2 casual portraits for cc....

cailinp · Jul 16, 2010

Went out for coffee with the munchkin and a girlfriend yesterday. Shot this quick.

LaFoto · Jul 16, 2010

Well done for "quick"! Clean background, no distractions. Good focus on the eyes.
I prefer the first over the second. Her pose in the second seems contrived somehow, in the first she just looks good. Pretty. Nice.

dak1b · Jul 16, 2010

ya the background in #1 is simple, which is a good thing. :thumbup:

Moe · Jul 16, 2010

Looks good for quick shots. Those eyes are way, way too white for quick shots IMO (especially the first photo). Whites of the eyes should look like that in fashion magazines, if at all.

cailinp · Jul 16, 2010

Moe said:
Looks good for quick shots. Those eyes are way, way too white for quick shots IMO (especially the first photo). Whites of the eyes should look like that in fashion magazines, if at all.

Your right about the first photo. I did way to much editing there on her eye whites and have been way to lazy to go fix it. It's just for fun though. However, I didn't think the second one was so bad. I didn't even do anything to the whites specifically. All I really did was adjust white balance, exposure...etc.

MohaimenK · Jul 16, 2010

2nd picture looks good for a portrait IMO. It captures your face better and seperates it from the background where in the first one, it just looks like a simple pic taken with a PS.

Btw, is it me or do you resemble these two:

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http://www.vivagoal.com/images/wallpapers/tara-reid-10.jpg

Robin Usagani · Jul 16, 2010

Wow.. pretty face, beautiful eyes, nice teeth. I would ask her to pose again. For real this time.

MohaimenK · Jul 16, 2010

Schwettylens said:
Wow.. pretty face, beautiful eyes, nice teeth. I would ask her to pose again. Fore real this time.

Lol I thought it was her! Looked at the avatar kindda looked like her.

supraman215 · Jul 16, 2010

Guten TAG. The lighting in that place was great. All natural? or bounce? It's super soft.

SecondShot · Jul 16, 2010

1) the hand in front of her chest is distracting to me. The size seems a little distorted or malformed (or the angle), so it tends to pull my attention away from her face, where it should be.

Other than that, I like the photos, especially for casual portraits.

cailinp · Jul 16, 2010

supraman215 said:
Guten TAG. The lighting in that place was great. All natural? or bounce? It's super soft.

All natural. This coffee shop has an enclosed outside area so the lighting is great. I think this picture was even taken at like around 2pm!

bkristopher · Jul 16, 2010

Moe said:
Looks good for quick shots. Those eyes are way, way too white for quick shots IMO (especially the first photo). Whites of the eyes should look like that in fashion magazines, if at all.

Great pickup. I didn't even notice my first run through.

Derrel · Jul 16, 2010

These were shot from a very close distance, which is causing a slight bit of distortion of the size of her hand and body features. She's a very lovely woman, so she's an excellent photographic subject. I like the first picture better, since the background is better controlled. When a subject has her face pointed away from the camera but directs her eyes back toward the camera at an extreme angle like this, that is known as "eye cut", and is almost universally (cross culturally in most cultures around the world) perceived as conveying sexual interest, so that makes these shots "sexy".

I wish the background in the second photo were cleaner...the stuff in the lower left corner area and the angle kind of dillute the impact of the second shot.

cailinp · Jul 16, 2010

Derrel said:
These were shot from a very close distance, which is causing a slight bit of distortion of the size of her hand and body features. She's a very lovely woman, so she's an excellent photographic subject. I like the first picture better, since the background is better controlled. When a subject has her face pointed away from the camera but directs her eyes back toward the camera at an extreme angle like this, that is known as "eye cut", and is almost universally (cross culturally in most cultures around the world) perceived as conveying sexual interest, so that makes these shots "sexy".

I wish the background in the second photo were cleaner...the stuff in the lower left corner area and the angle kind of dillute the impact of the second shot.

Derrel...Have I told you lately how much I love your feedback?! Your amazing. Thank you.