Philip00165

O.K.
Here are a few more photo's that I liked from the same photo-shoot a few months back. Same girl, different outfits. I tried to capture different looks with the same girl, on the same day and different times. I love how the light hits her hair in the second one. What do you think of them.
Please review.
And thanks again!
Philip

jrb1213 Loc: McDonough GEorgia

I always focus on the eyes first and she has shadows under her eyes that distract me from everything else. I also think the highlights in two are too hot. Now watch everyone say I am wrong.

PalePictures Loc: Traveling

You broke quite a few rules here. I usually say when you start breaking more than 1 maybe 2 you start entering snapshot territory.

1) Spotty light is a problem. I have never seen a portrait that broke this rule that was good.
2) Bare arms are a problem. You can break this rule if your model is model thin...
3) Blown out light is a problem. This can be a style thing but not in this case.
4) Busy outfit in two competes. Fashion outfits can be busy but if it's about your subject and not what your subjects wearing simpler is ususally better. (How busy you can get by with is somewhat subjective)

5) I typically try to stay away from white when natural light is used. (This is just a strong suggestions)

You really should use fill light in natural light like this. Either from a reflector or flash.

photoninja1 Loc: Tampa Florida

Both shots would benefit from use of a translucent screen to diffuse the light and a reflector to bounce lilght up into the eyes. This technique will help rid the shots of the hot spots. Shootiing her straight on with arms akimbo and the direct sunlight light falling only on her nose isn't complementary, nor is cutting off the arms. It's not a good pose. Moving her more into the shadow and filling with a reflector of flash would help.

CaptainC Loc: Colorado, south of Denver

Everything that Russ (PalePictures) said in spades. These really do fall into the snapshot category with this many issues.

The clothing problems may not have been something you can control, so maybe you were stuck with all that sleeveless stuff, but the blown highlights, and sun spots are easy to avoid next time. You just have to train yourself to see them before you shoot.

As was mentioned, a reflector or fill flash should be the #1 accessory for any outdoor portrait photography.

Annie_Girl Loc: It's none of your business

besides what others have mentioned your posing needs work (#1 looks just bad with the pole and her body position), also watch your cropping, you are close to cropping her elbow in the first and in the second you did crop it.