More teen shots outdoor and indoor

[2WheelPhoto]

Nice!

 

[Big Mike]

In #3 and #4 (studio shots?) you have her broad lit, rather than short lit. People (especially women, tend to look better with short lighting).

Also, in #3, you have the light on the opposite side from the part on her hair, this causes a shadow to fall on her face, right through her eye.
When I'm deciding where to put my lights for a portrait, I'll often choose to put the main light on the same side as the part in the hair, as to avoid that problem.

Overall, I think these could be improved by using a longer focal length and backing up. In the last three, there is quite a bit of perspective distortion because you were apparently too close.

 

[Rosy]

In #3 and #4 (studio shots?) you have her broad lit, rather than shot lit. People (especially women, tend to look better with short lighting).

Also, in #3, you have the light on the opposite side from the part on her hair, this causes a shadow to fall on her face, right through her eye.
When I'm deciding where to put my lights for a portrait, I'll often choose to put the main light on the same side as the part in the hair, as to avoid that problem.

Overall, I think these could be improved by using a longer focal length and backing up. In the last three, there is quite a bit of perspective distortion because you were apparently too close.

Thank you Mike

 

[Big Mike]

I meant to say "short' lit, rather than 'shot lit'.

 

[unpopular]

what FL did you use on #4?

That dog has a giant head.

 

[Rosy]

what FL did you use on #4?

That dog has a giant head.

shhh we have him in therapy...he has a complex (we call him Big Head Fred)

Focal length 56mm on a 24-70 f/2.8 (aprx 5-7 ft away)

would this be the issue??

 

[unpopular]

Yeah. The distortion from a 50mm isn't great, especially on a crop sensor, but in this case I kind of feel like it is, exaggerating the dog's head, which is already sufficiently fluffy....

 

[Rosy]

I'm shooting with an FX - confused....

 

[unpopular]

it might very well be the dog. but idk, i've found that 1.5x doesn't mean you get a 75mm lens. but everything in me says that a 50mm lens should behave almost identically perspective-wise, so I'm probably wrong.

In any case, poor fred and his freakishly huge head I think is a little distracting, and a different pose may have been in order.

 

[Rosy]

I really think it's the pose his head ain't that big - well it's not small, but...
I think he's gonna need more therapy -

 

[unpopular]

The bigger the head, the more loveable the dog.

 

[Rosy]

The bigger the head, the more loveable the dog.

You are too much

You want to join the in on Buddy's (AKA Big Head Fred) therapy sessions??