As the title describes, this is a portrait I took of a young actress named Mycah. Not to be mistaken for a headshot.
Shot using an original Canon 5D with a Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens attached. Lit using two Neewer C300 flash units with soft boxes attached, and a reflector.
Have to agree on the double catchlights as a distraction (even though it is intentional). Looks odd and may not be favorable if this is submitted for work (my brother is an acting coach in Hollywood and lets me know about these kinds of things).
Also, her being *so* off center to the left seems awkward.
I am usually a big fan, but this misses on a few points for me.
I agree with the above comments Daniel but in reality, they don't bother me! Now if I was "showing" this at an exhibition...then I might agree beyond my remark.
Her skin is beautiful! I would just like to touch it to remind me that it is real! Not saying it looks fake! Far from it!!!
Again well done!
Dan
gheller wrote:
Have to agree on the double catchlights as a distraction (even though it is intentional). Looks odd and may not be favorable if this is submitted for work (my brother is an acting coach in Hollywood and lets me know about these kinds of things).
Also, her being *so* off center to the left seems awkward.
I am usually a big fan, but this misses on a few points for me.
Regards
g
I appreciate you taking the time to give your input. The double catchlight is intentional and is just something that I prefer in my portrait work, as with the majority of my work in which I use this lighting technique to achieve the same result. To be honest I don't like the look of my portraits without it.
Danpbphoto wrote:
I agree with the above comments Daniel but in reality, they don't bother me! Now if I was "showing" this at an exhibition...then I might agree beyond my remark.
Her skin is beautiful! I would just like to touch it to remind me that it is real! Not saying it looks fake! Far from it!!!
Again well done!
Dan
DanielScott wrote:
I appreciate you taking the time to give your input. The double catchlight is intentional and is just something that I prefer in my portrait work, as with the majority of my work in which I use this lighting technique to achieve the same result. To be honest I don't like the look of my portraits without it.
I totally get that (the intentional style). It is *only* because you said it is an actress headshot that I made the suggestion. It would probably be passed up due to the double catchlights and extreme off center positioning.
I know it is just me, but I think people should either be smiling and showing their teeth or have their mouth closed. I react negatively to photos of women with their mouths open. Otherwise great shot.
gheller wrote:
I totally get that (the intentional style). It is *only* because you said it is an actress headshot that I made the suggestion. It would probably be passed up due to the double catchlights and extreme off center positioning.
Otherwise, lighting is quite nice!
g
I actually never said that. I specifically made a point of saying that it was *not* to be mistaken for a headshot in the original post, because every time I post a portrait of an actor or actress here, people tell me "this is not a headshot" when I never intended or claimed it to be a headshot to begin with.
elliot-kramer wrote:
I know it is just me, but I think people should either be smiling and showing their teeth or have their mouth closed. I react negatively to photos of women with their mouths open. Otherwise great shot.
DanielScott wrote:
I actually did not say that. I specifically made a point of saying that it was *not* to be mistaken for a headshot in the original post, because every time I post a portrait of an actor or actress here, people tell me "this is not a headshot" when I never intended or claimed it to be a headshot to begin with.
It's all good. Funnily enough I foresaw something like this happening which is why I made a point to be clear about that detail when I first made the post.
Daniel, I like this image. I like the catch lights, and the mouth agape. The crop is very tight which is one thing I would change. The reflector adds to the shadow details, and creates a better light/dark ratio - IMO. The drape could have been folded once, because the splash of color draws the eye to her chest and away from lovely Mycah's face and eyes.
