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please help me get better

Ackward pose,beautoful model,good tones,keep Working

I really like the color tones here. I like the languid feel--very serene. Advice? Have your model take her watch off long before you start shooting--the marks are distracting (same goes for anything tight fitting around a part of the body that will be photographed). Nice composition--I like how tightly framed or cropped it is.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like the "realism" of this. If you are aspiring to make slick, magazine-style nudes, this is far from it; but as a portrait, moment-in-a-life photograph it's already successful. It might have been interesting to have the model keep her watch on, for example. The pose works; languid would indeed be the word.

 

 

 

 

Hi Nathan,

 

Since you asked for suggestions, please take these into consideration.

 

1) Lighting: on-camera flash will leave your images washed out, and won't evenly illuminate a scene. If you don't have lighting equipment at hand, I suggest you try window light - images come out looking a lot more natural then.

 

2) Depth of field and focusing: watch were you're focusing, and make sure you have as much depth of field as you need. In the case of this specific image, the area in focus is not her face but her arm, and this causes an unnecessary softness that hurts the image.

 

3) Watch the model. There are some marks on her wrist, probably from a watch or a bracelet, that are distracting and break the smoothness of the skin. Her other hand, which could have been playfully going through her hair, was actually caught in an awkward claw-like position.

 

4) Watch the foreground. What do you want us to see? Her face is partly covered, and I would have liked to see both of her eyes. Instead I get both her arms right in the foreground, both in awkward positions like they're just there because they have nothing else to do.

 

5) Watch the frame. You cut off her left shoulder for no apparent reason, which suddenly stops what could have been a flowing curve towards her thighs.

 

6) Finally, try to tell us something, even if it is just that she's relaxed and thinking of something else. Focus on the traits that better transmit your concept.

 

Good luck and keep on shooting,