Model photos

[Robin Usagani]

OK.. here they are! Thanks for the feedback! Click here for full set:
http://usagani.com/p594009120

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[Robin Usagani]

I guess if you dont have "bodouir, lingerie, NSFW" on your title, nobody is going to check it out LOL

 

[RauschPhotography]

Or sexual innuendo! Personally I'm not the biggest fan of her posing in #1. #2 is nice, but I wish there was more vibrance in the post processing. Nice work!

 

[UUilliam]

They just seem a little bit too flat to me, also her butt in the 1st one is over-exposed.
Adding a bit of contrast and playing with levels in photoshop will pop the image a little bit.

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Above is a QUICK edit.

What I done:
- Set contrast to 100
- Played with levels (set middle grey to 1.15 to brighten the model a little bit)
I also pulled the blacks in a bit and the whites to add more pop to the image
- Sharpened the images using highpass method
(then just because it was a compressed jpeg)
- I used TOPAZ Dejpeg plugin to remove jpeg artifacting
- I cropped the image - keeping rule of thirds in mind and split her body into 3 sections, legs, body, torso/head - This also removed the blown out sky.

After that, I grouped all edited layers into a folder and set opacity to 50% to make it look more natural.

 

[NayLoMo6C]

^ i like your edit a bit better than the OP's original, but it looks somewhat too punchy saturation-wise ( the left side of her face looks like she has a case of sunburn)

 

[Derrel]

When I think of a model, I think of an inherently attractive female who the camera is fond of...unfortunately, this girl is not friends with the camera...

 

[NayLoMo6C]

When I think of a model, I think of an inherently attractive female who the camera is fond of...unfortunately, this girl is not friends with the camera...

ahhh, nevermind.. understood understood

 

[willis_927]

I was kind of thinking along the lines with Derrel... Only its not that I dont think she is "friends witht the camera" Its just that it looks sort of like she just rolled out of bed... More so in the first one, her hair looks very messy.

 

[camz]

The OOF rock/boulder seems like it's resting on her back for #1. I don't know if that was intentional but I think it doesn't help the comp.

I think you broke the #1 rule for branches by placing your subject in front of them in the second photo. A shallower DOF would've worked otherwise.

Hope that helps...

 

[Robin Usagani]

Thanks for the feedback everyone. I finally processed it. Added pictures and link to full set.

 

[psyphy]

Thumbs up for 5, 9, 14.

 

[Derrel]

Adding the photos kind of messed up the numbering for the comments received above. I went to your site and looked at the whole set; I must say, the springtime foliage there in Colorado, with the vibrant yellow trees, is spectacular as a backdrop! You did pretty well with the lighting on the shots.Lighting looks good. Backgrounds look pretty good. There are a few oddball framing decisions (like #8 above--loads of top space, but hands cut off?), but also some very good decisions (#5, horizontal with woodpile and blooming tree!).

 

[Robin Usagani]

yeah man.. Golden, CO is a beautiful place. I saw so many pros when I shot these. Some were pissing me off because they dont know the etiquette. Some find spots in my line of sight. Some waiting next to me waiting for the spot I was at. It is a beautiful place, there are plenty of good spots. There is no reason for standing and waiting next to me making me and my model feel awkward.

 

[Robin Usagani]

for lighting, almost all of the ones with first outfit (jeans mini skirt) were shot with reflector. The rest were natural lights and on camera flash. It became windy and reflector was not an option since I didnt have an assistant.

 

[jbmaster]

As dumb as this will sound,she looks like she is posing for a picture. It seems to me that if she was kind of walking through the trees,and pulled a branch of blossums to her nose...Or walking by the creek as if interested in something floating in the water.I don't know....just needs less attention on you or something.