First portriat attempt c+c

[ayen75]

 

[RebeccaAPhotography]

Well I see you have had 62 looks so far and no comments so I'll throw in my 2cents worth.

I think it's cute but I dont know I feel like its kind of snapshotish. I dont know why tho and its bugging me that I dont know why. With every picture you want to portray a message. What are you trying to say in this picture?

This def isn't a bad photo but it could be better ya know

Keep shooting!!

 

[LuckySe7en]

It's a nice picture but you might wanna watch the halo effect. I can see it around their sweaters. There might be too much tree too, that's the first thing my eyes went to in this pic. Not bad at all though

 

[tirediron]

C&C per req:

Not a bad shot at all. A couple of thoughts for possible improvement: (1) Next time, ensure the subjects wear more appropriately coloured clothing. The choices here are a bit dark and seem to blend in. Have a look at a colour wheel and the theory of complimentary colours and consider that when choosing a background and recommending clothing to clients. (2) For this image, I would crop some of each tree away to reduce the amount of "wasted" space at the sides.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

~John

 

[The_Traveler]

Cute shot, pretty well-exposed and sharp, but the execution of the PPing could be improved a bit.
From the halos, it looks like you PSed the background; that selection and blurring needs to be done better.
You might also consider moving them closer together; there is quite a large gap right now tha hurts the picture, imo.
I also darkened the tree trunks so they don't compete with the faces for brightness.

 

[ayen75]

Another



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[SarahWhitwell]

Not bad pictures. I agree with the other posters on their points for the first shot--too much tree, trees too bright, a bit snapshot-ish. For your second shot, I would bump up the exposure a bit. The picture is overall fairly dark. I would have also moved the subject slightly so the background would've been a more uniform green. The tree and other object (another tree?) distract my eye from the face. I like the depth of field. I would've had the subject bring her chin down a bit--the slight lean back of her head seems a bit awkward to me. Overall not too shabby for just starting out. Keep shooting!
-Sarah Whitwell
www.sarahwhitwellphotography.com

 

[LuckySe7en]

warm up the 2nd pic, bump the exposure and change the orientation. There isn't any point to the empty space on the left. Overall not bad

 

[The_Traveler]

On the second.
No, a thousand times, no.
Having a woman body square to the camera arms at her side makes her look bulky and is generally unflattering unless she's 18, 5'8 and 110 lbs.
Look here for a start.
All the reflections in her glasses shouldn't be there.

 

[DiskoJoe]

On the second.
No, a thousand times, no.
Having a woman body square to the camera arms at her side makes her look bulky and is generally unflattering unless she's 18, 5'8 and 110 lbs.
Look here for a start.
All the reflections in her glasses shouldn't be there.

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