I have noticed in my last couple of sessions with models that I had this head tilt repeated direction going on. I am no stranger to it, but it seemed I was stuck on the Farrah Fawcett thing.
When the photography is this good it doesn't matter how the head is.
Beautiful smiles in 1 and 2. Least favorite is 4 just too bright and lacking some contrast for me.
Regards
Bud
Jim and Bud, thanks for the feedback. I always like to hear what others see. There is always a balance to try and eliminate neck wrinkles when you crank a head. Shoulder placement can help by dropping the shoulder or turning it away. You might end up losing some of the over the shoulder feel, but Jim, you are absolutely correct. The back shoulder blade distorts the image too. As a portrait, per say, I battled showing part of the tattoo or not. It's close to being an in camera crop. Bud, it definitely lacks some tonal range. I blew it out a little and the FM gray background makes it really noticeable.
I f i could do half of the quality of those shots i'd post something every day. Love your work, maybe the hair in the right upper corner is a little light on #4 (maybe) but all the poses work perfectly for me as is.
I don't like tattoos on women models because you usually end up working around them. I would have draped her hair over it, or posed it from the other side, or maybe not hired her. Your 'supershoots' modeling work is superb, so you probably saw the potential problems before you shot.
Tattoos are a personal taste for sure. I didn't shoot for myself. I seldom do. In a true portrait, you do want to capture the person, and it is not about what you like or dislike. It's about what they like. Although, this was more simple beauty shot with a hint of that tattoo showing, its intent was not a true portrait. My point is, I think we allow our taste to get in the way of what our clients want and what they are about.
J T
borderlight wrote:
I don't like tattoos on women models because you usually end up working around them. I would have draped her hair over it, or posed it from the other side, or maybe not hired her. Your 'supershoots' modeling work is superb, so you probably saw the potential problems before you shot.
I don't think it was clear that these models were also clients. Given those circumstances......
True. However, I treat everyone as if they are clients. Just the way I roll. Meaning, even if I hire or barter with models, I still treat them as part of the process and care about who they are. That was my point to try and say that I shoot for the model, not for myself.
I prefer complete portraits. My eye feels jipped when a shoulder or head or hair is cut out of the frame. I see that this is your signature style but it seems heavy handed. The processing is unreal, in a good way.
Javier Crespin wrote:
I prefer complete portraits. My eye feels jipped when a shoulder or head or hair is cut out of the frame. I see that this is your signature style but it seems heavy handed. The processing is unreal, in a good way.
