recent photo shoot

[sean7488]

Hey all, these are from a recent shoot I did. I would love to get your feedback on what you think of them.


chelsea-2 by sean7488, on Flickr


chelsea-7 by sean7488, on Flickr



chelsea-4 by sean7488, on Flickr

 

[tirediron]

C&C per req:

1. Appears almost like on-camera flash catchlights; maybe a little touch-up in the eyes? I'm not really fond of the pose here, a bit too square ("football" shoulders) to the camera. I think you needed some more light to tone down the ambient a bit; the blown sky is a real killer, but I do like the hair-light effect. I would clone out that tiny bit of purple lining visible at her left cuff.

2. Like the pose & exposure better here but something still seems a little awkward. Also, be cognizant of your backgrounds; you essentially have four horizontal stripes as a background which isn't ideal.

3. Good exposure here, but her pose & expression seems to be saying, "Ugh, that last chilli-dog isn't sitting well!".

Overall these aren't a bad set at all. What is the intent/idea?

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

~John

 

[Derrel]

She's a very attractive lady!!! I'd agree with tirediron that #1 has her a bit too square to the camera, as we can see when comparing shot one against the second shot where she's angled to the camera and thus looks about 40 pounds lighter. SHot #1 also has a really dark,dark jacket...I cannot see much of the garment...it's just very dark. I think the contrast on these is a bit too high. Her face looks like it has a bit too much "sheen" on it, which I think is due to the flash, and also, as I mentioned, the dark jacket and gloves look very "inky"...which is why I say the contrast is too high...I'd like to see more DETAIL in the clothing...be able to "see into the blacks" a bit, perhaps through an adjustment toi the curves, or by using the fill-light control in say, Lightroom, or the Highlight/Shadow control in Photoshop.

I think comparing shot #1 against #3 is instructive; look at the eye area on either side of her nose in the first shot, and see the specularity, the "sheen" to the skin, and then look at the third shot, and look at the eye area on either side of the nose, and see the skin has less sheen, and a richer, more-saturated color, and her overall "Look" to her face in the third shot is MUCH sexier, much prettier. Shot #1 looks over-flashed; the flash is causing too much sheen on the skin, and is totally eliminating the shadows coming from the sunlight. In the third shot, there is a LOVELY, strong, deep, shadow under her chin, which shows us the time of day (mentally), and the fill-light you brought in is NOT over-powwering the sunlight. Using the sun the way you did in the third shot is an excellent way to do location "fashiony" portraiture of pretty ladies!!! The effect is a lot like using a large studio flash unit...crisp shadows, direction to the light, and nice modeling/shaping of facial features. The way the main light crosses over her nose in the third shot, and the way the shadow under the chin is cast, makes her look just great in shot #3. The fill-flash in #1 just ruins that sunlight.

In my mind--you wanna shoot MORE SHOTS the way you did the third shot, and no more of the kind done in the style of #1...

 

[sean7488]

What is the intent/idea?

I was basically going for an outdoor winter fashion shoot. Which I think shows best in number 2 by her pose but I guess I did not get it completely right. I'm going to work on editing it more and see what I can improve. I'll do what Derrel suggested and lighting it up more and maybe bring down the contrast.

 

[skieur]

The most obvious problem with shot #3, is that you have lost control of the hair. It cuts the right eye almost in half and is all over the shoulder in a rather messy manner. Psychologists by the way would interpret the position of the arms as indicating a subconcious need for self protection.

skieur