Backyard model session. C&C Welcome

CMfromIL · Sep 15, 2012

Using my 50mm f/1.4 and trying some new poses with my 'models' (daughters). The first is a little less comfortable around the camera.
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This one is gonna give me heartburn when she hits High School. She's never said 'no' to going and taking pictures and she is a natural (IMHO) in front of the lens.
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Designer · Sep 15, 2012

These are all very nice. Have another look at #2. Does it seem as if you got more light on her bodice than on her face?

KmH · Sep 15, 2012

Dark eye sockets (raccoon eyes), under exposed facial masks, and the white balance looks a bit off causing poor skin tone.

More directional light was needed, either reflected light or strobed light, to address the dark eye sockets, under exposure, and white balance.

I wonder what metering mode was used?

Derrel · Sep 15, 2012

I have to disagree that any of these qualify as "raccoon eyes"...I can see catchlights in their eyes AND I can easily and clearly see their eye color and the whites of their eyes. I honestly think that with good RAW file processing, these could be made to look quite good. Yes, the lighting is quite diffused...but these are NOT what I call "raccoon eyes". I also disagree on the "underexposed facial masks" comment...again...I think it goes back to the PROCESSING of the files...these are not "underexposed"--these are "under-DEVELOPED". The tone curve is wrong for the exposure given...the highlights were protected, but the way the images were "PROCESSED" is making them look not up to snuff.

CMfromIL · Sep 15, 2012

Maybe on the first one. And #2 does have a weird blowout in the middle of the picture. I was having a bit of trouble with the white pullover.

I'm not seeing raccoon eyes on the rest though.

Derrel · Sep 15, 2012

CMfromIL said:
Maybe on the first one. And #2 does have a weird blowout in the middle of the picture. I was having a bit of trouble with the white pullover.

I'm not seeing raccoon eyes on the rest though.

Exactly. The first has ecver-so-slightly darker eye sockets than the others, and yet, her eye color is discernable,so to me, that's just not "raccoon eyes".