C&C plz...another try with my wife...(do i need to edit them)

henryalg01 · Oct 20, 2012

hi been so long i'm not coming here , very bezz... just this afternoon i took my wife to beach and asked her to be my model, your critique always welcome

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all photos are original , not editing

tirediron · Oct 20, 2012

The main thing you need to do is get more light onto her face. The bright background is causing her face to be under-exposed in almost all of these images. A gold or silver-gold reflect or diffused off-camera speedlight would take these from 'Okay' to 'Wow!'. Additionally, try using longer focal lengths and larger apertures to more effecitvely isolate her from the background.

ewick · Oct 20, 2012

1 through 4 look flat. As mentioned before, more light on the face and don't be afraid to experiment with different apertures.

henryalg01 · Oct 20, 2012

tirediron said:
The main thing you need to do is get more light onto her face. The bright background is causing her face to be under-exposed in almost all of these images. A gold or silver-gold reflect or diffused off-camera speedlight would take these from 'Okay' to 'Wow!'. Additionally, try using longer focal lengths and larger apertures to more effecitvely isolate her from the background.

so do i need optional flash ? or just set my manual mode ?

Majeed Badizadegan · Oct 20, 2012

In almost every image, a body part is cut off (toes, hand, foot). Be mindful of this.

henryalg01 · Oct 20, 2012

Rotanimod said:
In almost every image, a body part is cut off (toes, hand, foot). Be mindful of this.

yea you rite...i'll be careful next time

janineh · Oct 20, 2012

You cut her feet off in most pics.

henryalg01 · Oct 20, 2012

janineh said:
You cut her feet off in most pics.

yeah my bad...my bad...

ewick · Oct 21, 2012

it happens and for that time of day if you can have somebody hold a reflector it would make a world of difference. Cheaper thn buying a flash.

Rick58 · Oct 21, 2012

No sense beatting you up over and over on the same pionts. I'm not a portrait guy but if I had to pick one it would be #2, but even in that shot the lighting isn't flattering and the poor girl had to suffer having her toes amputated. The good thing about digital is, the film is cheap to try again.

henryalg01 · Oct 21, 2012

Rick58 said:
No sense beatting you up over and over on the same pionts. I'm not a portrait guy but if I had to pick one it would be #2, but even in that shot the lighting isn't flattering and the poor girl had to suffer having her toes amputated. The good thing about digital is, the film is cheap to try again.

hahahaha Rick i got your point....poor my wife being amputated ....was my fault in a rush...i just bough new cam 60D 18-135mm and being selfish click here and click there without looking the details....

digital flower · Oct 21, 2012

Almost everyone could stand a half or whole step back. They seem crowded to me.

rexbobcat · Oct 21, 2012

I do think they could use a little more post-processing, if not just to get a little bit more brightness in her face and body since the sun was behind you.

Here's a quick edit of the first one:

You could probably go a little bit further with the curves and whatnot if you wanted to.