I met Charlie's mom at the neighborhood pool almost 2 years ago. We friended each other on facebook, and when I saw photos of her daughter I was DYING to shoot her! Unfortunately at that time I had just had a baby and then covid happened, so I didn't get the chance until a week ago!
Their entire family are actors/voice actors/models/singers, and they are all amazing. Charlie was great and I even snuck in a few pics of her and her beautiful Mom.
Shot with a Fuji GFX 100s and 110mm. Lit by a flashpoint AD300 with a giant ass umbrella
It is quite obvious, though (especially in 1, 2, & 4) that the girl is purposefully keeping her mouth closed instead of a subtle smile showing a bit of her teeth.
Sorry, it is a pet peeve after almost 2 decades of photographing people and very easy to spot.
dawnkyung wrote:
I met Charlie's mom at the neighborhood pool almost 2 years ago. We friended each other on facebook, and when I saw photos of her daughter I was DYING to shoot her! Unfortunately at that time I had just had a baby and then covid happened, so I didn't get the chance until a week ago!
Their entire family are actors/voice actors/models/singers, and they are all amazing. Charlie was great and I even snuck in a few pics of her and her beautiful Mom.
Shot with a Fuji GFX 100s and 110mm. Lit by a flashpoint AD300 with a giant ass umbrella
Dawn, lovely images of the two ladies. They have your wonderful signature rendition. I see that you are enjoying the new gear, which apparently suits you very well in the studio.
I'd like to agree with g but I like the younger lady's Mona Lisa smirk. However, the young lady's fingers are posed so that they are not graceful. A good set, overall!
In reference to a comment above - Any time a model's mouth is hanging open exposing her teeth, I immediately tune out. So trite, and these days almost sexist. Do we ask male models to keep their mouth open for the photo? A nice smile is a different story, but just keeping the lips open? These are very nice and tastefully done.
elliot-kramer wrote:
Any time a model's mouth is hanging open exposing her teeth, I immediately tune out. So trite,
You mean, "smiling", right, lol
If you tune all of these out, you are missing some *really* incredible photo sets.
In all seriousness, I also don't like an entire set with the "cut and paste" smile on each one. What I am referring to here is that she appears to be *purposefully* keeping her mouth shut (I am thinking braces here).
If the session included varied expressions, some with big smiles, some with subtle smiles with a bit of teeth showing, some somber, etc... I am sure it would be an amazing set.
I do get some variety, though I don't always share it!
I do see the wrinkled chin which makes it appear that she's trying to keep her mouth closed. It almost looks a bit lumpy, and in the future I'll be mindful of it, though I do like the "suppressed smirk" look!
