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08/14/2007 08:03:35 PM · #51
I was taught never to take a photo from down shooting upwards as it makes the legs look wider and the top look to narrow.
08/15/2007 11:03:42 AM · #52
touche, i was taking them from lower to elongate her and never thought of that,

08/15/2007 11:05:27 AM · #53
08/15/2007 11:11:20 AM · #54
08/15/2007 11:23:52 AM · #55
As both a model and a photographer. Agencies do prefer the natural beauty shots of polaroids and such, but the first thing they will tell you after they look at your polariods is to do a test shoot with their photographer. If a model comes in with their own shots from a photographer it will give them a great idea of how the model photographs.

As for the first photo, I didn't think the pose worked well with the model. The border was also too much. The focus of a model test shoot, should be the model. It may be easier for you to just do a model shoot without so much emphasis on the taking these shots to the agency....it makes you and the model more comfortable shooting and without the added pressure.

You are obviously pretty good at working with models looking at your photos. You might want to consider joining this site to find more models to work with. OMP I tend to work with a lot of new models from this site.
08/15/2007 11:31:05 AM · #56
Thanks for your feedback! It is easier to work without pressure, The pictures of kalyn that I have been posting were just to have a fun photoshoot and I don't know if we got anything that she could use in her book, she already has a bunch of great shots that she did in test shoots,
08/15/2007 12:33:14 PM · #57
That last one is fun.
I just popped in to let you know you have the right instincts for fashion. If you look in fashion mags you will see the majority of the full length shots are shot from no higher than the waist, followed by knee height then a height of maybe a foot off the ground. You will hardly ever see full length pictures taken from eye or even chest level. The reason is what you stated, you want to make the body longer. You want the legs to be mile high. The viewers mind will make the adjustments to get the head in porportion but there's nothing worse than short stubby seeming legs on a model. If you start shooting from points higher than the waist you will start foreshortening the legs.
08/15/2007 01:42:05 PM · #58
I left a comment on your original photo in question. But I just wanted to comment here and say that the shots of Kalyn do much better for a few reasons.

1. Confident model who knows how to pose
2. The one of her in front of the fence in the blue shirt -- shows her full figure with good clothing (fitted, but not overly tight).
3. All of her shots accent her long legs and pretty face. Makes it that much easier for an agency to see what they have to work with and makes her look much more confident.

Just some thoughts. Your shots are all great by the way!

Edited to add: She also has had some practice as to what to do with her arms. None of the shots look uncomfortable, but she doesn't look awkward either.

Message edited by author 2007-08-15 13:43:40.
08/15/2007 07:09:31 PM · #59


I have a lot of shots in this outfit but I thought this pose was especially unique, any opinions?

:)
08/15/2007 07:44:03 PM · #60
Originally posted by elsapo:






What skin technique did you use?
Whatever you did, it looks way overdone to me.
Especially the last one, she looks like a mannequin.

(honest question not slammin' you here)
08/16/2007 02:18:35 PM · #61
Originally posted by rswank:

Originally posted by elsapo:






What skin technique did you use?
Whatever you did, it looks way overdone to me.
Especially the last one, she looks like a mannequin.

(honest question not slammin' you here)


Its just the small photo.. the larger files have skin texture. They both have very nice skin so I usually dont touch it up that much.


08/16/2007 04:03:36 PM · #62
Originally posted by elsapo:

Originally posted by rswank:

Originally posted by elsapo:




What skin technique did you use?
Whatever you did, it looks way overdone to me.
Especially the last one, she looks like a mannequin.

(honest question not slammin' you here)


Its just the small photo.. the larger files have skin texture. They both have very nice skin so I usually dont touch it up that much.



This is a crop of ?
The second looks to have processed skin whereas the first doesn't have as much. I actually see some skin texture and hint of pores (gasp!) in the second.

Message edited by author 2007-08-16 16:04:08.
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