patricia_saunders

<p>Thank you Paul. I agree. Here is the link to some of the photos. Please keep in mind when viewing, that I am new at this and this was also the first time working with the lens I used which took me awhile to figure out the best distance from the subject. I ended up with quite a few blurry pics. Live and learn. I also played with Photoshop a bit, some good, some bad. Thank you for your thoughts. Oh and yes Paul, you were correct on the influence. Only mine was a sad little palm plant (only had one palm branch), an old screen, and lighting from a skylight in someones indoor pool house. LOL I was being resourceful. I agree about the screen and pretty much everything you said. We are going to re-shoot that dress on Friday in an old fashioned downtown alleyway, minus the plant. :-) I can handle good criticism. I welcome it. <br /> http://www.photo.net/photodb/slideshow?folder_id=1076762</p>

<p>Not sure why this posted twice. Sorry.</p>

<p>I took these today, my first time using a model. I discovered a few things on my own. It can be difficult to find the right pose and that it is very important to be specific about how you want the model to turn, look, express, sit, and just everything in general. I would love to have everyone's thoughts on what I did wrong, right, and how I might have posed her differently. I am having one more session with her on Friday and any suggestions are welcome.</p><div></div>