dog and a girl

muuris · Oct 23, 2008

These this time.

MelodySoul · Oct 23, 2008

#2 is my favorite overall, I really like the pose and composition. I wish your model looked a little more comfortable though.

I think in #1 they get kind of lost in the scenery and #3 I don't like the framing, too tight.

#4 is a little blown out which is distracting but your model has the best facial expression here.

Overall very sharp, nice colours and nice DOF on 2 & 3.

Overread · Oct 23, 2008

your subjects and poses are good as is your framing (though 3 feels a little tight on the lefthand side) - and really like the silky look to the dogs fur.
However what is really distracting is the sky - in the first 3 shots you have done well to expose for the dog and not blow its whites - but the sky in each case is dull and sucking the life out of the shot -- I think this is partly as you shot in a cloudy day for the softer light (good thing).
I would recomend shifting so that you have a background like in the last - ie where the grey sky does not show and you can expose for subject and keep an interesting background.
Its a shame that in the last you overexposed the dog.

I think these shots show a lot of good methods and I would simply try moving to a position where you have a better background = or you could try shooting during a clear day with a polarizer on the lens to keep the sky blue

tran.chris · Oct 23, 2008

Nice model, beautiful dog. Like the composition in these. Your profile says photos are ok to edit so hope you don't mind. Cropped a little closer to get rid of the sky and applied s-curve in #1 and adjusted highlights and shadows and dodged the midtones in the face a little in #4. Just my take on your pics.

Dmitri · Oct 23, 2008

I agree, the second one is very good. They both seem happy in it. Same with the last one, but I like tran.crisses edit to help smooth the dark and light areas.

And the dog is absolutely gorgeous (girl ain't bad either)!