Bright white backgrounds can be tricky but I think you did a great job maintaining the sculpting of her face and skin.
Some folks probably wouldn't care for the dual catch lights but they don't bother me that much.
It looks like you made a different decision with color balance in the last one but it doesn't look bad or wrong to me, just different from the others.
They really pop and project a feeling of energy.
Great job.
Mar 30, 2014 at 04:07 PM
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Generally well executed photos of attractive subjects. However, the catchlights being so close together and contained (almost) entirely within the pupil are a bit distracting. I also prefer dual catchlights to have less symmetry and different density for the top and bottom.
Love the energy in these shots! Great job! Is that a reflector down below. Dual catchlights don't bother me terribly, I think most consumers don't even notice them.
Eyeball wrote:
Bright white backgrounds can be tricky but I think you did a great job maintaining the sculpting of her face and skin.
Some folks probably wouldn't care for the dual catch lights but they don't bother me that much.
It looks like you made a different decision with color balance in the last one but it doesn't look bad or wrong to me, just different from the others.
They really pop and project a feeling of energy.
Great job.
I actually processed that last one first the day of the session. I liked it it as a standalone from the other tighter headshots so I left it. In a perfect work it would be better suited to match the others for consistency.
Thanks!
Jonathan Huynh wrote:
Excellence captures, nice skin tone and well exposure. Pic 1 & 4 my favorite.
Thats what I was going for, though I wont lie, i was also going for the peter hurley tone but I found that is hard to get using strobes and not fluorescent daylight type lighting
jojomon11 wrote:
Excellent! beautiful smile
Well seen
Phil
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Sweet, thanks for the vote! appreciate the kind words
John Caldwell wrote:
Good, precise work.
John Caldwell
Nightsky wrote:
Very enjoyable.
Appreciate that kind sir's!
Mataz426 wrote:
Very nice. It's refreshing to see some natural complexion.
I just didn't want to go over the top with these as being headshots for professional use, I felt they needed to be more natural yet still have that pop that screams clean.
24Peter wrote:
Generally well executed photos of attractive subjects. However, the catchlights being so close together and contained (almost) entirely within the pupil are a bit distracting. I also prefer dual catchlights to have less symmetry and different density for the top and bottom.
jfinite wrote:
Light is great, but catchlights are a bit alien.
yes the catch lights are a bit more than the ordinary. I was using a 28 inch white beauty dish unsocked with a 46 inch 5 in 1 reflector with the white bounce side for fill from under neath. it got the lighting and shading I was going for at least.
laurenlizana wrote:
I think that they are beautiful but a bit off and bright with the backgrounds.
What is a bit off with them? and the back grounds are pure white or at least close to it which is going to look bright.
Steady Hand wrote:
hi,
These are very nice looking headshots.
The subject is cute/pretty and expressive.
And I like the variety of pose/angles etc.
VERY good job.
Glad you enjoyed them, and thanks for the comments.
friscoron wrote:
Love the energy in these shots! Great job! Is that a reflector down below. Dual catchlights don't bother me terribly, I think most consumers don't even notice them.
You got it! it was a 46 inch 5 in 1 reflector with the white bounce side up to make a clamshell setup with the 28 inch white beauty dish.
I honestly think my BD is too large for what I wanted. I really wanted that harder sculpting look especially in the cheek bones but the 28 inch BD was just so large it was very soft and wrapping. If i brought it further away to make the source harder... that didnt really give me what I wanted. instead the catch lights became almost non existent and the clamshell effect didnt work either.
i have more practicing to do to achieve that sculpted BD look with the lines in the cheek and jawbone area.
