I like the overall concept and you did use the sunlight effectively on the series. Here are the things I would have done differently.
Photo 1 - Move her legs to the side rather than straight out to the camera. Her knee looks as big as her head since it's a lot closer to the camera. Second, the dress looks strange on her right leg. It looks tucked under to expose her leg and then there's the tattered strings that should have been eliminated in post. Finally, the sun reflection in her hair is really nice, but clean it up to minimize the stray hairs.
Photo 2, 3 and 4 - Mostly minimize the stray hair. The stray hair is actually brighter and diverts attention from her face.
In general, watch the small details and frizzy hair. Hope that helps.
story_teller wrote:
I like the overall concept and you did use the sunlight effectively on the series. Here are the things I would have done differently.
Photo 1 - Move her legs to the side rather than straight out to the camera. Her knee looks as big as her head since it's a lot closer to the camera. Second, the dress looks strange on her right leg. It looks tucked under to expose her leg and then there's the tattered strings that should have been eliminated in post. Finally, the sun reflection in her hair is really nice, but clean it up to minimize the stray hairs.
Photo 2, 3 and 4 - Mostly minimize the stray hair. The stray hair is actually brighter and diverts attention from her face.
In general, watch the small details and frizzy hair. Hope that helps....Show more →
Thanks a lot for the feedback, all great points! I had not considered the stray hair as a distraction, but I can certainly see your point. :-)
Excellent set of portraits! And, yes, she is a lovely model. I like the pose in #2 but the overwhelming bright spot to her left bothers me a little. I like the background in #3. And the first image is my top pick although I believe that it would benefit from a little tighter crop.
AGeoJO wrote:
Excellent set of portraits! And, yes, she is a lovely model. I like the pose in #2 but the overwhelming bright spot to her left bothers me a little. I like the background in #3. And the first image is my top pick although I believe that it would benefit from a little tighter crop.
Joshua
Thanks Joshua, appreciate the feedback! Yes, tight crop always works well with portraits and these could be a bit tighter. I was trying to also show some of the stunning scenery and beautiful golden hour light 🙂.
These are really nice, but for the first couple shots in the canyon I was really hoping for something wider to showcase the scene a little more. It's such a lovely setting that I want to see more!
DJSquizzy wrote:
These are really nice, but for the first couple shots in the canyon I was really hoping for something wider to showcase the scene a little more. It's such a lovely setting that I want to see more!
Thanks! Funny that your comment is to see more of the canyon, and the comment of the previous person was to zoom in tighter on Kathryn. Personal preference! 🙂 ... I have both kind of shots, didn't post all 😉 ... thanks again for the feedback, much appreciated!!
