(I have no idea what made this thread blow up, I\'m going to comment as though the last few pages didn\'t happen)
All very beautiful work, especially the wonderfully backlit #1.
To nitpick a little:
I\'m not sure why the \"lying on the horse\" pose has ruffled feathers. It doesn\'t work in #12; it\'s very awkward from that angle. But it\'s fine in #13 and fantastic in #2.
I\'m not crazy about \"standing around in a random spot\" environmental portraits. I find them a little awkward and stiff. #14 and to a lesser extent #13b fall into this trap. #7 doesn\'t because sitting on the edge of a porch is a thing people do \"in real life.\" #3 and #6 don\'t because she has props to interact with. #4 doesn\'t because the location was deliberately chosen and really adds something to the image. If all else fails, #8 doesn\'t because DoF is shallow enough that the environment stays a background instead of becoming a secondary character. I would\'ve shot her actually walking the road.
All very beautiful work, especially the wonderfully backlit #1.
To nitpick a little:
I\'m not sure why the \"lying on the horse\" pose has ruffled feathers. It doesn\'t work in #12; it\'s very awkward from that angle. But it\'s fine in #13 and fantastic in #2.
I\'m not crazy about \"standing around in a random spot\" environmental portraits. I find them a little awkward and stiff. #14 and to a lesser extent #13b fall into this trap. #7 doesn\'t because sitting on the edge of a porch is a thing people do \"in real life.\" #3 and #6 don\'t because she has props to interact with. #4 doesn\'t because the location was deliberately chosen and really adds something to the image. If all else fails, #8 doesn\'t because DoF is shallow enough that the environment stays a background instead of becoming a secondary character. I would\'ve shot her actually walking the road.
Sep 12, 2013 at 07:01 PM
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