Shot this maternity session last week. This was for one of our most beloved clients ever (story on the blog). I'd love your thoughts... Sorry for posting so many!
Your work is so wild. I get the feeling that more recently you're putting a big emphasis on pre-planning elaborate composite and/or movie poster shots that have a very...commercial look to them. They're unique, and I think once your potential clients get a taste of that, they won't easily find it elsewhere and thus making you an even hotter commodity.
Bartlett Pair wrote:
Your work is so wild. I get the feeling that more recently you're putting a big emphasis on pre-planning elaborate composite and/or movie poster shots that have a very...commercial look to them. They're unique, and I think once your potential clients get a taste of that, they won't easily find it elsewhere and thus making you an even hotter commodity.
Thanks man! Yeah, it's been a bit of a concerted effort, but hopefully this is just the beginning. Trying to see where the trends are going, then go the opposite direction
Very nice and expertly done work. Very handsome couple and scenery as well.
If I may: The mother's-to-be hand placement very high on the abdomen, as she does is several frames, suggests more gastric distress or indigestion than it does effleurage (to me). In maternity shoots, it may be worth a little a little coaching of this aspect of posing, in my opinion.
John Caldwell wrote:
Very nice and expertly done work. Very handsome couple and scenery as well.
If I may: The mother's-to-be hand placement very high on the abdomen, as she does is several frames, suggests more gastric distress or indigestion than it does effleurage (to me). In maternity shoots, it may be worth a little a little coaching of this aspect of posing, in my opinion.
John Caldwell
I appreciate the critique John. I see where you're coming from. Thanks for chiming in!
3 feels too bright throughout the frame to me, especially in the foreground. The hot leaves also pull my eye. They look great, but the surround is just a bit hot which makes the shot harder to look at.
5. Hidden hands in crotch.
8. Awkward bit of wrist at crop on bottom.
12. CA distracts me, but probably because I'm a photographer.
15. The pose feels just a little weaker than the others with his face gone and her pose/expression not quite enough to make up for his absence.
Again, they're fabulous. This is just some little feedback to help you as you plan to keep pushing to greater heights.
Evan Baines wrote:
So you know they're super, so here are some nits:
12. CA distracts me, but probably because I'm a photographer.
I'd agree except in this shot CA in the symmetrical slots creates an almost cathedral effect --- alternately, if corrected the clear light (to me) would be less appealing and more distracting.
unclechuck wrote:
I'd agree except somehow in this shot CA in the symmetrical slots creates an almost cathedral effect --- alternately, if corrected the clear light (to me) would be less appealing and more distracting.
Split the difference and make the CA color a better compliment to the other colors in the scene. They are sort of close to his shirt, so maybe a little less sat and hue matched, or else maybe more of the brick tone.
They are sort of close to his shirt, so maybe a little less sat and hue matched, or else maybe more of the brick tone.