body shot

fotophia · May 27, 2006

im not sure if this should go here but ill move it if not

just today i took some photos in a freind of a freinds studio so i wasnt allowed to adjust the lighting and i had to use the super tacky background so i did the best i could. im still the process of editing the photos but i just want to show you this one and get you're opinion on it.. its the first time ive done this style and have been dying to.. anyway lol heres there photo.

Also any tips on what i could call it?

Rolleistef · May 27, 2006

I suggest for next time, that you don't frame that tight.
You could allow a little space between the right breast and the upper border, and same thing for the right border.
So if you take the photo a step backward, it will be peeerfect.
Otherwise the lighting is quite good, the photo gains a bit of "mystery". A kind of modern era Snow White sleeping waiting for better days (and, as an option, a charming prince).
Have fun!

craig · May 27, 2006

I like the main light. Somehow her arm looks strange. Maybe a bounce card or it's own light. Detail the set up and we will be able to help further.

Insomniac · May 27, 2006

I like this shot overall, shows the beauty of the female body. I think the crop is a little tight, the skin tone looks yellowish to me. Nice work otherwise.

fotophia · May 29, 2006

sorry i took so long to reply, not been online. thanks for the comments they really helped

the lighting was bad anyway and the image was dramatically edited. would i be able to send the originial image to someone who uses paint shop pro and see how they would go about editing it?

thanks again x

markc · May 29, 2006

If you post a link to the original image, I'm sure you'd get a bunch of takers to try their hand at edits. Many of us enjoy the challenge, even if it's not our own work.

allyv · May 29, 2006

I like it, it's that sort of thing what eles is there to see

that kind of plays with ur head. I would call it "the best part of life" !

markc · May 30, 2006

This isn't any "better", as a lot depends on taste here, but this is one idea:

I did it in Photoshop. I'm not familiar with the current Paint Shop Pro, but I remember it being pretty good so you should be able to do the same simple edits: increase contrast and adjust black/white points with levels and curves; adjust color by R+4, B+15; sharpen; crop.

Personally, I think yours above would work well by simply not cropping at the top quite so close, and prefer it to what I did.