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Thanks for your advice Soaringturkeys.
Hahaha no I haven’t considered being in front of the camera. It’s not really my thing. And it takes a lot to get a half decent photo of myself. I just only show the best shots. 😉
I actually do a heck of a lot of retouching. With both the clone stamp and the healing brush (you should see the before and afters). I notice there is often a lack of texture in the skin (in sooc shots), which I think is partly due to it not being that great a camera, with lack of detail (I am upgrading next week). So I never ever blur skin. Any skin that seems a little ‘too perfect’ in my photos is actually due to the model having amazing skin! (and the makeup artist). I’m very aware though that blurring is not how it’s done. I try to not edit out features on a model’s face that are permanently there. Like this photo.

https://fbcdn-sphotos-f-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/403682_382726595092922_563896658_n.jpg.

I didn’t want to edit out her mole as she wanted to use the photo for her portfolio. Her eyes were actually that bright and blue, due to the light we used, which in hindsight I wish I had actually gone and dulled down her eyes a little as they look quite fake.
I’m not too great at colouring.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.259754107390172.35295.215002681865315&type=3#!/photo.php?fbid=331014756930773&set=a.259754107390172.35295.215002681865315&type=3&theater
Like in this one you mentioned, I wanted the photo colour overall to have a greeny tinge, but failed to realize it would make the model look sick. That’s something I’m still working on a lot. 🙂

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Thanks for your feedback Creyes8519.

I haven’t done a lot of fashion. Nearly all of the images in that particular album are just lifestyle, not fashion. I’m still learning what is required for fashion photography. It’s quite an art and there’s a lot to it!

Not all of my work is paid. That’s probably something I should have mentioned. I charge for family photoshoots, weddings, newborns, etc…
Obviously I want to improve in every field of photography, but fashion, model portfolios, and photojournalism are the things I most want to improve and specialize in. Which is why I generally don’t charge for those things, because I would be happy to do it free as long as I’m learning and gaining experience.

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Truly though, the only way to improve is through practice, which I do need a lot more of. But should I really not be charging AT ALL until I’m at a certain level? How many hundreds of free photoshoots can one possibly do? Is it not allowable to charge a lower amount acording to your ability until you’re work is deemed worthy of professional prices. I just already do so much free work. I can’t imagine doing everything for free. It would consume my time more than it already does and burn me out.

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A lot of those images that have been critiqued are old ones from when I first started doing photography, that I need to delete. Such as the photos with the blown out highlights. You’ll find most if not all of my recent work no longer has that problem. Soaringturkeys, can you give any advice on how the retouching on those particular photos could have been better? Those other portraits you mentioned are self-portraits.

 

I have never had any training so am learning it all from scratch myself. Sometimes it’s hard to know what exactly I need to research, learn, and practice. I appreciate any critique or advice given.

I hate a lot if my own images and notice the inconsistency. Something I plan to improve a losick don’t think though, that you have to ‘not charge at all’ until you are at the highest level of skill you can be, because you’re always improving. I charge very little, which is obviously what my work is worth.

Thankyou all for your feedback.

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And wedding work.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.390186267680288.55179.215002681865315&type=3

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