A couple from last Thursday

The theme was a Red Carpet style shoot. We were lacking a red carpet and used red bg paper...McGyver would be proud

Hi,

Very nice images. For what purpose were they designed or used? What was the Intent (goal) and the final product? (an ad?) (a model's book?) etc..

#1 is especially good for its more complex composition.

The red rope and red carpet are very good use of simple props to convey a sense of scene.

Both show very good "expression."
Of course they both benefit from a very pretty model who knows how to pose or "express."

I liked them both.

Did anything "off" catch my eye?

A small thing got my attention but it is difficult to tell at this web view size. It is the #1 image. Look at her forehead. Something about it seems "off" in skin color. To my eyes it appears as if the forehead has a "grayer" hue and not as warm as the rest of the face. Almost like it has been "cloned" to eliminate a hot spot in the middle of the forehead or some "skin smoothing" software reduced the tonal range there or something. Or makeup? Or...who knows?
Anyway, it is just a minor thing and may not be important to you or the general public. I am sure most people won't be looking at her forehead so it is probably a moot point.

I hope these comments help you.

Links aren't working for me

Andy

how about now?

Thanks for the feedback Steady. She has unique skin being a mix of 4 races

Steady Hand wrote:
Hi,

Very nice images. For what purpose were they designed or used? What was the Intent (goal) and the final product? (an ad?) (a model's book?) etc..

#1 is especially good for its more complex composition.

The red rope and red carpet are very good use of simple props to convey a sense of scene.

Both show very good "expression."
Of course they both benefit from a very pretty model who knows how to pose or "express."

I liked them both.

Did anything "off" catch my eye?

A small thing got my attention but it is difficult to tell at this web view size. It is the #1 image. Look at her forehead. Something about it seems "off" in skin color. To my eyes it appears as if the forehead has a "grayer" hue and not as warm as the rest of the face. Almost like it has been "cloned" to eliminate a hot spot in the middle of the forehead or some "skin smoothing" software reduced the tonal range there or something. Or makeup? Or...who knows?
Anyway, it is just a minor thing and may not be important to you or the general public. I am sure most people won't be looking at her forehead so it is probably a moot point.

I hope these comments help you.
+1
To me it looks a shadow on the right side of the model's forehead.
I'm wondering if the people in the BG should be wearing white (Tshirt, on shoes) since it seems to pull the eye away from the model.
Very nice job & looks like a great model to work with.

Hi again.

Once again, everything I am going to write is given in a friendly tone of voice and with the sole intent to help you. Really.

But, what follows is some conjecture and some opinion based on some observations of the posted photos. Since I don't know what steps were taken to make the final images, I can only guess based on the final results and what I see in these small web sized images.

Remember, my first comments on these two images (posted earlier). I generally like them and consider them very nice (good poses, pretty model and such). Remember that.

I think what I noticed earlier (the "gray tone" in her forehead) is most likely a result of "post processing" using software to smooth the skin.

She has dark hair. There was probably dark hair on her forehead. The software saw this as a "wrinkle" and smoothed it and blended the hair tone (dark) with the skin tone and came up with a grayish look tone. That is my guess.

Why would I think this?

Take a look at image #2. Look at the transition of the skin texture on the arm from forearm to hand. Notice how the hair is "blended" in on the forearm? Then see the noticeable "difference" at the wrist. In short, the "skin smoothing" technique is pretty "aggressive" and lacks some finesse (my opinion). I say that last line because there is a clearly visible difference in the face/shoulder/arm/hand. It changes at the wrist. But the original skin texture is also showing at the neck/bust area too. It looks "different" enough to be evidence of skin smoothing.

But...this will probably not be noticed if the prints are small and the viewers are not critical photographers or photo editors. To most people the skin looks "smooth." To me, it looks "processed." What matters? IF a commercial assignment, the buyer matters. IF a personal portfolio for the photographer, I would expect the "best" effort to be given at all times.

That is to say...take the image and use the observations to help you make a better image next time.

I hope these comments help you.

wow - stunning, both your work and your model.

I love both shots. (Is that a gripped 5D with 17-40 on the right in #1?)

The skin in number 2 is absolutely phenomenal. What was the lighting set up for this?

I love both shots. (Is that a gripped 5D with 17-40 on the right in #1?)

The skin in number 2 is absolutely phenomenal. What was the lighting set up for this?

Steady: thank u for ur comments
Nelson: yea not everyone got the please wear black memo, you do what you can
fstop212: thanks!
bsirjani: i'm not sure what cameras were in the bg. A beauty dish was used, a barndoor, and something else. I have a setup pic somewhere.

I like the first shot a lot

Nice 'props'


Pablo

www.digitalpixels.net

I really like these shots. I do however feel that pulling back a bit with the skin smoothing process would be a good idea.