Some girls never grow up.....

[dannylightning]

Well you look stunning in your princess outfit.

I love the first one. however the second one in black and white, I do not like the way the dress looks kind of bunched up/sticking out, it makes your hip/glutes area look square, if I scroll my screen so I can only see the picture starting just below your elbows I see a very pretty lady, when I look at the whole thing that dress making your hip area looks square is where all my attention is drawn to in that photo.

There is nothing wrong with your glasses.

 

[JustJazzie]

Well you look stunning in your princess outfit.

I love the first one. however the second one in black and white, I do not like the way the dress looks kind of bunched up/sticking out, it makes your hip/glutes area look square, if I scroll my screen so I can only see the picture starting just below your elbows I see a very pretty lady, when I look at the whole thing that dress making your hip area looks square is where all my attention is drawn to in that photo.

There is nothing wrong with your glasses.

Yes! I fixed that in a later version. Mostly posted that as an example of my glasses cutting through my eyes issue. Never considered it a real *keeper*

 

[runnah]

i tried a similar look but with mini-blinds.

It was far less successful.

 

[LCLimages]

i tried a similar look but with mini-blinds.

It was far less successful.

 

[frommrstomommy]

I think its a pretty nice self portrait! I love the colors and processing and how soft it feels.

 

[FITBMX]

You look Great!!!
You did a wonderful job on the lighting, it looks really good to me!

 

[JustJazzie]

An enormous thank you to our favorite traveling photographer- Lew, for helping me refine my edit! The original post has been updated with my "Final" copy.

I think its a pretty nice self portrait! I love the colors and processing and how soft it feels.

Thank you!

You look Great!!!
You did a wonderful job on the lighting, it looks really good to me!

thanks! I was pretty excited with how the lighting turned out! Its definitely something I will have to try again.

 

[FITBMX]

I always love hearing good ways for DIY lighting!

 

[e.rose]

First, let me say, YOU look beautiful.

Second, I *also* love Sue Bryce. She's my hero. I shoot completely differently than she does, but she is still my absolute hero.

That being said, I've been staring at this image for a few minutes trying to figure out why I don't like the lighting... because I'm not fond of it... but it was hard to put my finger on why.

I mean don't get me wrong... it's not TERRIBLE by any means, but there is something.... just... off about it to me. After a while of looking at it, I think I may have figured out what it is.

The light looks low to me. I know you said you were bouncing off the wall and through a sheet, but the actual source of the light looks low to me... like you needed to get your strobe up higher and bounce off the wall higher up.

And where was the sheet in relation to where you were standing? The light is coming across too "sidey" (that's an industry term ) to me. It looks like the way it may have been set up was that the light was almost directly (if not very close to being) to your right. I think what would have made it better would have been if you had pushed the whole lighting set up forward a bit, and you stood almost at the edge of the sheet, so the light source feathered onto you more, and wrapped a hair more around you, rather than being bounced directly back at you.

Maybe I'm completely wrong about it... but even if I am... I feel like something could make it better, and I can't put my finger on it, if what I just said about how you had things set up was in accurate.

 

[JoeW28]

Lovely photo. Thanks for sharing.

Here's a tip that would enhance this photo: shoot with a wider aperture and then step away from the backdrop. Given the concept you're shooting, more bokeh and a blurred background will fit very well.

 

[JustJazzie]

First, let me say, YOU look beautiful.

Second, I *also* love Sue Bryce. She's my hero. I shoot completely differently than she does, but she is still my absolute hero.

That being said, I've been staring at this image for a few minutes trying to figure out why I don't like the lighting... because I'm not fond of it... but it was hard to put my finger on why.

I mean don't get me wrong... it's not TERRIBLE by any means, but there is something.... just... off about it to me. After a while of looking at it, I think I may have figured out what it is.

The light looks low to me. I know you said you were bouncing off the wall and through a sheet, but the actual source of the light looks low to me... like you needed to get your strobe up higher and bounce off the wall higher up.

And where was the sheet in relation to where you were standing? The light is coming across too "sidey" (that's an industry term ) to me. It looks like the way it may have been set up was that the light was almost directly (if not very close to being) to your right. I think what would have made it better would have been if you had pushed the whole lighting set up forward a bit, and you stood almost at the edge of the sheet, so the light source feathered onto you more, and wrapped a hair more around you, rather than being bounced directly back at you.

Maybe I'm completely wrong about it... but even if I am... I feel like something could make it better, and I can't put my finger on it, if what I just said about how you had things set up was in accurate.

Hmm, The light was indeed at the top of the wall so thats not quite spot on. It was to my right, and I was at the front 1/4 of it. How far forward would you suggest I be? I DO see where you are coming from. Despite its softness, judging by the nose, it is almost more of a "split lighting" setup which isn't generally considered feminine.

Lovely photo. Thanks for sharing.

Here's a tip that would enhance this photo: shoot with a wider aperture and then step away from the backdrop. Given the concept you're shooting, more bokeh and a blurred background will fit very well.

Thanks for the idea! It is generally a great tip. Unfortunately, I was as far forward as I could be in my small space, and the last time I tried to do a selfie at 2.8 I got the wrong eye in focus. I decided to go for focus over DOF in this one. Had I been shooting anyone but myself, I would have probably stopped open to 3.5 or 2.8.

 

[Vince.1551]

Hold Right There Lady!!! Why do I see only 1 pic??? Where is #1 or 2#?? Are you hiding something from me?? [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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[snowbear118 49]

Are you hiding something from me??

In a manner of speaking, yes. <low-crawls out of room>

 

[JustJazzie]

Hold Right There Lady!!! Why do I see only 1 pic??? Where is #1 or 2#?? Are you hiding something from me?? [emoji23][emoji23][emoji23]


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I took down the bad ones from my Flickr page. In fairness to anyone feeling left out, I will be happy to repost when I get to a desktop

 

[e.rose]

Hmm, The light was indeed at the top of the wall so thats not quite spot on. It was to my right, and I was at the front 1/4 of it. How far forward would you suggest I be?

That's what I'm saying... You were too far forward. You needed to move the *lighting* set up forward, and you should have been towards the back, so the light would be coming in not only from the side, but in front of you.