1st Post! Need Critique on a Photo's Edits

[daisyish]

What do you mean by lift the tonality?

In Camera Raw move the Vibrance slider to the right to add tonality.
Adding Clarity would also add some tonality by adding some mid-tone contrast.

Or you could add a Vibrance Adjustment layer and increase the Vibrance. You can use the Camera Raw filter.

A lot of the problems with the photo now needing to be 'fixed' with post production editing could have been solved when the shutter was released by adding supplemental light (reflected or flash) to the girl to balance against the strong back lighting.

Looks like you needed to move a little to the left to get the appropriate amount of sun coming into the camera - this is too much. A little flare can sometimes work but a large green circle is letting you know that this is too much, that you needed to be positioned differently. This makes me want to squint looking into that much sun.

This can work but you'll need to figure out how to position yourself - go out and practice without a model and notice how if you move a little it will change how much sun you get, think about the angle, and as the sun's going down you'll need to adjust (especially getting into fall and shorter days).

Looks like you have good ideas and would benefit from further developing skills in how to get the subjects properly lit; notice the shadows, how you're positioning people, etc. (and double check how the hair's arranged before releasing the shutter).

Yeah I agree it is too much sun, and the green flare does kill the shot :/ thanks so much for your advice I'll be more careful with positioning next time!

 

[daisyish]

That big, green blob looks awful. I've never ever seen something that looks like that. What the heck *is* that from? It is right on the neck...it utterly kills this shot.

Yeah I totally agree I wish it wasn't there and I have no idea I think it is from the sun...

 

[daisyish]

Daisyish first a belated welcome to the forum. I like the "before" better because of the skin tone. I hope you will post some more of your images. I'm looking forward to seeing them.

thank you so much! I will definitely be posting more

 

[daisyish]

Welcome to the forum.

The green blob kills the shot for me and would take so much time to remove in photoshop (with not much chance of doing it well) that it's not worth working on at all (IMHO). Save time and stress - shoot again taking the advice given here into account before you start.

You have to know when to walk away from a shot.

Don't let the C&C get you down. This is a great place to learn loads, I know that from experience!

Agreed I should just let this photo go. Thanks for the advice!!

 

[FITBMX]

I'm a little late, but Welcome to TPF!!!

If your main focus is on fashion, you need to accentuate the model and whatever fashion product he/she has. I would make sure to use good light on the subject, and I would set a custom WB to make sure the product is properly represented.

Good luck and keep posting!

 

[daisyish]

Thanks for the welcome! And good tip about the WB I'll keep that in mind