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ParticipantYour first photo…
UH-MAZE-ING. I am absolutely jealous of it!! I just recently moved and I’m praying for a wedding in Bar Harbor so I may get some shots like these. Yeah, I could hire some models, but LOVE conveys better with people who are actually in it! Congrats.
And to stay on topic here… I, too, have a problem with the first two questions always asked. When I first posted, I assumed since I was being asked those two that I was being considered a fauxtog. That wasn’t the case for me, but it often is on here.
ParticipantI’m gonna ‘pick on’ the second one since it struck me the most.
I wish you had gotten down to eye level with your model. I would have also had her left knee bent and foot flat on the floor with her left arm draped over the knee.I would have pulled her a little further from the corner so the sunlight could work it’s magic. Turn her chin ever so slightly towards the camera too. Any time you’re working with a model (or any human), have her pull her shoulders back.
If you were going for the ‘looking out the window’ look, you missed it. By a long shot. We can only see about an inch of the window…
The most distracting part of it all? The electrical outlet. Also, any time a model’s shoe’s bottom is showing edit the dirty off it. Very distracting as well. My biggest pet peeve is the tiny stuff outside the actual subject. Trees growing out of heads, power lines, plugs & cords, cars, buildings, people. If you cannot remove the distraction all together, try moving yourself around the shot. Save yourself some editing time.
I hope this was helpful and not just me ripping your work apart. Try it again with the advice given. I’m sure you will notice the difference.
ParticipantHere are the shots I have reviewed and re-edited. I will write a full response this evening. :]
http://s1299.beta.photobucket.com/user/yawn1027/library/Critique%20Please?
pw: blahdeblah
Cheers!
ParticipantBeautiful. Thanks. Very informative and stern. I am going to re-do the editing and retouching of the set with the yellow dress. I will select the top 3. Mind doing a critique on them when I finish?
I also do quite a bit of “TF” work. It’s the easiest way to get models for projects and concepts that I have. They’re also the easiest way to experiment with new things I have learned. I’ll be buying the X3200 and X1600 at the end of the month and have a couple TF shoots lined up so I can learn and get comfortable with the new lights (before taking them anywhere PAID).
One question… what “cliche’s” are you referring to? I almost instantly think you’re referring to the wedding rings. I must admit that I almost always steer clear of selective coloring. Customers constantly ask for it. I always supply them a copy of a ‘normal’ photograph. Time will tell which one they like better. LOL
Another question? If I may… Portfolios- The more images the better, or the fewer the better? I try to limit the images in my Facebook portfolios, but on my website, I post whole wedding days.
Again, thanks!
ParticipantOP’s fauxtographer, my favorite picture:
ParticipantJust celebrated 11 years. Yes, yes I charge.
ParticipantAccording to most your posts involving those two questions, I’m going to safely assume you think I am. Correct?
Why?
EDIT: This isn’t me starting shit with you. Just wondering why you think the way you do.
ParticipantWhat about spelling your own logo wrong? Epic fauxtographer?
ParticipantTrain wrecks, what? o.O
Lawl.
Participanthttps://www.facebook.com/pages/Lindsey-Raymond-Photography/224667397612442?ref=ts&fref=ts
This one does the same thing. Annnnnd tells them that using contracts is unnecessary and unprofessional. <insert eye roll here>
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