White on Black / Black on White- Possibly NSFW

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I worked with an amateur couple who wanted to do a black/white theme, their inexperience showed, but overall it was a fun shoot. I know the background can be distracting but this is what they wanted.

I am having problems with my main computer so I had to process these on my laptop, please let me know if the WB/Brightness/Contrast looks ok? Thanks.

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[gopal]

yr exposures are correct in outdoor shots.... in such type of fashion/different/personal shoots the BG is rightly chosen.....except the first outdoor shot, in the indoor shots the man's skin is giving more orangish tone, while girl more dark...i think u cud maintain slight more exposure for indoor shots...otherwise postures are good.....what was the light source inside?.....i think available light. 5th is great.

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Thanks for your response. These were all outdoor shots, however some were on a small porch of a abandoned house. For this whole shoot I was fighting bright sunlight, so I had to find small areas of shade to shoot in. Even on the porch shots (about 5 feet in width, out from the house) half was sunlit, I had to have someone hold a 42 inch gobo to block the sun enough for the shot. My main lights were a 60 inch umbrella and a 22 inch beauty dish, no shots were made with just available ambient light.

[gopal]

thanks for ur feedback.....there is contrast in body colour which is taken care of.

[Dylan-Fishman]

The guy had an orange tint... might wanna check that out.

To be realistic the only thing I would change is the background. I think I solid, yet neutral color would have done a beter job. Maybe a B&W would have done well too.

[TriniPhototakeoutta]

Interesting photoshoot.

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The guy had an orange tint... might wanna check that out.

To be realistic the only thing I would change is the background. I think I solid, yet neutral color would have done a beter job. Maybe a B&W would have done well too.

Now looking at them on my usual computer I agree about the orange, I have adjusted them slightly (red channel). The male model did have kind of a orange tint though, (prob tan in a can).

As far as the background, this is what the models wanted. They wanted a grunge type feel, hence, the graffiti covered walls and abandoned house. The shoot was done in downtown Atlanta (Little Five Points area).

Thanks for the input.

[SarahTomlin]

I actually like these photos very much. Hope this guy doesn't run across your comment about tan in a can.....it's better than melanoma....

[Enough Already]

I like the expressions in 5 but it needed a shallower depth of field in my opinion. They are all pretty good though. Well done.

[Dcrymes84]

I like

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I actually like these photos very much. Hope this guy doesn't run across your comment about tan in a can.....it's better than melanoma....

Thanks. You are right about my comment, sometimes I type without thinking, .

I like the expressions in 5 but it needed a shallower depth of field in my opinion. They are all pretty good though. Well done.

Can't argue with that, but I was working in blotchy sun light so any area with sun would have been blown out if I opened my aperture. Thanks, for commenting.

I like

Thanks.

[c.cloudwalker]

I like these photos. Who knows what they are about but that is part of their appeal in a way.

As far as the background is concerned, I would have picked an abandoned industrial type setting myself, but it is not my shoot and we don't even know what those two really had in mind. I have to say, though, that I much prefer the ones in which no nature shows. To me, #5 doesn't fit very well in the series.

As for you, the photographer, at least, it was not a boring shoot

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I like these photos. Who knows what they are about but that is part of their appeal in a way.

As far as the background is concerned, I would have picked an abandoned industrial type setting myself, but it is not my shoot and we don't even know what those two really had in mind. I have to say, though, that I much prefer the ones in which no nature shows. To me, #5 doesn't fit very well in the series.

As for you, the photographer, at least, it was not a boring shoot

These are two local models that are trying to build their portfolios. They chose the theme and the location of the shoot. I can tell you that I was not thrilled with the location and it's busy backgrounds. Another hindrance was that I had very little shade and very little room to work and the models were always very close to the back ground (they had no choice). Below are 2 photos of the location, which were shot the day before. One of the wall that runs parallel to a street, and one of an abandoned house overgrown with vegetation. In shot #5 from above they are hanging off the porch of the house.

It was indeed an interesting shoot, challenging and fun at the same time. I will be working with these models again in about a week. This time I will have more control of the location and theme.

Thanks for your comments.

[dab_20]

I like the idea. I would actually prefer a simpler background with their outfits and makeup. I think the graffiti distracts from the subjects.

[c.cloudwalker]

It was indeed an interesting shoot, challenging and fun at the same time. I will be working with these models again in about a week. This time I will have more control of the location and theme.

Can't wait to see the results of this next shoot.


Btw, interesting thing about busy images: one doesn't always see everything on the first look-see. It pays to go and look again. I just noticed the bird in her hair