New photos

[King Mango]

So I just had to see what all the fuss is about in this thread.
Some of you guys... :tsk:

All I can see is one photo, which I like the pose and composition of, but I would say yes, some spots on your skin are looking a bit too smoothed. Just redo them is all.
I don't know if anyone mentioned but you lose some detail on the bottom of your lower lip too.
Also the eyes, a bit too strong in color for me. I would like a more subtle almost desaturated blue here. And be sure to leave the detail of the Irises. I can see some in these, but processing to the point where the striations of the iris are no longer discernible can really detract from the impact of the eyes.

 

[deudeu]

This thread is a bit of a disappointment. I mean, all those views for this! I would understand if the tittle implied something out of the ordinary but right now i just expected some awesome pictures.

This one was just taken a little too far in PP. I would rather see a couple pimples than this plastic look.
The second edit is an improvement though.

Self portraiture is something very difficult to do (at least to me). It takes courage to do, and even more to show it on a forum.

 

[MyaLover]

AHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA this thread is like a bad car crash, you dont want to look, but you cant seem to turn away. Yes these photos are bad. Plain and simple. They are actually annoying to me. The PP is way over done, and there is no originality. And oh those eyes.... omg. Im sorry but they are pretty eyes but you just junked them up. Its like someone with a really nice car, that decides to put cheap $30 rims from Walmart on the tires.

They look like they were done with a terrible camera propped up on a pillow. Seriously , think outside the box. Get creative, once you stop trying to look sexy, you will be.

I take a lot of self ports and its a good way to learn about all the fundamentals of photography. But you cant take the same ol same ol photo as everyone else. You have to get creative. The beauty of self ports is that if they suck, no one needs to see them. This should have been one, no one saw. God knows half of mine suck.

But you know I got love for the fellow self porters out there, keep workin at it

 

[ANDS!]

This thread and the post above mine are proof positive that when you niche any "hobby" the ability for the herd to turn into elitist self-fellating trolls is strong. Sadly the inability for any ADULT in this thread to actually ACT like one has probably turned someone away from actually seeking CONSTRUCTIVE (not witty, or "hoo hoo let me see how clever and nhilist I can be!") criticism and improving.
And for gods sake when did posting provacative photos of a person become synonomous with seeking superficial validation? Fie on those keeping that idea going.

 

[MyaLover]

Thank you :lmao:

 

[ANDS!]

Heres hoping that "Thank you" is ironic; because if not. . .wow.

 

[MyaLover]

Thank you again

 

[Rachelsne]

the op hasnt posted on the forum since this thread!

the blurred in hair to her face is not good in my newb opinion

 

[ashleyc8705]

Wow....

I just wanted to add my two cents to this thread lol! I agree with MyaLover about this thread being a bad car crash haha.

All jokes aside, the picture does look really fake. And that's not an opinion...it's fact.

I find it quite hilarious that people who post pictures and get negative feedback; AKA "what they want to hear", they get extremely defensive and pissy.

 

[MelodySoul]

And for gods sake when did posting provacative photos of a person become synonomous with seeking superficial validation?

When? :scratch:

Probably about the same time people were able to post photos online.

 

[ANDS!]

AKA "what they want to hear", they get extremely defensive and pissy.

The ratio of CONSTRUCTIVE criticism to MOUTH VOMIT in this thread was wildly imbalanced. That was the problem or do you think "its ****" is a valid criticism? You'll note the OP ALSO was annoyed by the complimentary comments about her LOOKS.

When?

You're reading that wrong. Individuals are projecting what the OP is thinking by posting personal provocative portraits online. The OP explained this and due to lack of reading comprehension or just plan trolling behavior, folks skipped over it and still insisted that the OP was posting "nudz" for the sake of posting them.

 

[MarcusM]

Wow, people got worked up in this thread...

I didn't see the original but the currently posted image is way overdone IMO. It just looks fake and kind of sloppy. There is too much smoothing on the skin. There is no depth to the image now, it looks flat. Not trying to be mean, just critiquing.

 

[Sontizzle]

in my honest opinion i think she was just on here for compliments of her looks. if that wasnt the case she wouldnt have ran off crying.

 

[JCleveland]

AHHHHHHHHHHHAHAHAHAHAHAHA this thread is like a bad car crash, you dont want to look, but you cant seem to turn away. Yes these photos are bad. Plain and simple. They are actually annoying to me. The PP is way over done, and there is no originality. And oh those eyes.... omg. Im sorry but they are pretty eyes but you just junked them up. Its like someone with a really nice car, that decides to put cheap $30 rims from Walmart on the tires.

They look like they were done with a terrible camera propped up on a pillow. Seriously , think outside the box. Get creative, once you stop trying to look sexy, you will be.

I take a lot of self ports and its a good way to learn about all the fundamentals of photography. But you cant take the same ol same ol photo as everyone else. You have to get creative. The beauty of self ports is that if they suck, no one needs to see them. This should have been one, no one saw. God knows half of mine suck.

But you know I got love for the fellow self porters out there, keep workin at it

wonderfully stated

 

[sunlioness]

I am too a very happily married woman to my hero who just got home from fighting for your freedom, from Iraq.

Please define your, as whose? I'm personally insulted by that sentence, your husband could have never fought for my freedom, he could only fight to kill my friends in Iraq or my family in Serbia. So please, don't come around and brag about being an army-lady and your husband being a hero.
And when it comes to your photos, they're just kitsch.Photography is art and there's nothing artistic about them, it's plain pop.
I thought I was going to skip this thread, cause you're just an attention seeker and didn't want to do you the favour of reading through your whining. But I guess enough is enough.