I had a Out of the city Contract with a lovely escort who tried to book me in the past. Long story short, she's into girl, I'm her type, look like her ex girlfriend. But last time, after contacting me, she went back to her ex, and most recently her client (we were suppose to meet the 3 of us in Montreal, change the destination for Toronto which at that time Icouldn't travel too)
So she books a shooting with me, and we just talk and had fun all afternoon, I'm not falling in love, but i'm definitively falling in lust with her. I don't know if it's because I'm very attract to her, but I feel that I did a better job.
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I had a Out of the city Contract with a lovely escort who tried to book me in the past. Long story short, she's into girl, I'm her type, look like her ex girlfriend. But last time, after contacting me, she went back to her ex, and most recently her client (we were suppose to meet the 3 of us in Montreal, change the destination for Toronto which at that time Icouldn't travel too)
So she books a shooting with me, and we just talk and had fun all afternoon, I'm not falling in love, but i'm definitively falling in lust with her. I don't know if it's because I'm very attract to her, but I feel that I did a better job.
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Very nice work--much closer to a boudoir feel (sexy and romantic, softer light) than some of your previous work. You're making big strides very quickly.
#1: like the pose and the shot. Love how her hair hangs down. A couple of small things...
--have the model bring her right knee up higher. That pose looks great on every woman out there. It will also make her right thigh a little thinner (you don't have a thigh on thigh which flattens the upper thigh and makes it look a bit flabbier) so that will compliment her--make her look leaner and sometimes show a bit more definition.
--The light isn't quite as soft and it's a bit too much on her face and chest--if you could bounce the speed light off of a reflector or maybe a scrim, that would soften it some. it would also reduce some of the small shadows on her face.
--Originally I didn't like the lamp being on but instead it creates a bit of a triangle of focus (the lamp, her head, her right thigh/hip) that is a nice composition element.
--Here's another pose suggestion...just about every woman on the planet (including a size zero) is going to get a crease on her upper tummy in that pose. So here's how to deal with it in-camera...just take that right arm and drape it over the side of her tummy casually. It looks natural, it hides the crease, it also gets the hand off of the hip.
#2: I've already told you earlier that I like that pose. Very lean and flowing. I think the edge of her stocking is a bit distracting. Think of a slightly tighter crop and then clone in some more pillow so we lose the black backdrop on top (which I find a little distracting). For future reference, take her right hand and rest her head on it. That will give you a cleaner outline of the face (right now, part of the right hand pops up--she's got great facial structure and I'd like it better if that outline of her face is clearer).
#3: lovely pose, lovely model, lovely shot. Hair obscuring part of the face--adds some mystery and seductiveness. The arched back--just lovely. I'd like to see a little more detail in her hair (but the lighting placement means the hair facing us is underexposed). Yes, the previous posters about the highlights/overblown curtains and lamp are accurate. I don't think those are killers though--just minor flaws to me anyway. But for future, Derrel's points about a honking big piece of poster board or a giant reflector you can set up and bounce a speed light off of--that's the way to go. Remember, for boudoir, you want soft light, you don't want hard shadows with sharp lines...you want softer lines on the shadows. Your take-aways or lessons from this shot: great model and great pose, but next time get a big reflector to produce softer light and fill, and move lamps away.
Here's a hint: shoot a couple of test shots, then put it up on your laptop screen and you and your model critique. Show her what parts of the pose are working and talk through how to adjust. You look at your histograph (for exposure issues) and see what lighting you need to adjust to make it softer and more even. If you're shooting art nudes, great dynamic range can be a good thing but less so for glamour or boudoir. This is what people used to use polaroids for in the film days
Last point: you did a remarkable job shooting someone you have the hots for you in the past has expressed interest in you. A lot of photographers (especially if lust is involved) would lose their perspective and "eye"....and would generate crap. That is not what has happened here.