I'm frustrated

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I had a small shoot today with this young girl. I don't know what I'm doing wrong. I like how some of them came out.But others...ehhh. But I cant figure out what I don't like. Anyone have any ideas? I need all the help I can get.




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[notoriouslightning]

I think the shots are good corol and lighting wise. I might of pulled back a little so the top of her head isnt missing. #4 is my personal favorite. All around good job.

 

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ahhhhh....crap.....I think thats what it is

 

[manaheim]

Getting super close with lenses tends to do bad things to people's faces, too... esp with wide lenses. I'm on my wife's machine so I can't easily tell your lens or focal length, but if you had either of these things going on that may contribute.

 

[Sw1tchFX]

step back, zoom in.

 

[MarcusM]

In addition to the previous comments, I think they look a little overprocessed.

#1 the background is weird because it looks blown-out or white on the right-hand side and dark on the left.

 

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I think im done as far as natural lighting goes.....anyone have any idea what my next step would be for artificial? Budget isnt that big...so...

 

[Sw1tchFX]

You just need to know how to use natural light to your advantage.

Shoot in the shade with a dark background and your light source behind you, a winning combination every time, using strobes complicates things.

 

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You just need to know how to use natural light to your advantage.

Shoot in the shade with a dark background and your light source behind you, a winning combination every time, using strobes complicates things.

sometimes thats hard to do