Sarah - The Photo Forum

thebeginning · 10-31-2005, 10:58 AM

here are a few shots I took the other day while in Dallas.

thanks for any comments and critique

Verbal · 10-31-2005, 11:12 AM

The last shot may be a tad overexposed, but it brings out her gorgeous eyes.

Nice shots, all of them!

Big Mike · 10-31-2005, 11:19 AM

Looks good but I find that her eye lashes are distracting...something felt weird about the first two and then it clicked with the last one...her eye lashes are all clumped together, they look very artificial and distract from her pretty face and gorgeous eyes.

LittleMan · 10-31-2005, 11:44 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Mike

Looks good but I find that her eye lashes are distracting...something felt weird about the first two and then it clicked with the last one...her eye lashes are all clumped together, they look very artificial and distract from her pretty face and gorgeous eyes.

I agree..

mentos_007 · 10-31-2005, 11:46 AM

I like the second one best!!! the first one is also very interesting but for me, it should have more "air" above her head... you know ... just a bit more space up there. the second one is fantastic - great eyes! lovely light and pose and fantastic DOF. and I hope that you don't mind a bit of critique on the last one... ok.. the last one would be great if she didn't have so much powder on her face... it just looks very artificial... try encouraging her not to do make-up and then take her on a photo shoot... natural girls are way prettier, I think so...

Corry · 10-31-2005, 01:03 PM

Quote: Originally Posted by Big Mike

Looks good but I find that her eye lashes are distracting...something felt weird about the first two and then it clicked with the last one...her eye lashes are all clumped together, they look very artificial and distract from her pretty face and gorgeous eyes.

Agree...the eyelashes are very distracting.

Alison · 10-31-2005, 01:07 PM

Great DOF, love the 2nd pose and I agree about the lashes.

danalec99 · 10-31-2005, 01:34 PM

fab!

clemeys · 10-31-2005, 04:27 PM

2 is my fav also love the dof, would like to see her shot a little more at an angle too, not just straight on w/ the face. Agree the lashes make the shot look artificial.

elsaspet · 10-31-2005, 05:00 PM

I really like the second one. All the shots are good though. Nothing you could do about those lashes.

thebeginning · 10-31-2005, 05:28 PM

thanks guys!

i would try fixing up the lashes a bit, but i'm afraid i'd kill it.

Peanuts · 10-31-2005, 06:05 PM

Agreed, the second one is the strongest, yet I also love the colour of the background in the first.

(Same comment regarding the lashes.. but.. that is beyond the point)

Sharkbait · 10-31-2005, 08:47 PM

Did you add a vignette in post-production?

thebeginning · 10-31-2005, 08:50 PM

yes i added some slight vignetting. do you think it's too strong? i still havent found my favorite method for that...

Sharkbait · 10-31-2005, 08:52 PM

It's just noticeable around the bottom, that's all. Almost every time I do vignetting in the studio, I end up erasing it around the bottom. It's not bad at all in these, I just noticed it because I deal with it so much in the studio.

thebeginning · 10-31-2005, 09:01 PM

ah, ok. well i'll keep that in mind, thanks!

AIRIC · 10-31-2005, 09:09 PM

Very nice images and beautiful girl but the eyelashes are just to distracting for me.

Eric

craig · 10-31-2005, 11:53 PM

Excellent lighting, exposure etc. The composition is definetly classic. I have never been a fan of seeing the subject's teeth.

danny · 11-01-2005, 09:17 AM

I'm confused about all the comments concerning the eye lashes. Is that not something that the photographer has very little control over? I'll confess that I don't keep up with styles but, maybe this is a new trend or something. I'm not really a fan of the low rider jeans that everyone seems to be wearing but it's hard to take a photo of a girl without them these days. I like the photo's, and she's a very attractive young lady.

Corry · 11-01-2005, 09:56 AM

Quote: Originally Posted by danny

I'm confused about all the comments concerning the eye lashes. Is that not something that the photographer has very little control over? I'll confess that I don't keep up with styles but, maybe this is a new trend or something. I'm not really a fan of the low rider jeans that everyone seems to be wearing but it's hard to take a photo of a girl without them these days. I like the photo's, and she's a very attractive young lady.

