Diana Pt. 2 - Beauty shots? (C&C)

[e.rose]

I think they are fantastic - to me everything compliments each other - great combination of photographer, make up/model and conception. Nice work!

Gorgeous make-up. Added this to my folder of great shots.

Very nice, Emily!

Nice shots, love the lighting and simplicity. Yes the makeup is crazy but that's what makeup artists do

I love these Emily...WOW!

E rose these came out beautiful!!! Such killer eye lashses man!

Thank you! :sillysmi:

e.rose - Here are my comments:

a) Nice job!

b) For #1 and #2 I would have liked to see a little bit of white of the far eyes. Particularly in #2.

c) For #3 I'd like to see a little tighter crop to balance the ears for each side. But that might mean that the left eyelash gets clipped?

Really like the color of her skin in these shots.

I think you need some more reflected light on her back in #2.

IMO...... #2 is a complete miss. Firstly, her eyes and particularly her right eye are set way too far in the corner of the sockets and look manic to put it nicely. Secondly, her shoulder is set square to the lens which leaves little foundation to support her head. The dorsal surface of her scapula looks as if she has her boobs reversed. Tertiary, the rotation of her neck is causing a great deal of tension which is causing the rather apparent crease in her neck. Lastly, the expression of her mouth is screaming how uncomfortable this position is for her.

Okay, so with that out of the way...... your lighting rocks. #1 is awesome. Great example of short lighting and a dynamic pose with the tilt of the shoulders.

Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup:

These are GORGEOUS beauty shots. Model position could have been tweaked a little bit but nothing major, great job. these are nice portfilio worthy shots.

Really love number one. The lighting is delish, number two I am not picked by her eye and the weird contortion to her body. Neckline is awkwardish. Number 3 is cool. Nice shoot Emily. WTG.

Thanks for your feedback! :thumbsup:

You did an awesome job! What was your lighting set-up?

Nothing special at all, really, haha. It was a 430EX II in a shoot through umbrella camera left and I just had her play towards the light. Well... that's for the first two. For the third one I had the light right behind me and I tried to stay out of the way as much as possible so as not to block light to her face, haha.

I honestly think I just had some dumb luck with these, haha, because I did another shoot with a similar set up, and while I haven't sat down to edit them yet, I dont' think they came out as well. I think I need to go back and just try to recreate the exact angle of the light and what not until I hit the mark again and *really* analyze what it was that I did, haha.

Thanks for the compliment.

And shouldn't selective coloring be left only for those pictures of little kids kissing?

Looks okay too me. This would have been a good time to apply a real plasticy feel.

Is the skin smoothing not enough for you? Can you show me an example of what you would consider to be appropriate for this? (That's not a smartass question, I'm being serious... I'm curious as to what you mean, haha).

Mostly these are really pretty shots. Here are some thoughts that came to my mind, though: hairlight would be great, her eyes are a little too centered in the first one, IMO and especially in the third one her eyes look really unnatural with no veins visible. I don't think they should be removed completely, just lightened a bit if they look too red. I'd also like if the third one was shot from a straight angle (I don't know how to express this in English..), so the other ear would show also and it would seem more 'symmetrical' and would suit better with the crop.

She still has veins, and you can see them better in the bigger versions, HOWEVER, I get that you're saying I probably lightened them a bit *too* much, and I don't necessarily disagree with that.

Thanks for your feedback! :sillysmi:

 

[camz]

E looks like you got a few new tricks up your sleeve!

The power of Post! One thing though Emily - the skin smoothing or blur process you performed on her face and body doesn't seem to match her ears. Especially on the first two. I think that's what sticks out in my eyes.

I think these are really amazing and you sure broke your standards.

 

[Derrel]

What bother me about the two first shots is the way her cheekbones appear dark, her lower jaw line is dark, and then there is a light spot on the cheek--which is connected to the upper cheek and jaw by a small, dark, connecting bit of makeup...it just does not look quite right.

 

[K24Photography]

Your watermark....is fine. For me, it's not to big nor is it in a place in the picture that draws my eye to it first.
As far as the pictures, they're all gorgeous. Number one is my favorite

 

[c.cloudwalker]

IMO...... #2 is a complete miss. Firstly, her eyes and particularly her right eye are set way too far in the corner of the sockets and look manic to put it nicely. Secondly, her shoulder is set square to the lens which leaves little foundation to support her head. The dorsal surface of her scapula looks as if she has her boobs reversed. Tertiary, the rotation of her neck is causing a great deal of tension which is causing the rather apparent crease in her neck. Lastly, the expression of her mouth is screaming how uncomfortable this position is for her.

