Just Jon - C&C Welcome

[trevburley]

Finally took the plunge and did my first shoot with a stranger - local musician, "Just Jon".

What an enjoyable experience and such a great guy!

 

[Shafty]

Number 1 is a great shot, I would really like to see more of the frame from the bottom instead of cutting the guitar and wrist off.

Number 2 for some reason I'm drawn to the watch, glasses ruin this shot really as they hide emotion. I like the lighting and the crop

Number 3 nice, this is what I would like to see in number 1

Number 4 is meh, awkward face

Number 5 the crop killed me and seems a little under exposed , otherwise cool

Number 6 I've got nothing to say,

Number 7 is a great shot even if his face is messed up.

 

[Derrel]

Shots 1,2,3,4,5 all look a bit low in contrast to me, as if the tonal range is slightly compressed, perhaps due to an editing software or computer monitor issue in which your system is showing too high of a contrast for the images on-screen. Or perhaps these had a bit too much digitial fill lighting added? I tend to mostly agree with Shafty's pithy comments about each shot.

I think it's a BIG, important step to have done, to have shot your first "stranger" set! It's a milestone! Thank you for posting these and sharing your experience with us. I know many people on TPF have,over the years, expressed great trepidation about photgraphing people they do not know well.

 

[tirediron]

Not bad at all, overall. As mentioned, some exposure and cropping issues, but a big milestone represented here. Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[trevburley]

Thanks everyone - appreciate the feedback. I agree with all that has been said here - I have a feeling that my laptop being a gaming machine could be configured to boost the contrast on the screen a fair bit, will have a look at what settings I have to play with. The images do look a little flat on my office monitor and underexposed in places too. May try some re-edits.

Next one if the weather plays ball will be yoga poses on the beach

Trev

 

[Shafty]

Next one if the weather plays ball will be yoga poses on t

Carefull, people have been kicked of beaches for yoga poses

 

[trevburley]

Next one if the weather plays ball will be yoga poses on t

Carefull, people have been kicked of beaches for yoga poses

They'd certainly kick me off the beach if I did any yoga poses