Great stuff,
Biggest nit pick is the girl at the piano. If you don't have a photo with her eyes more open go open em up a bit with the liquify tool in PS cause it's just not working right now.
"To my eye the last one is blown out pretty bad but I'm sure that's what she wanted if you kept it."
The last one was a mistake, accidentally overexposed by four stops. This is exactly how it looked in Lightroom - I did nothing to it. I almost always toss mistakes like this out of hand, but I liked the look of her almost featureless (yes, blown-out) face in contrast with the monochromatic eyes and hair, so I kept it. She loved it, bought it and I've used it as an example in my marketing campaign.
Like each of these images, this one may not be for everyone. But if you chase variety and uniqueness you're bound to offer at something that many people like. This keeps my days interesting and the appointment book full.
I love your senior grad shots. Each shot is unique, fresh and brings something new to the table. Instead of using a preconceived notion of what your photos should look like, each photo has its own look based around your client and the only thing they have in common is quality. I'm sure your creative juices appreciate this.
Wow solid! I'm not crazy about all of them but that's just my personal perspective. What I do love is the variety, no shot is like the other ... that is so refreshing and inspirational.
It sounds like you're justifying the last shot; that is NOT a good example of using overexposure creatively; it's a mistake. At least on my monitor, I can see very little detail at all.
Is that girl on the red couch (the 2nd to the last one) a senior? Dude, that's a pretty racy shot. I'd be having a chat with the photog that took a shot like that of my high school daughter.
"It sounds like you're justifying the last shot; that is NOT a good example of using overexposure creatively; it's a mistake. At least on my monitor, I can see very little detail at all."
• I appreciate your opinion. I'm not trying to justify the shot; I just liked the look, and so did the client. If I didn't, I wouldn't have shown it to her, nor would I have posted it here. And there isn't detail in the skin - that's the point I found interesting. (She had plenty of 'normal' portraits to chose from, as well.)
"Is that girl on the red couch (the 2nd to the last one) a senior? Dude, that's a pretty racy shot. I'd be having a chat with the photog that took a shot like that of my high school daughter."
• 'Racy' is definitely in the eye of the beholder, in this case the checkbook holder. The pose was Mom's idea and she was right there, so we went with it. (This is the same girl who is reclining in the black leather chair.) I wouldn't put this shot in my advertising precisely because it's not everyone's cup of tea.
Nice series. I do this for a living, and always like to see other perspectives. As for the PP, some of it may be a little over the top for the average adult, but the kids themselves love it.
Great series. I don't really understand all of the nitpicking here. With your variety, not everyone will like them all. But in the same vein, I would guess that not everyone would like everything the critics here produce as well. Keep on trucking. Most of us here can learn a thing or two from your posts.
Really great stuff jhartman. Great concepts and execution. One that I would comment on is the piano shot. The background is distracting. I might try to darken it as it draws my eye away.
