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Yes brown eyed girl has that right. You have to learn how to pose people. That shot could have come out a bit better, had it been posed correctly.
The three images of the women by themselves, their skin is too over exposed. You are losing a lot of detail by doing that. You need to get more comfortable with your cameras settings. Take some more time learning, that’s all.
PMSParticipantHere’s a disturbing editing job done by a Fauxtog in my area. Not sure what they were going for here….devil, apocalypse, burning cemetery?
soldier gets beat by his wife with a mallet. Awful bloody effects
Blowing fake kisses. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=390453727706859&set=pb.314689828616583.-2207520000.1377867428.&type=3&theater
Clown Blush, yellow chest. Funky pose on chair https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=390119937740238&set=pb.314689828616583.-2207520000.1377867428.&type=3&theater
Wrinkled black backdrop, and jaundiced toddler https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=390023564416542&set=pb.314689828616583.-2207520000.1377867428.&type=3&theater
Rainbow redhead is out of focus here… https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=342569655828600&set=pb.314689828616583.-2207520000.1377867598.&type=3&src=https%3A%2F%2Ffbcdn-sphotos-c-a.akamaihd.net%2Fhphotos-ak-ash4%2F291379_342569655828600_1090153161_o.jpg&smallsrc=https%3A%2F%2Fsphotos-a-mia.xx.fbcdn.net%2Fhphotos-ash4%2F481946_342569655828600_1090153161_n.jpg&size=1366%2C2048
So many on this guy’s page I’m not even sure why people let him take their photo. His about says “We take your beauty and merge it with world’s. Why use a backdrop when you have everything that is around you!” And one of his statuses says “Win a pinup shoot based on the photo. With hair/make up and modeling coach a $250 package.” Really? You have got to be kidding me….
PMSParticipantSome scarey budior shots that are over edited and not at all flattering. For only $280 she can give you “THE BEST SELF CONFIDENCE BOOSTER AROUND!! :D”. Yeah ok.
PMSParticipantYes. this military wives with cameras is a real thing. It’s insane. Every wife with a DSLR is doing photos. I’m not sure what they are doing boudior wise. I know I wouldn’t want my ass and titties all over Facebook. Especially when they just apply bad overlays and tints, then they blur areas to soften them. It looks awful. They need to learn how to airbrush cellulite, liquify (and not overdo it) areas where clothing meets the skin and makes undesirable dents/fat appear. Boudoir is all about making these women look and feel amazing. Apparently some didn’t get the memo. Because they just look like they took their clothes off and are about to be part of an orgy.
I started out doing art, as I enjoy painting and I am able to consign my pieces in coffee shops and restaurants, and it’s a portable career. Well, photography is also a portable career. Problem being is that many of these army spouses have no idea how to use their camera, or Photoshop and they don’t take the time to learn. Not all, but some.
I picked up a few courses on photography and editing as electives in college. Having an art background has also helped me, in a sense that I understand composition and light. My photos are clean, crisp and nice but I am always pushing myself to get better. I follow a lot of photographers on FB whose work I admire (and the fauxtogs for a giggle) and I see many brilliant ideas. I hope that with time and more experience I can be as great as them.
I’m not sure how these fauxtogs come out of the box, thinking they will be an overnight success. It takes time and there is a lot to learn.
PMSParticipantI made those changes. I can’t figure out how to get the top of each catagory not to have a clickable web page. So those are just filler pages I guess, or “Easter Eggs” Maybe I’ll throw something fun on one in the future. I’m out of ideas for now.
I guess I’ll stick with my model then. My clients like getting the disc and it makes it easy for me. I’ll just continue to recommend ProLabs, and maybe print a visual example framed with 4 image samples of the same photo from Prolabs, Walmart, CVS, and Walgreens to hang in my studio. Then let my clients decide where to print.
I want to raise my prices to reflect the model I have, but I’m not confident enough in my skills to charge higher. I also feel I have to stay kind of low to compete with many of the Fauxtographers in my area. Some are charging $30 a session, and putting out work that makes me groan, but I guess everyone has to start somewhere. It’s just hard to compete with. The area is flooded with photography pages. I just keep telling myself that those who really like my work will come to me, over someone who charges $20 or $30. I think I have found my niche with newborn and maternity photos, and I like doing them. But I don’t want to forever be stuck in my comfort zone.
I can’t wait to move away from this military base. But I’m afraid no matter where we move, there will always be fauxtographers lurking.
Here’s a few from my area if anyone is interested :
They are all beginners. But are charging. I’ve gone to photography meetups and befriended a few. Some take constructive criticism quite well, and they are eager to learn and try to improve. Which is a good thing, because hopefully with some help, they will get there. Others, not so much. That’s all I’ll say.
https://www.facebook.com/ExquisitelyDivineImages/photos_stream
https://www.facebook.com/RogueBeauty31313/photos_stream
https://www.facebook.com/TilltheEndofEverPhotography/photos_stream
PMSParticipantI understand what you mean about the easter egg, camera clicker, nesgran and ebi. Thank you guys so much. You are all really great with the feedback and I feel like I am making progress on streamlining my website.
I fixed the black out when mousing over photos. There was a glitch in my HTML, when I took off the “enlarge” option when mousing over. Now it doesn’t black out. Which I agree, was annoying. I wasn’t sure how to fix it, but I was able to do a quick search online and find the area of code that was making it black out.
I also tweeked the menu. I hope it is a bit easier to navigate. You guys tell me.
My children and family sessions need a bit of work. I have decided to offer some mini sessions to build my portfolio in those two areas. I’ll offer it at a reduced rate or even do some free for a couple of freinds. Unfortunately that will have to wait till after I have this baby. October is approaching soon and I’m finishing the sessions booked through September, then taking a month off to have the baby. Since babies come whenever they please, I wouldn’t want to book any October sessions and then have my water break, or go into labor when I’m in the middle of nowhere taking family pictures. That would be rather embarrassing.
I have a question about proofing galleries on my website. I’ve been debating for a while, forgoing the disc with copyright release an switching to a proofing gallery where clients can order prints. I use prolabs when I print my own work. But many of my customers are going to Walmart, CVS, ect. I notice the difference and I recommend they pay the extra and order from prolab, but they don’t seem to care. My clients like receiving the disc and I am afraid that taking that option away, may mean losing some of them. I’m stuck when it comes to making the decision. I would still offer the disc, but only with the images that they ordered professional prints of, or I could let them buy the disc for a fee. I’m just afraid they might not like that. What do you guys think?
PMSParticipantThanks. I’ll make some changes. First place to start is to take the music down. I do need to work on my event and family photography a little more. I honestly dislike doing family photo sessions, as it is difficult to get everyone looking at me at the same time, so I end up taking many shots and compositing at times, which I hate doing. I’m not sure if I just need more practice with family photos or if it’s just not my forte. I either seem to have the kids attention, or the adults, but never both.
I used to have it where when you clicked on an image, you were able to get the enlarged image. Unfortunately I found someone stealing my newborn work and decided to take that option off.
I agree with the child photo where the background is over whited, I had some issues with the backdrop wrinkling and didn’t fix it to the best of my ability so I’ll take that one down. Any tips on how to work with that? Or should I just get a better white backdrop?I’ll also pull my event photos. I need more work in that area. So I’ll second on some weddings till I get more comfortable in that area.
The links area I do need to update. I should just take that out until I get links to all their sites. I just felt I needed to give some of my vendors some credit as they have been good to me and offered me discounts in return for photos.
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