Kamilla: Hello all! I've been checking things out for a couple of weeks, and this morning thought I would share some photos with you. C&C or questions are welcome. I would love to hear...

jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago

Hello all!
I've been checking things out for a couple of weeks, and this morning thought I would share some photos with you.
C&C or questions are welcome.
I would love to hear from you!

---Jude

1.
http://judevickery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Kamilla-3535.jpg
2.
http://judevickery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Kamilla-3549.jpg
3.
http://judevickery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Kamilla-3551.jpg
4.
http://judevickery.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/Kamilla-3563.jpg

jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago

Wow.. Are these really that bad? :D

---Jude

alaskagirl Loc: Alaska

they are very nice! #4 made me smile because you can see her feet and can tell she's been romping around barefoot : )

jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago

Thanks for the reply! It's funny, it was a long time before I noticed the dirt on her foot in the photo. She had just come from the lake shore..

---Jude

alaskagirl wrote:

they are very nice! #4 made me smile because you can see her feet and can tell she's been romping around barefoot : )

alaskagirl Loc: Alaska

jbirdmo wrote:

Thanks for the reply! It's funny, it was a long time before I noticed the dirt on her foot in the photo. She had just come from the lake shore..

---Jude

alaskagirl wrote:

they are very nice! #4 made me smile because you can see her feet and can tell she's been romping around barefoot : )

But I like #1 best!

jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago

alaskagirl wrote:

But I like #1 best!

Thanks alaskagirl!

blueeyes3515 Loc: WV

All of these are wonderful shots!! If it were me shooting these however, I would lose the armpit on your first shot, and the white object in the lower left at the bottom of her hair in the last one is somewhat distracting!! Those are my only critiques for you. Otherwise great shots!!!

jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago

blueeyes3515 wrote:

All of these are wonderful shots!! If it were me shooting these however, I would lose the armpit on your first shot, and the white object in the lower left at the bottom of her hair in the last one is somewhat distracting!! Those are my only critiques for you. Otherwise great shots!!!

Thanks for the reply blueeyes!
Your points are well taken. If I have to explain the objects in a photo then it really has no purpose. I actually remember thinking about the fact that the hat (white object) did not look like a hat when I was framing the last photo during the shoot. Had I stopped to remove the hat however the moment in her face (and light) would have been lost. Sometimes you just have to live with it. :) Thanks again!

---Jude

Horseart Loc: Alabama

Quote:

I actually remember thinking about the fact that the hat (white object) did not look like a hat when I was framing the last photo during the shoot. Had I stopped to remove the hat however the moment in her face (and light) would have been lost. Sometimes you just have to live with it. :) Thanks again!

---Jude

So easy to just clone the white object and the poop she stepped in, out of the last photo.
Sorry...whatever she stepped in.

A.TOKER

All four are nice,like the DOF and use of natural light.
But number one i like the most.Great composition.
:thumbup:

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

These are pretty nice.

The only critique/suggestion I would give other than what's been offered is this:

Never show the back or palm of a woman's hand...always show it somewhat "sideways" it looks better that way.

But having said that...your posing is very nice...she's at a 45 with her head the opposite direction, and then her eyes turning back towards the camera.

Well done.

jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago

Horseart wrote:

So easy to just clone the white object and the poop she stepped in, out of the last photo.
Sorry...whatever she stepped in.

Yes it could be easy to take the moss off her foot. My comment had more to do with fixing those things during the composing of the photo. Thanks for the thought though!:thumbup:

---Jude

jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago

A.TOKER wrote:

All four are nice,like the DOF and use of natural light.
But number one i like the most.Great composition.
:thumbup:

Thanks!
I had originally started using flashes for this set, but as the sun started to go down the light became so nice that we just turned the flashes off for awhile.

--Jude

jbirdmo Loc: Soon to be Chicago

rpavich wrote:

These are pretty nice.

The only critique/suggestion I would give other than what's been offered is this:

Never show the back or palm of a woman's hand...always show it somewhat "sideways" it looks better that way.

But having said that...your posing is very nice...she's at a 45 with her head the opposite direction, and then her eyes turning back towards the camera.

Well done.

Thanks for sharing your thoughts! I might have to disagree with the ridged "never" comment. First and foremost the subject needs to look natural (unless you want a forced look), and I've found that the more I try to force a pose that is unnatural to the person the worse the results are. While in general I agree with concept of looking at the sides of hands versus the flat side, to try to make every single photo look that way would have some very limited, or at least odd looking poses I would think.

Thanks again!

---Jude

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

jbirdmo wrote:

quote=rpavich These are pretty nice. br br The o... (show quote)

All I said was that the normal posing principle is that you don't see the palm or back of a woman's hand. Obviously you can break whatever rule you see fit...but that's the principle.