stunning model... What's not to love? thumb.gif

    Very well done. Thanks for sharing.

    Lee
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2008
    Lee Massey wrote:
    Very nicely done. #1 is my favourite. Nice light, nice composition, stunning model... What's not to love? thumb.gif

    Very well done. Thanks for sharing.

    Lee


    Thank you very much Lee. Appreciate it.
    LadyTX
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    BkodgerBkodger Registered Users Posts: 157 Major grins
    edited October 18, 2008
    Nicely done. I agree, and like #5 as my favorite.
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 20, 2008
    Fad2blk wrote:
    Nicely done. I agree, and like #5 as my favorite.

    Thank you very much.
    LadyTX
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    RBrogenRBrogen Registered Users Posts: 1,518 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2008
    LadyTX I can only echo what everyone else is saying in that these are wonderful shots. I particularly like the lighting in #6...may I inquire as to what setup you used to get her lit that way with the sun setting in the background? thumb.gifthumb.gif
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 22, 2008
    RBrogen wrote:
    LadyTX I can only echo what everyone else is saying in that these are wonderful shots. I particularly like the lighting in #6...may I inquire as to what setup you used to get her lit that way with the sun setting in the background? thumb.gifthumb.gif


    Thanks very much for commenting. I used my flash off-camera triggered with Pocket Wizard to light her against the setting sun.
    LadyTX
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    clemensphoto'sclemensphoto's Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2008
    I really love these picturesclap.gifclap.gif
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    geospatial_junkiegeospatial_junkie Registered Users Posts: 707 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2008
    #4 and #1 are my favs.

    #4 is just plain sexy and I really like the pose on the tracks in #1.

    With this woman, smiling=cute, nut not smiling=sexy and sultry.

    I would like to see these without the sepia processing if possible (although these are terrifc!).

    Are these for a cd cover? #1 shouts CD cover to me!

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    geospatial_junkiegeospatial_junkie Registered Users Posts: 707 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2008
    Obviously you didn't get the memo, posted in the following thread regarding the train tracks! :D

    http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=109326
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    ladytxladytx Registered Users Posts: 814 Major grins
    edited October 29, 2008
    I really love these picturesclap.gifclap.gif


    Thanks very much for your time and comments.
    LadyTX
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