Some Portraits

[Kellen]

I'm shooting with this model again in a few weeks, and would love your feedback so I can improve upon my work

http://500px.com/photo/948371
http://500px.com/photo/2317443
http://500px.com/photo/2315931

[Jeremy Roussak]

The third shot has an unflattering shadow darkening the right side of her upper lip. It does, however, show that her face isn't as smooth and completely featureless as the first two would suggest: the skin in those looks over-exposed. The first shot doesn't flatter her left arm.

Such minimal skill as I might have is in landscapes, so take these comments with as big a pinch of salt as you like.

Jeremy

[Dave (Isle of Skye)]

Like the first two, but my advise would be to either use some wide angled off camera fill flash to allow you to darken down the background and to help you separate and lift her more into the front of shot and also to give some depth and contour to her face, or use a reflector(s) if it is a well lit day, to get a similar effect.

You might also try setting your W/B to cloudy to warm up the skin tones and finally shoot using a wider angle to also add blur to the now darker background.

But I really like the first two, nice shots.

Dave (UK)

[Chairman Bill]

I wonder whether you have a longer focal length lens, which might help reduce depth of field, helping to blur that background a bit more. A reflector has already been mentioned - you might be surprised at the difference they can make. Lastolite do one that has silver & gold bands, which gives a nice glow to caucasian skin tones.


Edit: typo

[fotometria gr]

I'm shooting with this model again in a few weeks, and would love your feedback so I can improve upon my work

http://500px.com/photo/948371
http://500px.com/photo/2317443
http://500px.com/photo/2315931

This is no model... and consequently those can't be pictures to present. If face beauty was enough for a model then the models would be 10 times as many as the photographers, but again... aren't they? Can she act? or is it the direction? Looking at the pictures I thought both apply, she can't act and the photographer should only concentrate on the face! Cheers, Theodoros. www.fotometria.gr
P.S. Equipment and technique is a later discussion, the above are only the priorities that have to be corrected.

[louoates]

My advice would be to find a way to soften that light. On my monitor all three shots are overexposed with hot spots on hands arms feet and cheeks. Also that light color (white?) top she's wearing is way too reflective.

[shaunw]

Well exposed shots of a lovely model...but the images are not saying anything, they convey little communication/message...for me the best of these works convey a strong/clear message and it doesnt always have to be of a sexual nature just because the model is young and beautiful.

Get her to scream something at the viewer, she must convey something which will stir emotion/s

best regards Shaun

[Jonas Lillie]

Think about what you want the picture to say.

Is it fashion? Then the clothing is everything... get her some shoes.
If you dont have good clothing, do some beauty shots. Find a crazy MU artist, and have fun.

Keep the light above her, even just a tiny bit, never under or straight from the side.

J