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04/27/2004 05:58:58 PM · #1 |
And are these good? Critiques welcome! I'm new and I'm a needin' to learn!
Thanks!
Message edited by author 2004-04-27 18:01:36. |
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04/27/2004 06:11:21 PM · #2 |
hey, from a fellow newbie.
imho pic one looks lke a posed pic (the sort of pic I might try to set up). Making it B&W adds another dimension and gives it a mood. As I said, I'm new to all this too but maybe if the model was not looking at the camera it would add that little something?
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04/27/2004 06:12:58 PM · #3 |
hello matt,
it seems you have used flash to take the picture.. and i am not too happy about flash photography in general, only because i can not get it right :) generally flash is good when used with other lights such as sunlught as a fill flash.. to bring out the detail in shadowy areas, but when used in dark it seems to create some unpleasent tones and a realy thin but dark shadow around the subject.. but dont take my words for granted, i am no expert in photographs taken with flash. but for instance with different lighting her eye color and detail could have been moe emphasized now her eyes seem to be little dull with a flash reflection in her eyes...and i can see a very slight red eye effect too..
from the two i like the black and white better.. but perhaps sephia tone would work the best.. like i said if i were you i would try to get photographs without the use of flash.. and experiment that way perhaps with slower shutter speeds.. |
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04/27/2004 06:13:41 PM · #4 |
your model is pretty! focus and light is good but she blends in with the background bricks, maybe if she moved away a little.........
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04/27/2004 06:23:02 PM · #5 |
For head shots like this I think it's better for your subject to be further away from the background. That way you can use shallow depth of field to separate your subject from the background. If it had been a full length body shot, being close to the BG isn't such a big issue. Just personal taste. Also, because of the colours/tones, there is not nearly enough contrast for your subject to stand out from the BG in either image. Your flash probably added to this problem too. IMO natural window light works best for indoor portraits.
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04/27/2004 06:37:32 PM · #6 |
ALL of this info is greatly appreciated and I will try all of these things! Its exciting when I get good advice!
Oh, and thanks, Tracy, I will tell her you said so. Christal is my fiance and somewhat of a ham so it shouldn't be so hard to convince her to let me take more pics! Thanks! |
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04/27/2004 06:42:23 PM · #7 |
| Not only should you move your subject away from the wall, you should try to find a different background. Bricks are almost always to distracting. |
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04/27/2004 09:55:25 PM · #8 |
I agree. I wouldn't do it again. Experimentation IS the first step towards failure, ain't it?
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04/27/2004 10:05:12 PM · #9 |
background is too good,and shouldn't be,she is not in jail !
Use full tele and move her away from the wall... |
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04/27/2004 10:13:14 PM · #10 |
actually, pitsaman, ma man, she IS in jail. She's a bad girl.
thass why i like her.
jk. thanks.
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04/27/2004 10:33:52 PM · #11 |
| UUUUUUUUUUU,I love bad girls :-) |
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04/27/2004 10:45:49 PM · #12 |
| they have promise, but look like passport photos, the lighting in not dynamic, she IS too close the the background, and the background is too much in focus. |
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04/27/2004 11:39:13 PM · #13 |
no, i totally agree. she was takin off for work and was rushin' me.
bad girls are always in a hurry...why is that?
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