editing folio. what should i drop?

[Scho]

need to get rid of one?

but which?







for commercial work, some PP still to do :-)

cheers,

[chris.mapey]

I like no 2 the best.

With a very critical eye (it's your portfolio after all) - no 1 looks a bit overexposed & "unbalanced" with the model so close to the RH edge of the shot, and her looking out of shot.

No 3 does not look as "sharp" to me as no 2.

Hence my choice. It's a great image. I like the composition, lighting and the pose of the model.

Hope that's OK

Chris

[Scho]

chris.mapey said:

I like no 2 the best.

With a very critical eye (it's your portfolio after all) - no 1 looks a bit overexposed & "unbalanced" with the model so close to the RH edge of the shot, and her looking out of shot.

No 3 does not look as "sharp" to me as no 2.

Hence my choice. It's a great image. I like the composition, lighting and the pose of the model.

Hope that's OK

Chris

ah, thanks for the detailed crit chris :-)

i like the second a lot myself but some people have a problem with the background...anyone else?

[Vipers]

Scho said:

need to get rid of one? but which?


cheers,

Easy peasy, which one is the wife

Personally I think they are all good, difficult choice.

[chris.mapey]

Scho said:

chris.mapey said:

I like no 2 the best.

With a very critical eye (it's your portfolio after all) - no 1 looks a bit overexposed & "unbalanced" with the model so close to the RH edge of the shot, and her looking out of shot.

No 3 does not look as "sharp" to me as no 2.

Hence my choice. It's a great image. I like the composition, lighting and the pose of the model.

Hope that's OK

Chris

ah, thanks for the detailed crit chris :-)

i like the second a lot myself but some people have a problem with the background...anyone else?

Don't have a problem with the background, but again being uber picky, I'd either recrop the image to remove the white strip to the left of the bricks, or if your PS skills are up to it, fill in that area with more bricks (as I like the proportions of the shot) - the change in texture can jar the eye that close to the edge of the image (pics are "read" left to right, and I always try to get a smooth progression into the subject from the LH side of the pic)

Chris

Chris

[CVP]

To put the cat amongst the pigeons as it were I'm going to go contrary to the other Chris!

I'd lose number 2. My reasons for doing so are that that I feel the white doorframe coming out of her head is distracting, it pulls my eye away from her face. It's not that it's a bad image, far from it, it's just I personally prefer 1 and 3.

My favourite of the three is number 3 I think that is a cracker

Chris

[Andy M]

No 1 the best for me, especially if it's to be used for magazine work etc.

Were you shooting film?

[EmmaP]

1 for sure. 3 is lovely pose but I don't like the background (neutral or single coulour would have been better). Ideally, two outfits (as you have) and two different backgrounds as that is often what mags specify for editorial features.

[Scho]

Andy M said:

No 1 the best for me, especially if it's to be used for magazine work etc.

Were you shooting film?

cheers :-) was for a look book kind of thing

shot on 5d, 70-200 f4 with profoto battery flash + couple of softboxes.

[Andy M]

Scho said:

Andy M said:

No 1 the best for me, especially if it's to be used for magazine work etc.

Were you shooting film?

cheers :-) was for a look book kind of thing

shot on 5d, 70-200 f4 with profoto battery flash + couple of softboxes.

There's definite softness of the models eyes - something which I think really need to be nice and sharp.

What have you done to soften the skin? Maybe that has taken away a little of the sharpness of the shot?

[GetCarter]

I'd lose number 3

[Scho]

Andy M said:

Scho said:

Andy M said:

No 1 the best for me, especially if it's to be used for magazine work etc.

Were you shooting film?

cheers :-) was for a look book kind of thing

shot on 5d, 70-200 f4 with profoto battery flash + couple of softboxes.

There's definite softness of the models eyes - something which I think really need to be nice and sharp.

What have you done to soften the skin? Maybe that has taken away a little of the sharpness of the shot?

think it was my dt's.

[madmat]

GetCarter said:

I'd lose number 3

+1

[Scho]

this is interesting,

PH consensus is DROP no3

i'm running the same thread on a fashion photography forum : http://www.modelmayhem.com/po.php?thread_id=289937

they all tell me to drop no1!

to be honest i think PH got it right.

Edited by Scho on Friday 16th May 13:58

[Simpo Two]

1 and 3 appear to have shoulders sharp but eyes not. How fussy are your clients?

[Scho]

Simpo Two said:

1 and 3 appear to have shoulders sharp but eyes not. How fussy are your clients?

not that fussy...

think they might even like your work simpo!

[Scho]

just kidding simpo, fair point, was having back focusing issues at the time (bad workman/tools)

excuse: focus is on the product :-)

hows this then?

[Simpo Two]

Scho said:

hows this then?

Hah, you can't fool me, you just turned it around. You must work for Shoulders 'n' Cuffs Ltd?

[Scho]

Simpo Two said:

Scho said:

hows this then?

Hah, you can't fool me, you just turned it around. You must work for Shoulders 'n' Cuffs Ltd?

keen eyes

[flat-planedCrank]

Nice shots

I'd drop #1 - Her head is close to the edge of the frame - can be a touch distracting. Plus the far-off gaze isn't as strong as the other two shots.


Personally don't have a problem with the bg in #2, its oof enough not to clash. Door frame and door work for me as well - they act as an 'anchor' for the model in the foreground. If it were all bricks it wouldn't be as strong imo.


Cheers.