Sharing you guys some portraits shot with E100G reversal film and super-wide lens~

[fredricfei]

These pics were shot in a western style gardan in Shanghai with reversal films and super-wide lens, and thanks for the cooperation of nice model~
leave your susggestions as you thought~ I'm not sophisticated in portrait indeed...

that's all, thank you ~ hope the you like it~

 

[AgentDrex]

Wished I could see the model better...kind of gets lost amongst all the clutter...focus in on her more...

 

[adrianakyan]

Nice!... i would just add more pop to them..

 

[BuS_RiDeR]

Wished I could see the model better...kind of gets lost amongst all the clutter...focus in on her more...

I agree 1000%

 

[HomelessBoy]

In my opinion, she looks a bit unnatural with the poses. Maybe tell her a joke and capture that smile in a natural form.

 

[dxqcanada5]

What film scanner did you use?

I have always found Kodak Ektachrome too blue (notice the film box is blue).

Fujichrome has green on the box.
Kodachrome had red.
Hmm.

 

[WesternGuy]

Wished I could see the model better...kind of gets lost amongst all the clutter...focus in on her more...

I also agree 100%. Are you shooting the model, or the scenery - I don't believe you can do both. Model needs to relax a bit and smile. Also, watch your backgrounds, e.g., in #2, her head sort of fades into the bush and in the last one she has a window sill coming out of her shoulder, as well, in #1, the people and the light standards in the background are a distraction. My 0.02¢ FWIW.

Cheers,

WesternGuy

 

[fredricfei]

Wished I could see the model better...kind of gets lost amongst all the clutter...focus in on her more...

seems you're right...

 

[fredricfei]

In my opinion, she looks a bit unnatural with the poses. Maybe tell her a joke and capture that smile in a natural form.

That's a good idea~thanks 4 Ur suggestion~

 

[fredricfei]

What film scanner did you use?

I have always found Kodak Ektachrome too blue (notice the film box is blue).

Fujichrome has green on the box.
Kodachrome had red.
Hmm.

I scanned in development shop, actually I like Fujichrome...

 

[fredricfei]

Wished I could see the model better...kind of gets lost amongst all the clutter...focus in on her more...

I also agree 100%. Are you shooting the model, or the scenery - I don't believe you can do both. Model needs to relax a bit and smile. Also, watch your backgrounds, e.g., in #2, her head sort of fades into the bush and in the last one she has a window sill coming out of her shoulder, as well, in #1, the people and the light standards in the background are a distraction. My 0.02¢ FWIW.
Cheers,

WesternGuy

thanks a lot for your suggestion...it was quite hard to balance the backgrounds and model in portrait photography with super-wide lens.

 

[Ron Evers]

In the sitting poses, have the models legs to the side, not pointing towards the camera as that makes them look disproportionately long.

 

[fredricfei]

In the sitting poses, have the models legs to the side, not pointing towards the camera as that makes them look disproportionately long.

well, I just want to "lengthen" the legs, seems such a trick caused problems~