My favorite is the expression and blue color shown in image #1.
That said, I think it would be better to not show the discolored (orange/burnt) looking skin on her arm (which looks like shadow tone areas), so I suggest cropping to put the lower edge of the image just below her bust line (reducing the amount of that arm shown) and then work on that discolored part.
Had you used the same lighting as the 3/4 length and longer lens on images 1,4 and 5, you could have avoided the dark elbow and arm shadows. Looks like you used a brush tool to do the vignetting. it could be a bit more subtle. IMHO.
Hearing it from all three of you also means a lot, as I admire and respect your work. As I was creating the vignette effect I was worried that it was having a knock on effect with shadows etc but.... I guess I was looking for an edgy look and maybe was getting carried away? lol
I'm happy to have my thoughts and doubts confirmed though and I thank you for your input
Looks like it was a fun shoot, and you got some great images!
(Plenty of separation of the whites on my monitor, by the way.)
The best criticism comes from you and your client-any other
should be run through a serious filter system. No one will ever stand
out as exceptional, while trying to please a forum. My opinion, ymmv.
rodmcwha wrote:
Looks like it was a fun shoot, and you got some great images!
(Plenty of separation of the whites on my monitor, by the way.)
The best criticism comes from you and your client-any other
should be run through a serious filter system. No one will ever stand
out as exceptional, while trying to please a forum. My opinion, ymmv.
Hey rodmcwha and thanks for your comments. I agree, I never thought there was an issue with the white separation but hey... there you go.
It was indeed a fun shoot I was a bit concerned though about the lack of comments/input on this thread and I sometimes wonder why I bother posting here tbh.Particularly when it had 1,936 hits! Maybe putting NSFW or semi naked in a title might help me get more feedback in the future
Don't get me wrong, I'm not so much complaining from the point of view of reading people saying "nice" things about my work. My hopes were that I would get more critique to learn from.
I guess the lack of replies must mean there's not much wrong with my images lol
Good point you make about critique from the client and myself and I thank you for taking the time to comment
