Amanda finally found a model - DPChallenge Forums

08/08/2006 06:33:25 PM · #1

yay! Yadira (Yadi) is a girl I work with at the restaurant, I asked her if she would model for me as a practice shoot in exchange for prints, and she said yes

So this was my first "model shoot" and I'm pretty happy with it. This shoot was basically a "getting used to the camera" shoot. Next time, I want to practice on things like getting more candid moments, getting a bigger variety of poses, and getting more comfortable as a photographer so that I can make the model more comfortable too.

Overall, I think I did well, especially since Yadi is a really reserved kind of person. I can't wait to show her the proofs this Saturday (the next day we work together)...

Anyway, here are the pictures; opinions, critiques, suggestions, etc welcome, but only as long as they are constructive and nice, lol

Thanks for looking : )

fotomann_forever

08/08/2006 06:36:18 PM · #2

You did well Amanda... good job. Exposure looks good on them and not noticing anything unflattering.

08/08/2006 06:39:15 PM · #3

Sweet! Thanks Leroy

DjFenzl

08/08/2006 06:39:33 PM · #4

I think you did a very good job as well. The photos are well exposed as Leroy said and I like the processing you did on them.

The only thing I'd prefer is a little more variety, you have a lot of shots with her looking over her left shoulder.

Great start, keep it up :)

edit, this one is my favorite of the group ;)

Message edited by author 2006-08-08 18:41:47.

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

08/08/2006 06:40:55 PM · #5

Originally posted by Megatherian:

The only thing I'd prefere is a little more variety, you have a lot of shots with her looking over her left shoulder.

yeah, that's what I noticed, lol....

Message edited by author 2006-08-08 18:41:23.

Marc923

08/08/2006 06:43:30 PM · #6

I think they look nice. One thing I noticed, she has the same expression in all the shots. Once again, variety. Some different expressions would be nice. Good work, though.

Jaded_Housewife

Canon EOS-5D

08/08/2006 06:48:33 PM · #7

Left you a bunch of comments. I tried purposely to be critical. I really like them overall but figured I'd point out anything I could for your learning purposes. not trying to be a b^%ch, lol, don't hate me ;)

edmeng

Apple iPhone 13 Pro

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

08/08/2006 06:51:10 PM · #8

I like this one, because Yadi seems more comfortable here and her smile looks very natural.
I think you did a great job and found wonderful model.

klstover

Panasonic DMC-FZ8

08/08/2006 06:52:44 PM · #9

They look very nice - if I were her I think I would be very pleased with them.

_eug

Nikon D50

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

08/08/2006 07:29:24 PM · #10

Great work Amanda! I too love the high contrast B&W.

thegrandwazoo

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 24-70mm f/2.8G ED

08/08/2006 07:34:40 PM · #11

Originally posted by _eug:

Great work Amanda! I too love the high contrast B&W.

Ditto!

:-)

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

08/08/2006 07:43:17 PM · #12

Thanks guys! I know that the pose and the look are really redundant, but that's kind of how she is all the time, I will have to come up with a plan for the next shoot.

I'm going to see about trying to adjust the exposure on some of the green background shots, and also maybe cropping the first pic. I'm trying to keep them within standard print ratios though...

I took these yesterday, and like I said, I won't see her until Saturday, so I've got a week to mess with them. Thank you for the suggestions, I really appreciate having a second (third, fourth, etc) set of eyes and minds

_eug

Nikon D50

08/08/2006 07:47:34 PM · #13

Originally posted by amandalore:

Originally posted by Megatherian:
The only thing I'd prefere is a little more variety, you have a lot of shots with her looking over her left shoulder.

yeah, that's what I noticed, lol....

Here's what you do. Grab all those old fashion magazines you have. I know you have some. Don't lie.

Tear out the poses that you like or would like to try. Put them into a binder. When you have a model sit down and pick 5 to try. You can also ask your models to bring poses with them that they want to try. Oviously you want to try to limit it a bit to keep things from getting out of hand and hectic.

Also grab a posing guide for portrait photographers. Great ideas on what to do.

mpeters

Canon EOS-5D

Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II

08/08/2006 07:51:22 PM · #14

This is one of my favorites. Lighting on her face is a little flat/one dimensional but i reall like her pose, the horizontal crop and the way she looks back into the open space on the RH side. Nice job on them all.

fotomann_forever

08/08/2006 08:08:55 PM · #15

Originally posted by mpeters:

Lighting on her face is a little flat/one dimensional ...

Fairly simple to fix with a little painting with black onto a soft light layer. Here's a quick edit for ya Amanda.

I painted with a soft black brush around the nose, under the face and beneath the lip to give the face a bit more depth.

Message edited by author 2006-08-08 20:10:12.

Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM

08/08/2006 08:38:39 PM · #16

Ok, cropped the one, and tried messing with selective exposure on her face for the others... also tried Leroy's soft light, black brush thing on the horizontal pic... I played with the opacities and such, not quite sure about it, maybe I'm doing something wrong

Mick

Canon EOS-5D

08/08/2006 08:47:39 PM · #17

Good work Amanda! I left comments on a few.

bseifipour

Konica Minolta DiMAGE Z3

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

08/08/2006 09:05:47 PM · #18

Here's another rework with a little bit less exposure on the face, more shadows in the face. Did this all with dodge/burn.

dwterry

Canon EOS-1D Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

08/08/2006 10:03:29 PM · #19

Great work Amanda! You've got yourself a really cute model there. And the photography is pretty darn good too.

The one common theme in my critiques had to do with the cropping. I've done this a lot myself and usually have to fix it by cropping as I convert from raw to jpeg. The problem is that I use the center focus point because it is the sensitive and most accurate on my camera. The same may be true of yours as well. And you definitely *want* to focus on the eyes, so you're doing good there. You just need to recompose after focusing. (or crop the image in post)

Anyway, congratulations. I hope my critique didn't come off harsh - was meant more to help if I could.

I hope we'll see more of Yadi and your work in the future!

bryanbrazil

Sony Alpha a7R III

Sony 16-35mm f/4 Vario-Tessar T* FE ZA OSS Lens

08/08/2006 11:27:14 PM · #20

Great shots Amanda! Where'd you take them, Bidwell Mansion? Can't wait to see some more Chico models.