DanielScott wrote:
She's very beautiful and her posing is very nice. I think you also used your lighting very well to sculpt and highlight her facial features, which is a skill that I think a lot of portrait photographers don't quite understand in terms of how to really showcase the facial features that make someone beautiful, but you clearly have a grasp on that.
I love the way the background is darker in images 4 and 5, which brings her into better visual focus in my opinion. I think the other shots with the backdrop being rendered brighter might benefit from a subtle vignette added in post for a similar focusing effect on the model.
I notice the highlights on her face in several of these are very hot. Did you feather your lighting at all, or was your light modifier aimed directly at her face?
My philosophy when shooting is to get the pose + composition + lighting the way I want it, with as little post processing as possible. The majority of my clients are older average Joes/Janes (stressed out executives, corporate white + blue collar folk, nurses, doctors, teachers, social workers, etc.), and the most enjoyable part of shooting is when I can capture images that make them feel amazing about themselves.
With anyone who's better-than-average looking, that's when I feel it is more difficult because I feel compelled to shoot in such a way so that the lighting and composition gets more relative attention than the subject's attractiveness--because they're obviously attractive, but I want to impose the skill and ability of the photographer into the photo!
Lighting is mostly direct as I used both a Broncolor para 133 HR and a para 88 for these, so you'll see a mix of the hard and soft from the collimated lighting.
DanielScott wrote:
She's very beautiful and her posing is very nice. I think you also used your lighting very well to sculpt and highlight her facial features, which is a skill that I think a lot of portrait photographers don't quite understand in terms of how to really showcase the facial features that make someone beautiful, but you clearly have a grasp on that.
I love the way the background is darker in images 4 and 5, which brings her into better visual focus in my opinion. I think the other shots with the backdrop being rendered brighter might benefit from a subtle vignette added in post for a similar focusing effect on the model.
I notice the highlights on her face in several of these are very hot. Did you feather your lighting at all, or was your light modifier aimed directly at her face?
My philosophy when shooting is to get the pose + composition + lighting the way I want it, with as little post processing as possible. The majority of my clients are older average Joes/Janes (old stressed out executives, corporate white + blue collar folk, nurses, doctors, etc.), and the most enjoyable part of shooting is when I can capture images that make them feel amazing about themselves.
With anyone who's better-than-average looking, that's when it actually gets harder because I feel compelled to shoot in such a way so that the lighting and composition gets more relative attention than the subject's attractiveness.
Lighting is mostly direct as I used both a Broncolor para 133 HR and a para 88 for these, so you'll see a mix of the hard and soft from the collimated lighting.
DanielScott wrote:
She's very beautiful and her posing is very nice. I think you also used your lighting very well to sculpt and highlight her facial features, which is a skill that I think a lot of portrait photographers don't quite understand in terms of how to really showcase the facial features that make someone beautiful, but you clearly have a grasp on that.
I love the way the background is darker in images 4 and 5, which brings her into better visual focus in my opinion. I think the other shots with the backdrop being rendered brighter might benefit from a subtle vignette added in post for a similar focusing effect on the model.
I notice the highlights on her face in several of these are very hot. Did you feather your lighting at all, or was your light modifier aimed directly at her face?
My philosophy when shooting is to get the pose + composition + lighting the way I want it, with as little post processing as possible. The majority of my clients are older average Joes/Janes (non-professional models), and the most enjoyable part of shooting is when I can capture images that make them feel amazing about themselves.
With anyone who's better-than-average looking, that's when it actually gets harder because I feel compelled to shoot in such a way so that the lighting and composition gets more relative attention than the subject's attractiveness.
Lighting is mostly direct as I used both a Broncolor para 133 HR and a para 88 for these, so you'll see a mix of the hard and soft from the collimated lighting.
Dec 22, 2021 at 02:24 PM
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