Sumalee

[Trever1t]

I've been out of action, going back to a regular job after more than a year and shot my first portrait session since August.

SUMALEE 22, Thai. Waitress.


1)

_POR4082-Edit by WSG Photography, on Flickr

2)

_POR3967-Edit by WSG Photography, on Flickr

 

[Trever1t]

[crickets chirp]

 

[Derrel]

Cute gal. Yes, the crickets are out in force today.

 

[Trever1t]

She'd never tried modeling before. She is besties with Chatthika, you might remember the strikingly beautiful Thai swimsuit model from last month.

 

[Shipman]

I really like the first one a lot. I really like when the sun is hitting the subject in photos like this.

 

[Trever1t]

I also love baclighting my subjects. Weather was perfect, late afternoon sun.

 

[Braineack]

High waisted stuff is so not flattering.

 

[Trever1t]

I agree, her first time modeling and she didn't quite bring the wardrobe I had hoped for.

 

[Braineack]

easy solution

 

[Frequency]

I like the first image, especially its lighting

 

[Derrel]

High waisted stuff is so not flattering.

Except for those Navy-inspired shorts...those things are *****ng hot!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Trever1t]

lol...you supposed to critique my work, not her shorts, jeesh Derrel!

 

[wyogirl]

Trever1t... beautiful lighting and model, great pics as usual. BUT, I really want to clean up your model's hair line. That is in no way a reflection on your photography, just what fashion magazines have, for lack of a better term, "trained" me to want to do with pics like yours.

 

[Trever1t]

Her hairline (first image really apparent) bugs me too. To be honest I haven't developed a technique that looks right to do that. Cloning looks err, well cloned. Any tips on tool/technique?

 

[squirrels]

I wonder if you did frequency separation to keep the texture along the hairline and just lightened the underlying skin up with a little cloning? She is very pretty and I love your lighting.

ETA: I could be totally off base, I've been doing a lot of frequency separation stuff lately, so everything looks like a nail to me.