Not a trend, some young girls just have the mistaken idea that if you put tons of mascara on it will make it look like you have tons of long thick beautiful eyelashes, where instead it clumps and looks like hairy spider legs. I suspect many young girls do the same thing, as I have seen a few others (always VERY young) that do this. Once she figures out how to do it in moderation, she'll learn to really bring out those eyes, not that she needs make up at all to do that. She has beautiful eyes. I had to learn myself..I didn't have anyone to teach me...but eventually I figured out after I put the mascara on, to take another mascara brush with no mascara at all on it, and brush it through to separate the lashes, before they dried together.

And no, the photog may not have control over it, but it's a distracting element of the photo none-the-less.

10-31-2005, 10:58 AM	#1 (permalink)
thebeginning TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,777 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	Sarah here are a few shots I took the other day while in Dallas. thanks for any comments and critique __________________ -Daniel C. I shoot Nacon and Kinon.

10-31-2005, 11:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
Big Mike I am Big, I am Mike Site Moderator Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Edmonton Posts: 17,646 My Photos Are OK to Edit	Looks good but I find that her eye lashes are distracting...something felt weird about the first two and then it clicked with the last one...her eye lashes are all clumped together, they look very artificial and distract from her pretty face and gorgeous eyes. __________________ Edmonton Wedding Photographer Blog

10-31-2005, 11:44 AM	#4 (permalink)
LittleMan TPF Junkie! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 6,643	Quote: Originally Posted by Big Mike Looks good but I find that her eye lashes are distracting...something felt weird about the first two and then it clicked with the last one...her eye lashes are all clumped together, they look very artificial and distract from her pretty face and gorgeous eyes. I agree.. __________________

10-31-2005, 11:46 AM	#5 (permalink)
mentos_007 The Freshmaker! Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Poland, Sz-n Posts: 9,305	I like the second one best!!! the first one is also very interesting but for me, it should have more "air" above her head... you know ... just a bit more space up there. the second one is fantastic - great eyes! lovely light and pose and fantastic DOF. and I hope that you don't mind a bit of critique on the last one... ok.. the last one would be great if she didn't have so much powder on her face... it just looks very artificial... try encouraging her not to do make-up and then take her on a photo shoot... natural girls are way prettier, I think so... __________________ my portfolio <- my new webpage!!!!

10-31-2005, 01:03 PM	#6 (permalink)
Corry Flirtacious and Bodacious TPF Subscriber Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 20,676 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	Quote: Originally Posted by Big Mike Looks good but I find that her eye lashes are distracting...something felt weird about the first two and then it clicked with the last one...her eye lashes are all clumped together, they look very artificial and distract from her pretty face and gorgeous eyes. Agree...the eyelashes are very distracting. __________________ To The Core ~~~~~ Baseball time is here again/ You can catch it all on WGN! So stamp your feet and clap your hands/ Chicago Cubs got the greatest fans! We’re singing now . . . Go, Cubs, go/ Go, Cubs, go! Hey, Chicago, what do you say/ The Cubs are gonna win today! ~~~~~

Remember Me?

Not registered? Register today! Forgot your Password?

Remove advertisements
The Photo Forum - Photography Discussion Forum Advertisement	Sponsored links

10-31-2005, 11:12 AM	#2 (permalink)
Verbal $100 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Washington State Posts: 2,904	The last shot may be a tad overexposed, but it brings out her gorgeous eyes. Nice shots, all of them!

10-31-2005, 01:07 PM	#7 (permalink)
Alison Swiss Army Friend TPF Subscriber Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: TX Posts: 9,472 My Photos Are OK to Edit	Great DOF, love the 2nd pose and I agree about the lashes. __________________ The decision to have a child is to accept that your heart will forever walk about outside of your body. ~ *Katherine Hadley*

10-31-2005, 01:34 PM	#8 (permalink)
danalec99 TPF Junkie! Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 8,362 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	fab! __________________ S Jobs : 21 Ways I'm not responsible for my photographs. Photography is not documentary, but intuition, a poetic experience. It's drowning yourself, dissolving yourself, and then sniff, sniff, sniff – being sensitive to coincidence. You can't go looking for it; you can't want it, or you won't get it. First you must lose your self. Then it happens. -Henri Cartier-Bresson

10-31-2005, 04:27 PM	#9 (permalink)
clemeys Been spending a lot of time on here! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 176	2 is my fav also love the dof, would like to see her shot a little more at an angle too, not just straight on w/ the face. Agree the lashes make the shot look artificial.

10-31-2005, 05:00 PM	#10 (permalink)
elsaspet Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Dallas Posts: 4,062 My Photos Are OK to Edit	I really like the second one. All the shots are good though. Nothing you could do about those lashes.

