A few from a recent session.... C&C appreciated!!

[manaheim]

The last one is pretty cool, but three has SUCH a feel to it. I'm very drawn to it. The expression, the pose, the colors, the somewhat confusing bits of softness (leaves in the foreground, I assume). It's a little on edge between irksome and mesmerizing, but overall I really think it has a lot of impact. Honestly, if the leaves weren't there, I think it would probably be perfection, but I do like the quirkiness of it as it is.

That said, I think there's a little TOO much non-model space in the shot and it could use a little pop. (sharpening/contrast)

Have a look... let me know what you think...

 

[bremner53]

I like them all except the last one (of the first set you posted). Some of the older/standard photographers out there won't like your compositional style, but I dig it, it's different and is not what everyone thinks of when they do a portrait session. Shooting from above on the first two work for me, not every shot needs to be from low down, I like it.

Thank you!! I understand a lot of people won't get/like or understand my compositional style. I don't mind one bit, but I am still working on it.

 

[bremner53]

Well, I am not a traditionalist. The pose in #1 (althought not a tradiatioal pose) doesn't bother me. Even the grass in the back ground isn't that bad. But to me the problem is that her face seems to be overexposed to the point that ii appears the same color as the grass (at least on my monitor).

The same thing for #2, the B&W version. Her face is not a grey scale, it appears totally white to me, as in over exposed. Otherwide, it's not bad.

# 3 isn't bad, and if the OOF leaves weren't right in the middle of the picture, they wouldn't bother me either; it's just where they are in the picture.

#4 I like, and it is my favorite. The only suggetstion I would add (in hind sight...lol) is to have gotten more of her face in the mirror and less of the car window.

#5 Is also good. I don't know if the reflection was intentional, and a polarizer might have helped with it a bit.

Overall these are very good

Thank you, I am trying to be very careful in not getting over exposed skin, but I did want them fairly bright. The histrogram reading on her skin is 200-238, is that too high for skin? It doesn't look overexposed on my computer, but it isn't calibrated :S

I don't have a polarizer, but I don't know if I would have used it anyway, I kind of liked the lines from the reflection of the ceiling of the garage.

Thank you for the compliments and tips.