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ChiShutter
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p.1 #1 · p.1 #1 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear


Went out on Saturday afternoon to make some photos for a couple of swimwear brands. Haven't reviewed the whole set yet, but I always like to select & retouch a couple right away. I hope you enjoy these!

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Scarlett-Davis-Finals/n-HVnWN7/i-dk7MC5z/0/2890009a/XL/i-dk7MC5z-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Scarlett-Davis-Finals/n-HVnWN7/i-zCgmr4K/0/2abad68e/XL/i-zCgmr4K-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Scarlett-Davis-Finals/n-HVnWN7/i-dNZBcn4/0/200da05d/XL/i-dNZBcn4-XL.jpg



Apr 24, 2017 at 05:10 PM
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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear


I know squat about fashion. I only know what looks good to me. Of the three I like the last. I dislike the first because of her expression. Looks like you caught her as she was about to sneeze of something. If the second is supposed to show off the swimsuit, hardly any of it shows. And the pose is not flattering to her body, IMO. Just my 2 cents.


Apr 28, 2017 at 02:18 PM
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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear


I like them. I get the fashion editorial you're going for. I would of like to see #3 with her peering off more into the horizon.


Apr 28, 2017 at 02:44 PM
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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear


Even going for a fashion editorial look my feelings are that you really could have benefited from using a scrim. The high contrast imo is not really doing anything for the swimsuit or the model in these images.


Apr 29, 2017 at 08:35 AM
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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear


1st and 2nd don't show the suits very well at all. 3rd is better, but still doesn't show off the lines or design of the suit well and like it was mentioned looks like very harsh light. Maybe the look you were going for, just my observations.


Apr 29, 2017 at 08:51 AM
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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear


I'm not a fashion photographer by any means, but the spread eagle pose in #1 is just too distracting for me to even care what the swimsuit looks like. I like the light in all of them, but the last looks a tad too orange.


Apr 29, 2017 at 12:01 PM
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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear


Thanks for the comments everyone! Stuff to think about.


May 01, 2017 at 11:17 PM
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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear


egd5 wrote:
I know squat about fashion. I only know what looks good to me. Of the three I like the last. I dislike the first because of her expression. Looks like you caught her as she was about to sneeze of something. If the second is supposed to show off the swimsuit, hardly any of it shows. And the pose is not flattering to her body, IMO. Just my 2 cents.


Thanks for your comments! I will say this — you asked if the second is supposed to show off the swimsuit. Not particularly. It's NOT fashion photography. None of it is, strictly speaking. I think art portraiture is the fairest way to categorize what I do.

No assumptions should be made that it's GOOD art, of course.



May 03, 2017 at 01:34 AM
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p.1 #9 · p.1 #9 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear


to be fair, you titled this swimwear and then said you were shooting for the brands. That implies that it's a fashion shoot, especially if you're shooting for the brand itself. Of course, without us knowing, you may have an understanding with the brands that you're shooting art portraiture and using their swimwear.


May 03, 2017 at 08:03 AM
ChiShutter
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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear



friscoron wrote:
to be fair, you titled this swimwear and then said you were shooting for the brands. That implies that it's a fashion shoot, especially if you're shooting for the brand itself. Of course, without us knowing, you may have an understanding with the brands that you're shooting art portraiture and using their swimwear.


Very fair observation.

The brands send stuff, and sometimes a little money. There is no creative brief, and they have no real input into what's shot or how it's shot. They take whatever they get from me (or just don't use it).

They're just hungry for social media content, really. And my following online is large enough that it's worth the minuscule expense of sending over 3-4 outfits.



May 03, 2017 at 09:56 AM
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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear



Ah... an "influencer"! :-) Nice!


ChiShutter wrote:
Very fair observation.

The brands send stuff, and sometimes a little money. There is no creative brief, and they have no real input into what's shot or how it's shot. They take whatever they get from me (or just don't use it).

They're just hungry for social media content, really. And my following online is large enough that it's worth the minuscule expense of sending over 3-4 outfits.





May 03, 2017 at 10:27 AM
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p.1 #12 · p.1 #12 · Malibu snaps — Swimwear


Some more from the same set...

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Scarlett-Davis-Finals/n-HVnWN7/i-VGgMJDP/0/cebbb918/XL/i-VGgMJDP-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Scarlett-Davis-Finals/n-HVnWN7/i-PPDCQ98/0/7b65a231/XL/i-PPDCQ98-XL.jpg

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Scarlett-Davis-Finals/n-HVnWN7/i-mRkGqct/0/1133c355/XL/i-mRkGqct-XL.jpg

same outfit, open shade...

https://photos.smugmug.com/Other/Scarlett-Davis-Finals/n-HVnWN7/i-6FN7VXw/0/88da3143/XL/i-6FN7VXw-XL.jpg

Thanks for looking!



May 11, 2017 at 10:47 PM





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