Model BW

[oldmacman]

This model wanted a couple black and whites from a recent session. First one is a more contrasty processing to go with the serious dress. C&C welcome:

 

[Virtuosos]

Her dress in #1 hurts my eyes lol. Looks like a great model to work with though. I might consider getting rid of the bra-strap in #2, however.

 

[oldmacman]

Her dress in #1 hurts my eyes lol. Looks like a great model to work with though. I might consider getting rid of the bra-strap in #2, however.

I pointed out the strap during the session. It was her choice to keep it and the images are for her portfolio :shrug:

 

[c.cloudwalker]

I don't see the bra strap... could it be because I don't see any image?

 

[oldmacman]

I don't see the bra strap... could it be because I don't see any image?

I used links from a MM account where I had posted the images for the model. I had forgotten about posting links here when I was reorganizing my MM folders yesterday. I have uploaded the files to my own web space. Do these work?

 

[Alpha]

Mortifying. I don't know where to begin. Can we start with the eyeliner? Haircut. Both dresses are painful. Bra strap. Skin looks like plastic. Did you let her do her own makeup? The dress in #1 wouldn't work if you Photoshopped her into a Nick Brandt landscape.

 

[oldmacman]

Mortifying. I don't know where to begin. Can we start with the eyeliner? Haircut. Both dresses are painful. Bra strap. Skin looks like plastic. Did you let her do her own makeup? The dress in #1 wouldn't work if you Photoshopped her into a Nick Brandt landscape.

I dunno... it kinda works for me! But hey, thanks for your insight.

 

[Alpha]

Amazing!

 

[adrianakyan]

sorry.. but yeah.. I was not going to mention it but yeah.. if she want her bra strap you can still edit them!.#2 is just too force.
the zebra pic and her.. just not right.. first thing i see is the Zebra's A** ewww

Mortifying. I don't know where to begin. Can we start with the eyeliner? Haircut. Both dresses are painful. Bra strap. Skin looks like plastic. Did you let her do her own makeup? The dress in #1 wouldn't work if you Photoshopped her into a Nick Brandt landscape.

 

[oldmacman]

sorry.. but yeah.. I was not going to mention it but yeah.. if she want her bra strap you can still edit them!.#2 is just too force.
the zebra pic and her.. just not right.. first thing i see is the Zebra's A** ewww

Mortifying. I don't know where to begin. Can we start with the eyeliner? Haircut. Both dresses are painful. Bra strap. Skin looks like plastic. Did you let her do her own makeup? The dress in #1 wouldn't work if you Photoshopped her into a Nick Brandt landscape.

If these are for the model portfolio and I pointed out the strap during the session, I'm not putting in extra time for an issue that could have been dealt with in seconds at the shoot. The zebra pic is a joke.

I edited one pic to see how long it would take. This was 15 minutes to get rid of the strap and eye swirls and it's still not perfect. I processed 10 shots with this dress for the model. If I were to do all 10 that would be well over 2 hours of additional processing just for the straps.

 

[Virtuosos]

Now this latest photo I am a big fan of...makeup wise i could do without, but thats probablly opinion there!

 

[oldmacman]

Now this latest photo I am a big fan of...makeup wise i could do without, but thats probablly opinion there!

Thanks.

 

[Arkanjel Imaging]

That last pose is weird. Looks like she has a tumor on her hip.

 

[oldmacman]

That last pose is weird. Looks like she has a tumor on her hip.

I assume you mean the colour shot in post 10 where her hip is out, but do you maybe mean the wrinkles in the dress in the second bw shot? Thanks for looking.

 

[Alpha]

May I ask...was this person paying you or was it a TFP shoot? From a photographic standpoint, there's not a lot technically poor about the photos. They could use some more skin detail and I think the lighting is actually a little too even, but that's about it. If she chose her own wardrobe and did her own makeup, then I might say a lot of this is her fault. However, if you're doing a TFP shoot with your own portfolio in mind, I think it's up to you to say, "Hey, that eye makeup looks pretty retarded. Could we tone it down, please?" or "You look like a slutty zebra...how about letting me take some photos of you wearing acceptable clothes when you're done looking ridiculous?" In fact, I suspect it could have been predicted that this person was not a diamond in the rough and you might have been better off passing on the opportunity unless she was paying you. And even then I would avoid putting these photos in my portfolio. This person certainly does not belong on your home-page. It's doing you more harm than good.