Portraits at the Beach- constructive critique please: I took my niece to the beach today about an hour before sunset to practice. I used my d7100, 85mm 1.8 lens and reflector. I post...

alissaspieces Loc: New York

I took my niece to the beach today about an hour before sunset to practice. I used my d7100, 85mm 1.8 lens and reflector. I post processed all images. Thank you for looking and constructive critique.

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xphotog1 Loc: Lubbock, TX

alissaspieces wrote:

I took my niece to the beach today about an hour before sunset to practice. I used my d7100, 85mm 1.8 lens and reflector. I post processed all images. Thank you for looking and constructive critique.

These are absolutely beautiful: model, poses, lighting. Great shots. I'd be proud to call these mine. :thumbup:

Keep up the good work.

Al

wayne-03 Loc: Minnesota

Very well done :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

djtravels Loc: Georgia boy now

The back lighting works great, and good use of reflectors helped. I find the fence railing distracting in #1 and 3. It blocks the backlight from the top of her head. #4 wins it all. #2....too much space of non-subject. Keep in mind that I'm not a portrait photographer, but that's what I'd try to correct. Did you ask your cute niece to smile?

traveler90712 Loc: Lake Worth, Fl.

Beautiful pics! :thumbup: The only thing I would suggest is in pic 2 & 3, is not crop the top of the head so closely. Let us see all that beautiful hair. :-D

Jay Pat Loc: Round Rock, Texas, USA

I would thing this young lady and her family will be very pleased with these!!
Pat

Bob Yankle Loc: Burlington, NC

The young lady is a pleasure to look at ....... you've done your job well.

alissaspieces Loc: New York

Thank you! That is so kind. :)

xphotog1 wrote:

These are absolutely beautiful: model, poses, lighting. Great shots. I'd be proud to call these mine. :thumbup:

Keep up the good work.

Al

alissaspieces Loc: New York

Thank you Wayne :)

wayne-03 wrote:

Very well done :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

alissaspieces Loc: New York

Thank you! I think even as a non portrait photographer you have good opinions and I am truly looking to see what others see so that I can incorporate things that I may have missed into my next shoot. THanks for your feedback!

djtravels wrote:

The back lighting works great, and good use of reflectors helped. I find the fence railing distracting in #1 and 3. It blocks the backlight from the top of her head. #4 wins it all. #2....too much space of non-subject. Keep in mind that I'm not a portrait photographer, but that's what I'd try to correct. Did you ask your cute niece to smile?

alissaspieces Loc: New York

Oh- yes..I had her smile. She is going through that awkward teeth phase so we did a lot more with the mouth closed. Plus she is an actress and likes to go for the drama! lol

djtravels wrote:

The back lighting works great, and good use of reflectors helped. I find the fence railing distracting in #1 and 3. It blocks the backlight from the top of her head. #4 wins it all. #2....too much space of non-subject. Keep in mind that I'm not a portrait photographer, but that's what I'd try to correct. Did you ask your cute niece to smile?

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alissaspieces Loc: New York

THank you so much for the kind words and your constructive feedback! She does have lovely golden hair!

traveler90712 wrote:

Beautiful pics! :thumbup: The only thing I would suggest is in pic 2 & 3, is not crop the top of the head so closely. Let us see all that beautiful hair. :-D

alissaspieces Loc: New York

Thank you! :)

Jay Pat wrote:

I would thing this young lady and her family will be very pleased with these!!
Pat

alissaspieces Loc: New York

Thank you so much Bob!

Bob Yankle wrote:

The young lady is a pleasure to look at ....... you've done your job well.

Rick36203 Loc: Northeast Alabama

I love them all. I'll have to say though, that #3 is my favorite of the group. I like the camera angle and expression better than #1. The backlighting is just perfect for me. The rails are not distracting. For me, they help frame the image and improve the lighting. I'm used to seeing images backlit similar to #4. Number 3 not only provides great highlights to the model's hair but, I don't have to strain my eyes to see that beautiful face. The specular highlights in the bokeh are very pleasing to my eyes. The crop to the top of the head "might" be better a tiny bit higher. And, the catch light from the reflector is perhaps lower than ideal. But neither of those items are significant in my view. Great Job!