I have to agree with this although the last bit may have/should have been taken care of by a pro model who will keep on smiling like she's having the time of her life while you are torturing her

I think the other two are fine for what you could have done with this model who doesn't fit this kind of images, imho. You would have needed a roman beauty, a greek goddess or a queen of Ethiopia although that last one may not have worked too well with the high key thing,

 

[GeorgieGirl]

IMO...... #2 is a complete miss. Firstly, her eyes and particularly her right eye are set way too far in the corner of the sockets and look manic to put it nicely. Secondly, her shoulder is set square to the lens which leaves little foundation to support her head. The dorsal surface of her scapula looks as if she has her boobs reversed. Tertiary, the rotation of her neck is causing a great deal of tension which is causing the rather apparent crease in her neck. Lastly, the expression of her mouth is screaming how uncomfortable this position is for her.

I have to agree with this although the last bit may have/should have been taken care of by a pro model who will keep on smiling like she's having the time of her life while you are torturing her

I think the other two are fine for what you could have done with this model who doesn't fit this kind of images, imho. You would have needed a roman beauty, a greek goddess or a queen of Ethiopia although that last one may not have worked too well with the high key thing,

You better get back to America and regain your senses.

 

[c.cloudwalker]

You better get back to America and regain your senses.

Sorry, she looks like she's still got some baby fat on to me. A leaner, more pointed face would have been a whole lot better, imho.

 

[manaheim]

Um... nice lighting, dear. Well done.

You've come a long way in a short time.

*boggles*

 

[e.rose]

E looks like you got a few new tricks up your sleeve!

The power of Post! One thing though Emily - the skin smoothing or blur process you performed on her face and body doesn't seem to match her ears. Especially on the first two. I think that's what sticks out in my eyes.

I think these are really amazing and you sure broke your standards.

Thanks for your feedback and the compliment :sillysmi:

You might feel that way about her ears... probably because I didn't do much to them, haha. I'll have to be more conscious about that.

What bother me about the two first shots is the way her cheekbones appear dark, her lower jaw line is dark, and then there is a light spot on the cheek--which is connected to the upper cheek and jaw by a small, dark, connecting bit of makeup...it just does not look quite right.

I don't know if you mean it doesn't look "right" because my lighting was off... or if it doesn't look "right" because you're implying that I did something to them in post to make it that way... but the originals still have that same thing going on...

But if you're just implying that you don't like the lighting, I'm not really sure what would cause that or what to do about it, so I'm open to suggestion...

Thanks for your feedback.

Your watermark....is fine. For me, it's not to big nor is it in a place in the picture that draws my eye to it first.
As far as the pictures, they're all gorgeous. Number one is my favorite

Thank you

I have to agree with this although the last bit may have/should have been taken care of by a pro model who will keep on smiling like she's having the time of her life while you are torturing her

I think the other two are fine for what you could have done with this model who doesn't fit this kind of images, imho. You would have needed a roman beauty, a greek goddess or a queen of Ethiopia although that last one may not have worked too well with the high key thing,

Thanks for your feedback. :sillysmi:

You better get back to America and regain your senses.

Sorry, she looks like she's still got some baby fat on to me. A leaner, more pointed face would have been a whole lot better, imho.

I actually agree with you that she's not the typical "beauty shot" model... however I didn't pick the model. That was the makeup artist. I just set up the lights and pushed a button for this one. :lmao:

Um... nice lighting, dear. Well done.

You've come a long way in a short time.

*boggles*

Thanks! :sillysmi:

 

[c.cloudwalker]

... however I didn't pick the model. That was the makeup artist. I just set up the lights and pushed a button for this one. :lmao:

I thought of that but still worth mentioning to remind people (and you?) that a model needs to get picked very carefully. If there is an intended use for the shot anyway that goes beyond the simple practice thing.

Not to mention that, as a first class weirdo, my taste in women, ie the women I find beautiful, rarely fits with the majority. I'm still quite confused by the number of women who had their rear-ends customized after discovering Pippa Middleton's :lmao:

 

[gopal]

all r super....good work done....in makeup/photoshop? gop22@myspace.com, PHOTOGRAPHY--GOPAL SHROTI

 

[cgipson1]

Looking really good, E.!!!!! Love #3... those eyes.... MMMMMMmmmmmmmm!