mostly models Jenna 417 (updated)

Still playing with images from this series. Any thoughts from you?

Doug, everything upwards from the dress' neckline is fine to me. The pose and reflection, however, don't seem to complement a woman's desire to project a thin waistline and proportional breasts. Hope I'm not offending anyone. :-)

:-) No, I thought the same thing and am very glad you mentioned it. I wanted to post the critique request as "Does this dress make me look fat?"

 

I wish I were faster at making this decision, but with each image I post I'm realizing more and more that the first posting (Golden Goddess) is probably the best of this series.

If it's of any value, Doug, have a look at the folder's thumbnail view. This overview (to me) reinforces Marc's comment about cropping, especially of the limbs. Perhaps the series places greater demand on composition given Jenna's near perfection and the glitzy dress,

ok, I'll do that, and I'll re-read Marc's thoughts on cropping, too. Meanwhile, I've donned my surgeon's cap and made a few cosmetic adjustment's to this photographic depiction of Jenna's figure. Time for another side by side comparison...

By the way, Doug, I read elsewhere that you might have been using a new camera for this series. Not that it matters but out of curiosity, which camera did you use? My recollection goes back some time of a SONY which you were having problems with.

(our posts crossed in cyber space.... see above)

 

I can't find relevant, or informative comments by Marc. Where could I find the ones you're referring to? In my updated version of this photo, you'll see more curvature, and a narrower crop, which further accentuates height over width.

 

I haven't used the Sony for a year and a half. In February 2007 I traded a pile of Hassleblads for a nikon d200 and a kit zoom, 18-70 f/3.5-f/4. (it hurt, so much, to trade them in for a single camera and lens, but the Hasselblads were sitting in a vault, losing value and costing money in insurance and storage fees.)

 

So, with my eyes losing their edge (thanks again to age), and this dark lens, and the d200's loss of quality after iso 400, I went through a lengthy process of upgrading from the d200, battling between a new body, or a new lens. Long story a bit shorter: I ended up with the d700, which I used here with an old lens, a 180 f/2.8, at ISO 400. Exposure was 1/200 f/11, if I recall correctly. The shutter speed countered my shaky grip (age again, and overall fatness), and the f/stop provided some insurance with depth of field.

Oh, I was referring to Marc's general comment on the cropped version he posted, and another referring to a 1/4 of a hand.

 

Yes, the trade must have hurt, and I gather adding a digital back to the Hassy wasn't an option. The D700 is quite a camera from what I've read and the consolation might be that it should be good for quite a few years. At least it's a tool with income generating potential to offset its acquisition.

its fun, too! The important thing about the d700, for me, was that it solved the problem of all those blurry exposures, allowed me to use my old lenses, etc. Another tough decision because of the cost, but the cost of not doing it was greater.

 

Ok, here goes the update. Jenna will either love me for this, or hate me....

 

 

 

I updated the main image, but I guess it will take a few hours to display.

Ouch! I see you have performed breast enhancement too. :-)

 

I think the dress has the same effect as a sports bra that even PS will have trouble rendering. I don't know, Doug. The final decision is maybe best left to Jenna.

You think I went too far?

 

Maybe so.

 

Good thing I have the delete button at my disposal.

 

 

perhaps it's time to take either Dummett's or Dali's advice and move to another set of pictures.

I wouldn't say too far, Doug, rather it's difficult to construct a perfect figure (which I think viewers would expect). It'll take more than a nip and a tuck, and adding to the difficulty is the reflection on the dress - that big tree in the middle and sun just above it makes the illusion of an egg(ish) bulge unavoidable.