feedback wanted. My portraits need work.

NikonChick · Mar 6, 2005

Ive been doing mostly still lifes lately and am trying to get back into some portraiture. Please critique harshly.

AIRIC · Mar 6, 2005

Very nice. Good lighting, I need to see more. The first image looks like Christian Slater

Eric

Christie Photo · Mar 6, 2005

Looks to me like you're on track. I think the second view is flat. It could use a bit of ratio in the lighting... main light to fill light. And more attention to clothing in both. Try to smooth out the fabric gathering at the collar.

All in all, pretty OK! Would like to see more.

-Pete

2Stupid2Duck · Mar 7, 2005

Mite just be me but I'd rather you didn't crop bits off their heads.... that's what bodies are for. LOL.

NikonChick · Mar 7, 2005

Thanks gang.
Absolutely, the lightings pretty flat in these. These are a couple of my first recent shots that arent still lifes and they could use a little fussing. I used to work at a sears portrait studio and have been going out of my way to avoid producing anything that looks like that and am now starting to appreciate at least some of that experience.... although Ill never bolt my lights to the wall.lol.
Here are a couple more that span back in time a few years.
My niece.

my grandfather.(after losing a game of horseshoes....but trust me, its not his fault... the world was against him. ha ha.

A friends daughter... whos now much taller.

this ones really flat. Ive been experimenting with scala film; trying to find the right combination of exposure, rating and processing time....any feedback on this would be great.