I like 6 the most. Look out for the dangling fingers in 4 and 5. It's not very masculine and doesn't add much to the photos. Try making a gentle fist out of it. Not like "white-knuckle rage fists" but just a loose one. It'll look better on him.
Very nice. The only one I don't like is #2. The pose makes him look really heavy/chunky. I think it's partly because we lose his chin in the flat lighting and it just sort of blobs into his neck. But the squatting pose also pops his legs out and makes his thighs look huge. Compare #2 to photo #3. Similar pose but the light gives definition to his face and having him angled slightly (not square to camera) removes the "chubby" effect. Also, watch your highlights as I'm pretty sure they're blown on 3 and 6.
I like #6 the best. Agree with GarrettNunn about 4 and 5 (which I think are identical pictures) and with CRFTony on #2.
I'm also not fond of the processing on the others. They look either too green or too yellow, for me. I would like #1 if you could see his whole face. On #3 he's a bit too blown out.
Thanks! I think a lot of these are so close to being great. The exposure is great on all these, just look out for the more feminine posing techniques and be especially careful with squatting. Make it more of a crouch so that it looks more like crouching but not "dropping off some timber." (Sorry for the borderline content here) God forbid you saw some of my first work!
GarrettNunn wrote:
I like 6 the most. Look out for the dangling fingers in 4 and 5. It's not very masculine and doesn't add much to the photos. Try making a gentle fist out of it. Not like "white-knuckle rage fists" but just a loose one. It'll look better on him.
These are exactly my thoughts when I scrolled past the last shot. #6 is fantastic.
The dangling fingers don't bother me too much. It's definitely something you might want to watch out for in the future, but don't toss out that shot either. His expression makes that pic a perfect "mom shot" and she's not going to be concerned that his hand looks a little effeminate.
. I often say, "What was I thinking?!" Even now, sometimes! 