ValerieUSA wrote:
I did post a thread with a photo of my son as an example of working with a male subject outdoors and an explanation.
It's called "outdoor lighting"
thanks valerie, i'm going to look for it now. i'm anxious to see it. i know that you are experienced with alot to offer.
Good luck with the portraits this weekend, Tep. I've got a senior shoot with a young man scheduled for Wednesday... and he wants them done outside... and the forecast is calling for 27 degrees...
#3 and 9 work for me. Those are your best from this series IMO.
I don't think it's the notion that photographing males is hard, so much as photographing your own teenage son is hard. That's the real issue because then you have a whole different kind of dynamic going on there. But what can you do, right?
I do have some comments about the processing--one issue here is that the white balance is inconsistent from image to image. Also, regarding the lighting, several images are too flashed--the face is very flat and very bright, which is not particularly flattering. I almost think you would have been better off with no flash at all.
Don't use the old car. I wouldn't want to sit in a rusty piece of junk, much less pose for pictures in it. What makes for an interesting subject in its own right does not necessarily make for an interesting setting for a portrait shoot, in which the model him/herself is the subject.
