heatherrene Posted April 21, 2008 Share Posted April 21, 2008 Hi Everyone, I normally post on the weddings part of this forum so I am new to this part. I recently did a portrait shot with a client and was hoping to get some feed back from the people who know much more then me. Please tell me what you think and what I could have done better. Thank you in advance. Here is the web addy- http://heatherrenestudios.smugmug.com/gallery/4552515_feVZ3 The password is- noyes Sincerely, Heather Rene' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilzesgimene Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 All in all I think you did a great job, 8 and 8b were my least favorite... maybe because of the expression of the model.... but other than that you did well...:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve_levine Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I would research "white balance" if I were you. Your wedding work has color temperature issues. It doesn't appear that you are using flash? You might want to learn to do so. For tips on portraiture Google "Joe Zeltsman", and study his portrait lessons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_castleman Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 I agree with Steve. In addition, pay attention to headroom. Your best photos have it. If you want an ECU (extreme close up) then shoot very tight on the face or what ever you want to emphasize, i.e. face & hair...face & neck etc. In portrait work, positioning flash and natural light are very important. But all in all not a bad job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
david_m Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 The shots are ok; the model looks terrified. The black and white versions of the color shots look strange, how did you convert them? I think you need to shoot this model a few more times to get her relaxed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marlboro_smith Posted May 3, 2008 Share Posted May 3, 2008 Not too bad, but ditch the B&W. You didn't say "1,2,3" and shoot on three did you? I sing..... off tune..... ROW ROW ROW YOUR BOAT.... When you see the smile come fire it off. Talk to the model the whole time, keep a running dialogue, tell photography jokes(google for some). Make this more about a walk in the park and less about you taking pictures of her. When she is comfortable with you..... Let her take some photos of you. Give her some goofy props; the photos might be great, or not, but the model will loosen up big time. Try puppets. Be more causal, its not Olin Mills. Take different angles; get her to sit side ways. MOST OF ALL buy Monte Zucker's book on model posing, and follow it to the letter. Eric Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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