Looking for C&C: Portrait Critique.

[Scarlett7]

Been working with a model here in Bucharest, experimenting with different styles.
Would love to her your views on them and advice on how to improve.
Thankyou,
Scarlett

 

[tirediron]

She's got a great look! You've got good focus & exposure in most of them, albeit not the most exciting light. What I do notice is that in almost every one of them you've cropped bits of limbs, fingers, etc.

 

[Scarlett7]

Thanks again for your brilliant replies.
Lighting was difficult and I'd spent alot of time stressing over it before hand. I don't have a flash, I've been backpacking across Europe and packed very lightly. (To be honest I was expecting to have models ask for pictures to be taken. But I'm very flattered that she did!) I was expecting some reflectors to arrive before the shoots, but typically, they still haven't arrived. Haha!
And as for the cropping of limbs + fingers - I'll look out for that in the future!

Thank you again

 

[Braineack]

You've got good focus

really? When viewed at full size, every single one of these is shot at f/2.2 or faster and the majority are not focused on the face/eyes if at all.

#1 focus appears to be on underarm/tattoo. f1.8. face out of focus.
#2 shoulder. f/2. face out of focus.
#3 face appears to be JUST out of focus. f/2.
#4 focus plane is on the chest/wrist. f/1.8. face out of focus.
#5 where arms cross. f/1.6. face out of focus.
#6 elbow. f/1.6. face out of focus.
#7 arm/shoulder. f/1.4. face out of focus.
#8 hand. f/2.2. face out of focus.
#9 this is harder to tell, just seems soft overall. shot at 1/250 and ISO 200; dunno. f/2.
#10 again, shoulder is in focus. f/2.2. face out of focus.

 

[Designer]

Is it that you don't know what style you prefer? I'll tell you which one I prefer; #3. Classical styling, good pose, nice modeling light all make for a very nice portrait, IMO. You could choose a better background, frame wider, and crop her knee to make it even better.

 

[tirediron]

You've got good focus

really? When viewed at full size, every single one of these is shot at f/2.2 or faster and the majority are not focused on the face/eyes if at all.

#1 focus appears to be on underarm/tattoo. f1.8. face out of focus.
#2 shoulder. f/2. face out of focus.
#3 face appears to be JUST out of focus. f/2.
#4 focus plane is on the chest/wrist. f/1.8. face out of focus.
#5 where arms cross. f/1.6. face out of focus.
#6 elbow. f/1.6. face out of focus.
#7 arm/shoulder. f/1.4. face out of focus.
#8 hand. f/2.2. face out of focus.
#9 this is harder to tell, just seems soft overall. shot at 1/250 and ISO 200; dunno. f/2.
#10 again, shoulder is in focus. f/2.2. face out of focus.

Hmmm... it looks like I should have looked more closely. Good call!