Experimenting a bit. "wife on a pipe"

[chiefpackman]

Work in progress. I usually don't like stuff like this but its growing on me. What should I do with it?

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[gsgary]

Nude would work much better

 

[Woodsman]

Interesting idea. Just my opinion but for me it would work a little better if her head was elevated just a tad or her chin was down a bit, it seems to be just too far back on the pipe. Just my preference though. Overall I like it. the raised right arm and the pipe support plate are nice touches.

 

[jaomul]

I think crop it tighter so you dont have the front rusty plate there. an yo shoot it again, if so if you light th e woman with flash and underexpose the background maybe 2 stops, with her popping from the photo, I think it could be really nice

 

[spiralout462]

One thing is for sure, you really know how to get someone to open a thread!!

Cool shot!

 

[FITBMX]

Her leg disappears into the pipe a little to much for me, it may help to bring up the exposure on the pipe a little bit.
I also maybe wrong.

 

[Derrel]

I dunno...the tress and that blue sky are large, compelling picture elements, ones that draw a lot away from her and the rest of the landscape. If she were nude, it would help keep the focus more on her I think, away from the trees and sky so much. I looked at this a couple of ways...all I could come up with was this square-ish crop.

I'm not sure if this is the right approach.

 

[chiefpackman]

Thanks for the input guys. Good points. I was out shooting portraits in midday with harsh sun for a challenge. We just found this pipe down where we were shooting and played around with it a bit. I'll mess with the photo. I did have one speed light on her but with the midday sun I don't think it was enough. Nude would have been a nice interesting shot. Don't think my wife would be too keen on me putting it online though haha.

 

[FITBMX]

Thanks for the input guys. Good points. I was out shooting portraits in midday with harsh sun for a challenge. We just found this pipe down where we were shooting and played around with it a bit. I'll mess with the photo. I did have one speed light on her but with the midday sun I don't think it was enough. Nude would have been a nice interesting shot. Don't think my wife would be too keen on me putting it online though haha.

True. But a I bet she would like it even less if you hired a nude model!

 

[gsgary]

Thanks for the input guys. Good points. I was out shooting portraits in midday with harsh sun for a challenge. We just found this pipe down where we were shooting and played around with it a bit. I'll mess with the photo. I did have one speed light on her but with the midday sun I don't think it was enough. Nude would have been a nice interesting shot. Don't think my wife would be too keen on me putting it online though haha.

True. But a I bet she would like it even less if you hired a nude model!

why should it bother her ? It has never bothered my wife when I have done nude shoots to me it's no different to shooting a landscape, it's only a problem if you can't separate sex and photography

 

[FITBMX]

why should it bother her ? It has never bothered my wife when I have done nude shoots to me it's no different to shooting a landscape, it's only a problem if you can't separate sex and photography

I agree, but not all wives (or husbands in the in a reversed situation) would agree. Especially here in the US.
It sounds (and looks) like you have a great wife that understands photography and art.

 

[gsgary]

why should it bother her ? It has never bothered my wife when I have done nude shoots to me it's no different to shooting a landscape, it's only a problem if you can't separate sex and photography

I agree, but not all wives (or husbands in the in a reversed situation) would agree. Especially here in the US.
It sounds (and looks) like you have a great wife that understands photography and art.

It's also because she trusts me 100%

 

[Granddad]

why should it bother her ? It has never bothered my wife when I have done nude shoots to me it's no different to shooting a landscape, it's only a problem if you can't separate sex and photography

My wife would never go for me posting nude photos of her online, either... and I'm not sure I'd want to myself. It's not a matter of the individual's involved in the shoot not being able to separate sex and photography (or porn and art) but the potential viewers, and we all know there are some real crackpots out there. It's very much a matter for the individuals concerned and their own outlooks on life.
... Besides which, at 64 I may have a bit more photoshop work to do than I'd care to handle.

P.S. Good work. Experimenting often brings out potential shots that just need a few tweeks to become winners.
P.P.S. O.P., It looks a bit dry there, shall we send a few rain clouds your way?

 

[katsrevenge]

Thanks for the input guys. Good points. I was out shooting portraits in midday with harsh sun for a challenge. We just found this pipe down where we were shooting and played around with it a bit. I'll mess with the photo. I did have one speed light on her but with the midday sun I don't think it was enough. Nude would have been a nice interesting shot. Don't think my wife would be too keen on me putting it online though haha.

True. But a I bet she would like it even less if you hired a nude model!

why should it bother her ? It has never bothered my wife when I have done nude shoots to me it's no different to shooting a landscape, it's only a problem if you can't separate sex and photography

Well, I'd be OK with him shooting male models. He'd be more than OK with my shooting females, LOL... but men? Not so much.
For us, it's not so much a matter of trust as it is a matter of the bounds of the relationship.

 

[gsgary]

Thanks for the input guys. Good points. I was out shooting portraits in midday with harsh sun for a challenge. We just found this pipe down where we were shooting and played around with it a bit. I'll mess with the photo. I did have one speed light on her but with the midday sun I don't think it was enough. Nude would have been a nice interesting shot. Don't think my wife would be too keen on me putting it online though haha.

True. But a I bet she would like it even less if you hired a nude model!

why should it bother her ? It has never bothered my wife when I have done nude shoots to me it's no different to shooting a landscape, it's only a problem if you can't separate sex and photography

Well, I'd be OK with him shooting male models. He'd be more than OK with my shooting females, LOL... but men? Not so much.
For us, it's not so much a matter of trust as it is a matter of the bounds of the relationship.

What has it got to do with your relationship, it's photography