Weekend Shoot C&C (Another One)

[rexbobcat]

I kind of think that the lighting is a bit...unflattering. It's very harsh and almost just too flat. It also looks like she's squinting.

And she's a bit too yellow maybe?

 

[dandaluzphotography]

I kind of think that the lighting is a bit...unflattering. It's very harsh and almost just too flat. It also looks like she's squinting.

And she's a bit too yellow maybe?

You may have a point with the light. The sun was directly behind me and she was squinting slightly. I had to actually cool it down a bit. The original was way more yellow. I'll see what it looks like cooled down a little more and repost.

Thanks for the feedback!

Danny

 

[tommyboy]

Just my thought, but I would move the subject off the background a bit to create more separation an get her to pop.

 

[vtf]

This will explain it better than me. The Rules Of Good Portraiture

 

[ghache]

Straight shot like this works when there is a separation from your subject and your background. In this case it doesn't work very well because you subject is too close to the wall and the lighting is flat so nothing is adding dimension to your shot. I am pretty sure that if you would have shot this from an angle, with your subject turned a little bit on the side, you could have got a little rim light and some dimension

a little bit like this.

I always like to shoot some straight shot like this during my shoots. I am not saying this shot is perfect but overall I liked it enough to give it to the client.

You see how i created dimension to the photo by having her a few feet from the wall and have her stand at an angle with the wall. This was shot with a 70-200, at 100mm at F3.5 (to decrease the dof a bit more so it add a bit more dimention!)

By putting one of her side to a darker place (wall blocking light, and exposing for he face, you get a bit of rim light on her right side (pointed towards light) and just a bit of shadows.

 

[dandaluzphotography]

Straight shot like this works when there is a separation from your subject and your background. In this case it doesn't work very well because you subject is too close to the wall and the lighting is flat so nothing is adding dimension to your shot. I am pretty sure that if you would have shot this from an angle, with your subject turned a little bit on the side, you could have got a little rim light and some dimension

a little bit like this.



I always like to shoot some straight shot like this during my shoots. I am not saying this shot is perfect but overall I liked it enough to give it to the client.

You see how i created dimension to the photo by having her a few feet from the wall and have her stand at an angle with the wall. This was shot with a 70-200, at 100mm at F3.5 (to decrease the dof a bit more so it add a bit more dimention!)

By putting one of her side to a darker place (wall blocking light, and exposing for he face, you get a bit of rim light on her right side (pointed towards light) and just a bit of shadows.

This is really good. Thanks for that!

Danny

 

[MReid]

Pretty girl, shot at the wrong time of day against a background that doesn't work, in an unflattering pose.

If you can get her out again....shoot late evening, when the light is nice and soft, get out of the sun.
For girls think angles and tilts. Straight on usually doesn't work, either for their poses or the background, separate her from the background either by proximity or blur.
Tell her to have fun with it and go crazy...most girls know how to pose on their own if you can make them feel comfortable enough to show you.
Most of all have fun!