This is just me but as my mama used to fuss at me, "close your mouth, you're catching flies"
I just don't like those attempts at being sultry by opening lips.
egd5 wrote:
This is just me but as my mama used to fuss at me, "close your mouth, you're catching flies"
I just don't like those attempts at being sultry by opening lips.
Ernie, thank you for your feedback! You brought some aspects that I didn’t consider nor thought of previously.
I like the series overall, however, #2 needs some work. The pose is very nice, but the knees look like they're black and blue. The color variation is not pleasant. I would also consider smoothing out the skin on the right arm. Just some thoughts.
story_teller wrote:
I like the series overall, however, #2 needs some work. The pose is very nice, but the knees look like they're black and blue. The color variation is not pleasant. I would also consider smoothing out the skin on the right arm. Just some thoughts.
Thank you for your feedback, Larry! I see exactly what you meant. It was a part of the rendition of natural colors with some softening. My previous version was in warmer tones and that masked the condition of stretched skin in the knees well. Plus, the slight vignetting effect in the lower part of the frame added to that effect.
Joshua...these are all fantastic!!!! Yes some constructive comments are well taken. But overall, she IS sultry, seductive and well exposed!! Another good job!!
Dan
Danpbphoto wrote:
Joshua...these are all fantastic!!!! Yes some constructive comments are well taken. But overall, she IS sultry, seductive and well exposed!! Another good job!!
Dan
FWIW, If one is going to do post work on the face, I might suggest completing the rest of the body. This is often overlooked and the result is a distracting contrast in the face and the other body exposed parts.
I'm not sure what happened with #3 but the skin around her nose and cheeks is looking over done, IMO.
I would agree with other comments regarding the hue and saturation of the knuckles and knees, they need some work to bring them back into the same tones of the face.
JBPhotog wrote:
FWIW, If one is going to do post work on the face, I might suggest completing the rest of the body. This is often overlooked and the result is a distracting contrast in the face and the other body exposed parts.
I'm not sure what happened with #3 but the skin around her nose and cheeks is looking over done, IMO.
I would agree with other comments regarding the hue and saturation of the knuckles and knees, they need some work to bring them back into the same tones of the face.
Thank you for your feedback, JB! The idea was to present a close rendition to what was there. As you can see, there was make-up applied on her face and maybe even on her neck area but I am not even sure of the later. It was not intended to render an overly glamorous image, showing similar tone renditions throughout the visible parts of her body. Hence, the area around the knees and knuckles; they are close to reality. Had I done so, I might be "accused" of doing too much post processing. And frankly, that would have created a "fake" look, IMHO. Our skin is not rendered to be the same throughout our body; they are darker and lighter; smoother and less smooth parts and yes, even the tones are not the same.
Did I do some PP on her face in #3? You bet! But, not in a significant way different than others. I cropped that image to that format from the original vertical format. That may create a slightly different rendition in the areas you mentioned. The DOF is fairly shallow there.
kdacharya wrote:
wow Joshua, you are the only person who I know can combine wildlife and people photography so well
so not sure who the subject is.
voted for sure.
KD, I am very flattered, and thank you very much! While wildlife photography can be quite rewarding but the conditions have to be right to be worth it. Quite often, I come home from an outing empty handed. In that respect, people photography gives you rewards in a more consistent basis.
Of course, if we go to Costa Rica or Ecuador, for example, we know that we will come back home with our storage cards full of images.
Nice set, as usual... good composition, nice pose
Also interesting suggestions from other FM-members... not so passionate about this genre (above all because needs too much PP) but thanks for all the information to be taken into consideration in case of need
Manuel
ManuelLaMantia wrote:
Nice set, as usual... good composition, nice pose
Also interesting suggestions from other FM-members... not so passionate about this genre (above all because needs too much PP) but thanks for all the information to be taken into consideration in case of need
Manuel
Manuel, thank you very much! I am glad you like'm.
. Thank you for your feedback!