10-31-2005, 05:28 PM	#11 (permalink)
thebeginning TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,777 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	thanks guys! i would try fixing up the lashes a bit, but i'm afraid i'd kill it. __________________ -Daniel C. I shoot Nacon and Kinon.

10-31-2005, 06:05 PM	#12 (permalink)
Peanuts TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Canada Posts: 2,663 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	Agreed, the second one is the strongest, yet I also love the colour of the background in the first. (Same comment regarding the lashes.. but.. that is beyond the point) __________________ Brittany

10-31-2005, 08:47 PM	#13 (permalink)
Sharkbait TPF Junkie! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,405	Did you add a vignette in post-production? __________________ john@whitesharkphoto.com The camera cannot express the human soul. The photographer can.

10-31-2005, 08:50 PM	#14 (permalink)
thebeginning TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,777 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	yes i added some slight vignetting. do you think it's too strong? i still havent found my favorite method for that... __________________ -Daniel C. I shoot Nacon and Kinon.

10-31-2005, 08:52 PM	#15 (permalink)
Sharkbait TPF Junkie! Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 2,405	It's just noticeable around the bottom, that's all. Almost every time I do vignetting in the studio, I end up erasing it around the bottom. It's not bad at all in these, I just noticed it because I deal with it so much in the studio. __________________ john@whitesharkphoto.com The camera cannot express the human soul. The photographer can.

10-31-2005, 09:01 PM	#16 (permalink)
thebeginning TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Texas Posts: 3,777 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	ah, ok. well i'll keep that in mind, thanks! __________________ -Daniel C. I shoot Nacon and Kinon.

10-31-2005, 09:09 PM	#17 (permalink)
AIRIC TPF Junkie! Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Brooklin, Ontario, Canuckia Posts: 4,801 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	Very nice images and beautiful girl but the eyelashes are just to distracting for me. Eric __________________ Stay Focused

10-31-2005, 11:53 PM	#18 (permalink)
craig TPF Junkie! Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Winchester, CA U.S.A Posts: 4,769	Excellent lighting, exposure etc. The composition is definetly classic. I have never been a fan of seeing the subject's teeth. __________________ Come in below me. http://craigblankphotography.viewbook.com/

11-01-2005, 09:17 AM	#19 (permalink)
danny No longer a newbie, moving up! Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 82	I'm confused about all the comments concerning the eye lashes. Is that not something that the photographer has very little control over? I'll confess that I don't keep up with styles but, maybe this is a new trend or something. I'm not really a fan of the low rider jeans that everyone seems to be wearing but it's hard to take a photo of a girl without them these days. I like the photo's, and she's a very attractive young lady. __________________ Danny

11-01-2005, 09:56 AM	#20 (permalink)
Corry Flirtacious and Bodacious TPF Subscriber Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: North Central Illinois Posts: 20,676 My Photos Are NOT OK to Edit	Quote: Originally Posted by danny I'm confused about all the comments concerning the eye lashes. Is that not something that the photographer has very little control over? I'll confess that I don't keep up with styles but, maybe this is a new trend or something. I'm not really a fan of the low rider jeans that everyone seems to be wearing but it's hard to take a photo of a girl without them these days. I like the photo's, and she's a very attractive young lady. Not a trend, some young girls just have the mistaken idea that if you put tons of mascara on it will make it look like you have tons of long thick beautiful eyelashes, where instead it clumps and looks like hairy spider legs. I suspect many young girls do the same thing, as I have seen a few others (always VERY young) that do this. Once she figures out how to do it in moderation, she'll learn to really bring out those eyes, not that she needs make up at all to do that. She has beautiful eyes. I had to learn myself..I didn't have anyone to teach me...but eventually I figured out after I put the mascara on, to take another mascara brush with no mascara at all on it, and brush it through to separate the lashes, before they dried together. And no, the photog may not have control over it, but it's a distracting element of the photo none-the-less. __________________ To The Core ~~~~~ Baseball time is here again/ You can catch it all on WGN! So stamp your feet and clap your hands/ Chicago Cubs got the greatest fans! We’re singing now . . . Go, Cubs, go/ Go, Cubs, go! Hey, Chicago, what do you say/ The Cubs are gonna win today! ~~~~~ Last edited by Corry; 11-01-2005 at 09:59 AM.

Remove advertisements Sponsored links
The Photo Forum - Photography Discussion Forum Advertisement