chris_panas
TPF Noob!
- Joined
- Oct 16, 2013
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- 29
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- London, UK
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As the british would say, photo 1 is BRILLIANT. The posing, the lighting, the makeup, even the vignetting and post processing (looks like some split-toning) really add to it. Her hair is just amazing. I want to reach out and touch it. Her red hair goes very nicely with the purple in her dress and in the shadows. I've always been partial to red hair.
I'd be interested in knowing a little about your setup for that shot.
Thanks a lot. I'm not British, I just live in London, but I agree, that's what they say The setup - well, nothing much to tell, all natural light, Canon 5D Mark II, 50L lens and some editing in Photoshop. The key here was the time of the day to get the light right.
great shots. #2 #4 show great restraint in post; I know you could have pushed it a bit to play up that style, but I think they are spot on.
Thanks a lot. You're right, I like to edit pictures to the point when I'm sure it's enough and not go any further, so they can still feel "fresh".
These are exceptional. The use of the color around you in #4 is brilliant. The use of posing here is a great example of how to show a mood with just the body alone. Great work.
Thank you very much. I love color and playing with it
#1 is awesome and #3 is priceless.
Thank you very much. And it's interesting how you put them in a hierarchy here: first one is a photo of the year and an editor's choice on a few of the photo portals and #3 has been selected by VOGUE. Great taste Mister!
# 1 & 4 are totally awesome
Thanks a lot!
#1 is just great. Terrific pose and effect - classical.
Thank you very much, that is exactly what we were going for with this shoot.
1 2 and 4 are pretty awesome. Really dig your editing style
Wow great photos. Like someone else said, nice editing style.
great photos and style
Thank you kindly, I will post more soon
The visual attention in a portrait is supposed to be on the eyes and the hands are not considered to be visually flattering. In #1, the hands are in front of the face and therefore distract the eye of the viewer. They are also over-exposed, possibly to reduce the detail that would even more distract the eye of the viewer. The necklace further directs the attention to the hands rather than the eyes. Skin tones are washed out in #1 as well which creates a very flat face which is also not flattering to the model.
The hand is the problem in #2 as well. It looks more like a claw and distracts the viewer's attention from the face as well.
In number 3, the subject is looking out of the frame and away from the camera which is also an approach that is negative in a portrait.
Number 4 has an over-exposed background and a clichee pose.
The photos I posted here won the photo of the month, photo of the year contests on other photography forums, some of them are in the "editor's choice" galleries, some won other contests, like 35mm photography and some has been selected by VOGUE. After reading your comments I was sure that you must be someone that has a much greater knowledge and experience than people who liked my photos and decided to select and publish them. So, before replying to your criticism I decided to take a look at your works.
Found only one portrait: http://www.thephotoforum.com/forum/people-photography/151415-year-half-year-old.html
I promise that from now on, I will only take crappy photos of people's eyes with the flashlight mounted on my camera and pointed directly at my models. And I will remember to crop them badly as well, and not to include hands or anything else than a face. Or even better - the eyes.
You are officially my favourite joker now
I was drawn directly to the eyes in every photo but the 3rd which I think that image is much more than just eyes.
the above critique is VERY picky and I politely disagree with everything that he/she said ha
Thanks, the 3rd photo has been selected by VOGUE and I think their editors also disagree with all what was said