My first Model Shoot

Intothedeep · Apr 21, 2014

She is a aspiring fitness/fashion model - She was my first model I mostly focus on old buildings and documenting them for the city's... But I thought they came out ok.

tirediron · Apr 21, 2014

I quite like #s 3 & 4, but I find the headshots are a bit tight and might benefit from a more traditional processing approach.

ronlane · Apr 21, 2014

^^^ Also not a fan of the processing of #1. The light is dappled in that one.

Derrel · Apr 21, 2014

#3 looks hot! GOOD SHOOTING! I'd crop off a tiny bit of it at the top, and move the watermark to the bottom right, but #3 is the best of the bunch as a headshot. #4's not too bad either. In #5, with the chain-link fencing, it looks like this was shot with a cheap, Coke-bottle bottom lens like say, the OLD, very-first-generation Canon 18-55 kit zoom, the NON-USM motor one I used to have, back from the very first six months of the original Rebel...the optics show their limitations in that shot.

In #1 her skin looks, well, it looks very un-appealing to me. Dirty? Dusty? Sort of the same, but not as bad on #2. Those two are not processed all that favorably.

The one thing I would caution you about manifests itself in the last three shots; the focal length is TOO short,a nd you are TOO close to her. That causes her forehead to look massive, and her chin looks weak, because of a thing called perspective distortion. You want to shoot from a bit farther away, to keep the face looking pretty, and eliminating that receding chin-look. When the lens is too close, it makes things that are even slightly closer, appear noticeably LARGER than things that are only an inch or two farther away.

Designer · Apr 21, 2014

#s 1 & 2 not as good as you had hoped. Just not seeing "fitness" here.
#3, not bad, just watch your backgrounds.
#4 seems to be more about the pose and costume than the model.
#5 no model at all, just her silhouette.
#s 6, 7, & 8 cropped to tightly.

Intothedeep · Apr 21, 2014

Designer said:
#s 1 & 2 not as good as you had hoped. Just not seeing "fitness" here.
#3, not bad, just watch your backgrounds.
#4 seems to be more about the pose and costume than the model.
#5 no model at all, just her silhouette.
#s 6, 7, & 8 cropped to tightly.

#1 She is dirty in the photo

#5 is suppose to be just a silhouette

Thank you for yall CC I will take it into consideration for the next shoot I do.

Braineack · Apr 22, 2014

#3 and 4 are the winners. I'd like #4 the best but the focus was completely missed; shame.

6, 7, and 8 are cropped WAY too tight and all I can focus on is her ridiculous eyelashes. (hint for the ladies: men do not like that)

the processing in #1 detracts from the image significantly. and all the shots appear to be a bit dull and lack vibrancy/contrast overall and suffer from gray eyes.

Trever1t · Apr 22, 2014

I think I'd only add that if shooting a portrait in "landscape" orientation it's generally to include some ambiance or for effect with negative space. Ghost hands and elbows are distracting to me. First time, awesome.