Z - High School Graduation Shoot

[Jayce]

Sorry, I forgot to check back on this thread. For what it's worth, I am generally pretty progressive. I'm not easily offended, etc. I called the photos racy because, as someone else said, they aren't what you'd expect to see displayed in her family's home. There's no question that she looks gorgeous in them, and that the photos themselves are strong.

In my mind, senior portraits are meant to depict "happy", as opposed to "sexy", and these are very clearly created with sexy being the goal. There's a HUGE middle ground between ****ty studio background with a plastered smile and these. I definitely lean towards your style over the typical yearbook photo, but I think it could come down a couple notches, and still maintain the "modern" style.

 

[littlesandra]

Sorry, I forgot to check back on this thread. For what it's worth, I am generally pretty progressive. I'm not easily offended, etc. I called the photos racy because, as someone else said, they aren't what you'd expect to see displayed in her family's home. There's no question that she looks gorgeous in them, and that the photos themselves are strong.

In my mind, senior portraits are meant to depict "happy", as opposed to "sexy", and these are very clearly created with sexy being the goal. There's a HUGE middle ground between ****ty studio background with a plastered smile and these. I definitely lean towards your style over the typical yearbook photo, but I think it could come down a couple notches, and still maintain the "modern" style.

I hear you, which is why I posted another couple showing a less I guess what you guys are calling "racy" pose.

 

[Derrel]

This one?

I think she's stunningly beautiful and the dress suit her perfectly - senior portraits or not! I'd much rather have this hanging of my daughter than a fake smile on a ****ty background in a studio, haha.

+1

Yes, that's the one. You removed it earlier. Apparently your sense of commitment to upskirts versus,say,****ty backgrounds varies based on poster comments. Whatever. You caved in earlier and removed the shot, yielding to pressure, but now are back, talking tough.

 

[trm6346]

I need to concur.
The legs exposed ruin the picture.
Its as if the shooter cant decide whether this is an erotic shoot, or a prom night shoot.
One very stable rule of portrature is that skin will always draw the viewer's attention. If you wanted to take pics of her legs, then it's a poor shot, if you wanted to take pics of her face, then they are poor, if you wanted to compose the ambience of the prom night, then you missed that too.
I think the theme should be decided first, and then zero in.

The model is flawless, I would think composing her would be effortless.

 

[Jeff Colburn]

For the first three:
1 - It's great.
2 - Don't like the "up skirt" angle or the guy in the background. I do like the reflection, but move so the grout line isn't cutting her head off.
3 - Not crazy about the angle of her leg or that her hand is cut off. No matter how you move, either the blue pipe or ductwork would be coming out of her head. Your only option would be to shoot down on her.

The two middle shots are great.

I'm not crazy about the bottom one because of her right foot sticking out out from her dress, the position of her left leg and the "up skirt" thing again. This would have been a good place to get a closeup of her face, maybe by having you move a little more to the left.

Keep shooting.

Have Fun,
Jeff

 

[Browncoat]

Yes, that's the one. You removed it earlier. Apparently your sense of commitment to upskirts versus,say,****ty backgrounds varies based on poster comments. Whatever. You caved in earlier and removed the shot, yielding to pressure, but now are back, talking tough.

Agreed.

 

[Josh220]

Bwahahaha.... people calling this "erotic." I sure hope you don't watch TV or go to the movies anymore.

Something for the grandparents? Perhaps not. However, I am sure other photos from this shoot are better suited for grandparents and prudes.

I do, however, believe you should have stood strong from the start in this thread. As Derrel pointed out, you caved to the masses expressing their dislike. You have talent, and if this is exactly what the client wanted then no one else can say it's too racy. Some people are more sensitive to things like this, but some find it totally harmless.

This reminds me of a thread on "another" forum. He had a photo of his wife's breast (in a very artsy and tasteful manner) and his relatives (parents?) got VERY offended by it because their mindset could not differentiate between art, nudity, porn, "erotic", etc. Everything outside of a persons comfort zone (too much skin, or god forbid, nudity) becomes "porn" or "erotic." I feel this is the case with this thread.

 

[littlesandra]

Bwahahaha.... people calling this "erotic." I sure hope you don't watch TV or go to the movies anymore.

Something for the grandparents? Perhaps not. However, I am sure other photos from this shoot are better suited for grandparents and prudes.

I do, however, believe you should have stood strong from the start in this thread. As Derrel pointed out, you caved to the masses expressing their dislike. You have talent, and if this is exactly what the client wanted then no one else can say it's too racy. Some people are more sensitive to things like this, but some find it totally harmless.

This reminds me of a thread on "another" forum. He had a photo of his wife's breast (in a very artsy and tasteful manner) and his relatives (parents?) got VERY offended by it because their mindset could not differentiate between art, nudity, porn, "erotic", etc. Everything outside of a persons comfort zone (too much skin, or god forbid, nudity) becomes "porn" or "erotic." I feel this is the case with this thread.

for the record I didn't cave and delete it, I wanted this photo as the main photo on my website so I had to delete and re-upload and forgot about the dead link on here, so sorry it was taken as me caving to the bad comments on the picture. I really didn't realize the link went dead.

A lot of people here jump to conclusions so very easily ha ha ha.

 

[SwitchFX]

Aren't these a bit racy for what should be considered a senior shoot? I like them, for what it's worth.

I was thinking more along the lines of a bridal shoot.

 

[ghache]

LOL, f*ckin people. if she likes the pictures, then you did a good job.

 

[artoledo]

LOL, f*ckin people. if she likes the pictures, then you did a good job.

:thumbup:

 

[robertwsimpson]

Is there supposed to be a man standing in the background in #3?

Is that really all you people have to bug about? How inappropriate she looks for her age and there's a miniature man in the backrgound blended in that I didn't even notice? Haha.

Also, get rid of the glass?? No. But I totally agree about the pole. I also don't agree about b&w, the colors of this location stand out so much that black and white end up being lack luster. I've tried both, and the color is much better suited.

These obviously weren't all the shots we did, we did some suitable for her family - she is actually into modeling with FMG Group here in my city, so the shots did take a more mature look as she could also use them in her portfolio.

These two show her age much better, and as far as representations of the time of her life (which I think is the point of senior photos), they're the best of the bunch, in my opinion. They're a-typical, but they still look like senior portraits.

 

[abc123_4]

great photos
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[Aye-non Oh-non Imus]

Surely the prudes can have their say, but likewise there are those that appreciate an alternative approach. Your local culture dictates what is appropriate. You have a wonderful eye. :thumbsup:

 

[littlesandra]

Surely the prudes can have their say, but likewise there are those that appreciate an alternative approach. Your local culture dictates what is appropriate. You have a wonderful eye. :thumbsup:

Very well said.