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05/23/2006 06:47:51 PM · #1

Hi all,
Took a bunch of shots this evening for a young wannabe model. I would appriciate some critisism on these. thanks
Kev

trnqlty

Nikon D90

Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED

05/23/2006 06:55:15 PM · #2

I believe the second two shots are much micer than the first two. A huge part of that is the lighting is very yellow and simply not as crisp as the last two. The poses are all nice in that they are natural. The second two look more like what I think of when model shots come to mind. I'll leave a couple comments for specifics.

Cutter

Nikon D700

05/23/2006 06:58:58 PM · #3

commented....

Canadian_eh

Canon EOS-450D Rebel XSi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

05/23/2006 07:02:42 PM · #4

Left yah a comment, definatly the last is the best, nice job

DanSig

05/23/2006 07:10:27 PM · #5

great shots, the second 2 look much better.

I played with the first one, whitened the eyes and teeth, looks much better I think

I'll remove it if you don't approve..

05/23/2006 07:17:03 PM · #6

Originally posted by DanSig:

great shots, the second 2 look much better.

I played with the first one, whitened the eyes and teeth, looks much better I think

I'll remove it if you don't approve..

Looks much better, was this just a bit of dodging?

Message edited by author 2006-05-23 19:17:20.

DanSig

05/23/2006 07:45:40 PM · #7

I made a new layer and painted with a soft white brush over the teeth and eyes, and set the layer as color layer, then adjusted opacity.

then I dodged a bit in the eyes.

05/24/2006 02:13:53 PM · #8

Originally posted by DanSig:

I made a new layer and painted with a soft white brush over the teeth and eyes, and set the layer as color layer, then adjusted opacity.

then I dodged a bit in the eyes.

Thanks for that tip. I have not tried that one, sounds really useful
Thanks again

Kev

fotomann_forever

05/24/2006 02:15:27 PM · #9

Originally posted by DanSig:

I played with the first one...

bowronfam3

Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT

05/25/2006 02:34:44 PM · #10

I think that the edit with the teeth whitened looked downright scary! It didn't look very natural...here's my go at it. Edited to tell how I did it: I simply painted a mask onto the teeth and whites of the eyes. Then I went into Adjustments - Hue/Saturation. I brought the saturation down and the brightness up. You have to be careful, because the more yellow the teeth the less you should take down the saturation. Just play with those two settings, and it will always give a beautiful natural look!

Message edited by author 2006-05-25 14:59:51.

05/25/2006 07:12:44 PM · #11

Thanks for that tip. I'll try that. Uploaded another couple.
Comments always welcome.

Kev

TrynityRose

Nikon D100

05/25/2006 07:23:38 PM · #12

To be totally honest the lighting doesnt look to be that good - both with intensity/diffusion, and coloring. The not so white white just makes it look kinda dirty. If you cant get a white white then best to use a different color. The eyes also look fairly dark, you should try using a reflector or something to brighten them up. Additionally there are some shots that have distracting backgrounds.

05/27/2006 06:57:22 PM · #13

A couple more from the same sitting.
Maybe a bit too much editing?
All coments are helpful to me. Learning all the time
Kev

TrynityRose

Nikon D100

05/27/2006 07:27:20 PM · #14

Originally posted by kevrobertson:

A couple more from the same sitting.
Maybe a bit too much editing?
All coments are helpful to me. Learning all the time
Kev

I like the first one better although the white line in the background is a little distracting. You could crop it down just past the white line and that would put her head coming diagonally from the top left corner as well as filling up the frame and putting the emphasis on her eyes.

The high contrast shot of the second one is good but the hands/wrists are a little noisy and there isnt much of them so they almost seem like something sticking out from her head. Maybe if you lightened them a little and added some blur to them they may blend back into the background some more.

TrynityRose

Nikon D100