Mary

[Allenc873]

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Mary by Allenc873, on Flickr

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Mary by Allenc873, on Flickr

 

[The_Traveler]

I think
too much light, too flat, too close too background
those are grimaces, not smiles.

 

[Allenc873]

I think
too much light, too flat, too close too background
those are grimaces, not smiles.

nope not grimaces.. she was trying not to burst out laughing actually, we were having fun

 

[The_Traveler]

I think
too much light, too flat, too close too background
those are grimaces, not smiles.

nope not grimaces.. she was trying not to burst out laughing actually, we were having fun

Let her laugh

 

[Allenc873]

I think
too much light, too flat, too close too background
those are grimaces, not smiles.

nope not grimaces.. she was trying not to burst out laughing actually, we were having fun

Let her laugh

I want stopping her shes my sister who asked me to pictures of her.. and she didn't want to be laughing in the picture she just wanted to be smiling

 

[The_Traveler]

Laughing is like a boiling pot.
If you try to plug it up, it just eventually bursts out in an unpleasant way.

Let her laugh for a minute or two, let her relax, talk softly and smoothly about something else and she'll relax.
As it is, by trying to have her stop, you got totally tightened up expressions.

 

[Allenc873]

Ya that makes sence.. i wasnt getting her to stop i didnt mind having a picture of her laughing she was trying to stop herself.. we were also doing pictures of her flicking her hair in the air lol so didnt help.. was my first time using speedlite so gotta get used to it..

 

[e.rose]

Mary looks uncomfortable. And as Lew said, the lighting is flat.

I get that you were having fun and she didn't want picture of her laughing, but at that point, you give yourselves a moment to relax again, and you shoot until you have *THE* shot. Cause as of right now... Mary... just looks uncomfortable. Doesn't matter if she was happy and trying not to laugh... they translate as uncomfortable.

 

[texkam]

Instead of pointing the speedlight directly at her, bounce it off a white card/board into her.

 

[Allenc873]

Ok this was taken at the same time aswell except light was bounced off the ceiling better? and what do you think on the backround aswell?

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mary by Allenc873, on Flickr

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mary by Allenc873, on Flickr

 

[texkam]

Yes.

Don't like the bg.

 

[Austin Greene]

The background needs some serious work, especially if your going to try and photoshop one in. The edges are clearly visible, and thats not a good thing. Pull your subject away from the back wall, and use softer light, you can see her shadow.

 

[Pallycow]

Many of my best shots are taken when they are not prepped/posed. Meaning when I have them relax, shake it off, then tell them to pose...I pop one...and the second they come off the "posed" look, I snap another when they are not expecting it. That is 9 out of 10 times the keeper. For non-models anyway.

 

[Austin Greene]

Many of my best shots are taken when they are not prepped/posed. Meaning when I have them relax, shake it off, then tell them to pose...I pop one...and the second they come off the "posed" look, I snap another when they are not expecting it. That is 9 out of 10 times the keeper. For non-models anyway.

And thats the true true, for any Cloud Atlas fans out there.

 

[Tiberius47]

The camera looks a little low. For headshots like this, having the camera at eye level is generally the best.