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This is my second time photographing a model. It's a new area of

photography for me and would enjoy any constructive criticism or

positive feedback from seasoned veterans. (Image edits: curves

adjustment, sharpen edges.) - Thank you, Eugenio.

I think the cyanotype styling combined with the high contrast works well. The expressions are nice and the bg/fg elements creative. I like it.

Excellent lighting, love the square format, and definitely something to add to any portfolio. Great shot.

Looks like a scene from a mafia movie where someone is about to perform a "hit." Candid shots are great, but definitely try and get something with some happiness. The man on the right looks concerned or unhappy with the marriage, the bride upset, and the husband (I presume on the left) appears to "not want to hear it." I would definitely not include this in a portfolio or proof album.

I had the pleasure of photographing a childhood friend's wedding for

he and his wife. I captured this shot just before they departed the

church to go to their reception. The backseat is a '67 Ford Mustang

fastback. Beautiful couple and beautiful car. Let me know what you

think.

This was my first ever attempt at mixing modeling with a vehicle

shoot. Actually, it was my first ever for both. Please unload your

honest critiques. Low ratings with no words don't help one bit. Say

what you must. I don't bite.

Great peak action...good expressions on the players' faces and a great moment to press the shutter. Nice sports photo. - Eugenio

Marley is in his prime. I thought this would be a good time to

photograph him for future memories. Thanks for looking.

This just goes to show you that you can make great photos *anywhere*!!! I'm thrilled to see that you are pursuing your hobby more passionately. This is certainly an impressive photo and your desire to learn certainly shows. Again, nice work! - Eugene

Could it be? Could this be the Tampa Tora Spraggs? - Eugene

 

PS - GREAT photo! I was actually checking out Photo.net's top rated photos and check out who's name I recognized. :)

Very clever. :)

Excellent lighting and foreground detail. The black/green background creates perfect color contrast. Nice!

Lovely, but simplistic, I enjoyed the composition of this photo. Nice.

La Pared, or "The Wall", is a popular surfing hotspot on the

northeastern coastline in the city of Luquillo, PR. While I was

unable to capture much surf activity, I did spot this boogie boarder

making his way off the beach. Framed by the railing of the concrete

boardwalk and palm tree, and clouded by an approaching storm, I

thought this image might make a great black/white composition. Thank

you for looking. - Eugenio

I figure this might fit in well with other small critters. This was

taken at night with an off camera SB-600 and D100. Thanks for looking.

This is one of many small waterfalls and cascades in the Yunque

National Rainforest in Puerto Rico. I attempted to incorporate views

of the small falls along with natural landscaping to offer a relaxing

and exotic view. Thank you for viewing. - Eugenio

I'm considering this as a square format image for submission to an

upcoming event. Please feel free to browse my recent collection of

work from a visit to Puerto Rico. Thanks.

Great balance of primary subject, supporting objects, and surrounding colors. This is a very eye appealing photo. Nicely done.

I caught a sunset at a corner of the city just near the governer's

house while on vacation. The small boats are reminiscent of something

seen at a port somewhere in Europe.

In front of the building is a large pool with fountains. In the

evenings, every hour on the hour, the fountains come to life and are

choreographed with latin music.

Looks like the lighting conditions here could make for a difficult photo. Nicely exposed and a very nice portrait.

I found the green algae growing on these rocks especially appealing

and worth making a photo for. Thank you for your feedback.

Astrid,

 

Thank you kindly for your comments! You too can achieve this kind of photo.

 

The creation of this photo involved a large reflection panel to illuminate the right side, 2 Nikon SB-600s to the left of the photo to overpower the backlight, and a circular polarizer so that I could bring the flash sync speed to 1/250th at around f22. The flash more was set to rear curtain sync. I had to do a bit of dodging to bring in the grass in the foreground, and to some extend, a bit of cloning from greener grass. For the softening effect, create a duplicate layer and add about 30% (or 30 strength) guassian blur; and, finally, reduce the blurred layer's opacity to about 25%. Erase the fine details in the blurred layer (face, hands, dress details, etc) to reveal a sharpened base layer.

 

Hope this helps. Now, go make yourself a great photo. I learned from this site and a few others on the web. Self teach. Have the desire. You *will* get shots like this.

 

- Eugenio

It's fun to capture these kinds of details for clients. They appreciate it long after their day is gone.

 

For this shot, either increase your aperture to include the pendant in focus, or make sure the main part of the image is in focus. Your autofocus point, if this feature is being used, focused sharply on the material above it while the brass/gold portion and pendant are just out of focus. It's a nit-pick for sure, but the only item that I can see requiring some attention. When shooting this level of detail, you've got to keep an eye out for those things.

 

The lighting looks good. Again, nice detail shot for your client.

 

- Eugenio

Wow! This has quite possibly been the first picture that I've taken that has generated such positive feedback. Thank you all for your thoughts.

 

I fell in love with her 10 years ago. We *finally* got married. After having taken this photo, I fell in love all over again and look forward to keeping this as a family heirloom.