Modeling Headbands | My Niece

[D-B-J]

My sister wanted my niece to be a model for a new headband company she found, so I set up a quick 1 light shoot and took some photo's this evening. I swear, one of the most beautiful model's I work with.


Nikon D800
NIkon 80-200 2.8D
Nikon SB600
Pocketwizards
Photek 46" Softlighter


So You Say... by f_one_eight, on Flickr

Comments and critiques are always welcome.

Cheers!
Jake

 

[mmaria]

great pose/expression but I'm not liking your composition that much

 

[D-B-J]

great pose/expression but I'm not liking your composition that much

What could have I done to improve it?


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[mmaria]

You could light her face (I understand the light on the headband but I think it should be more light on her face too) and stand where she is looking at.

They're tough for shooting, you're gonna need lots off energy

 

[D-B-J]

You could light her face (I understand the light on the headband but I think it should be more light on her face too) and stand where she is looking at.

They're tough for shooting, you're gonna need lots off energy

Oh I have plenty of those. This one I posted more for the pose, as I love it. I'll post an example of one you're referencing later today. [emoji106]


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[D-B-J]

Here's a different one from that set. Taken from Facebook then uploaded, so the quality might be crap.


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[mmaria]

yes exactly... just maybe crop a bit from the top... I can't tell anything about processing because this monitor isn't calibrated

 

[D-B-J]

yes exactly... just maybe crop a bit from the top... I can't tell anything about processing because this monitor isn't calibrated

Yeah. There's many more like that, but I wanted to post only one and chose the cutest pose.


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[sscarmack]

Something like this, maybe a two light set up would of been better?

Either way, I like the shots. Just think its lacking that 'pow' 'wow' factor.

The first one, I feel she's distracted and not interested in the camera, and I can tell she has big ole blue eyes, and I want to see those. And I also think the bg is a little to dark.

The second one is very nice. I would either pull back a little and get the shoulders and hand in, or zoom in a smidge...

But either way, I would be pleased with these results. You did well.

 

[D-B-J]

Something like this, maybe a two light set up would of been better?

Either way, I like the shots. Just think its lacking that 'pow' 'wow' factor.

The first one, I feel she's distracted and not interested in the camera, and I can tell she has big ole blue eyes, and I want to see those. And I also think the bg is a little to dark.

The second one is very nice. I would either pull back a little and get the shoulders and hand in, or zoom in a smidge...

But either way, I would be pleased with these results. You did well.

Yeah, babies are tough. I had her propped up on a bean bag type thing covered in a blanket, so more "full body" shots were seriously limited. And working with her you really only get 10-15 minutes to shoot, and I didn't want to over complicate it and add a rim/hair light. I will next time though, for sure.


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[D-B-J]

Bump!


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[Scatterbrained]

If she's modeling a headband I'd tone down the shirt. It's super bright and saturated, pulling all of the attention away from the face and headband. Beyond that she looks a wee bit red to me; likely the reflected color from the shirt. It does seem a bit dark, and you've got a lot of space above her head. I'd also kill the vignette, it's hurting the image.

 

[runnah]

"Should I cry now or cry later..."

 

[Derrel]

Just as in landscape photography with where to best position the horizon line, there are some general guidelines about how high up the eyeballs ought to be within the frame. Suffice it to say, the baby is wayyyyyyyyyy low in the frame. In both shots. In the first, her eyes are far too low, and far too much off to the left, looking into a tiny slice of space. The line of gaze is "slamming into the side" of the frame in the first, and in the second shot, the baby is too far off to the left side of the frame, and there's a very inelegant composition, with the baby wayyyy low, and off to one side. Neither composition works.

 

[RockstarPhotography]

great focus and color. Composition is unpleasing imo. Framing the baby in the bottom right would have given space that her eyes would have been looking into. I would work on you rule of thirds and framing. You nailed the eyes, which is the most important aspect of the photo.