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Dec 22, 2018 17:58:20   #
kadams wrote:
I am sadden to read such nasty comments on this young Lady. I am a photographer. I have photographed many young girls and boys, men, and women with Tattoos.
Pictures need some really good editing. Lighting looks good. You do need to make sure that your subjects eyes are in focus. make sure your cropping properly. Watch out for to much background and where you are cropping. Remove distracting stuff in the picture. etc
you've done a wonderful job on your first live shoot. Practice makes perfect. keep shooting. I sure hope to see more images of yours. Happy holidays Kimberly

Kimberly
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Thanks Kimberly !
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Dec 20, 2018 20:24:04   #
sbohne wrote:
I didn't miss it. But using that excuse will elicit the reply, "So you knew the [lighting/model/location/etc] was not optimum and you took the images anyway? So I'm supposed to judge your images on the same scale as this other artist who took pains to make sure everything was optimum?" In other words, there's no quarter asked, no quarter given.

As I neared retirement, many new photographers would ask me to critique their images. I always asked, "Do you want to improve or do you want me to make you feel warm and fuzzy?"
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I'm not an artist or a professional. Never said I was. I am an amateur trying something completely out of my comfort zone. I had exactly an hour to do something I've never done before. With somebody I never met in a place I've never been to.

Don't worry, I will not be posting anything else here for you piranas to feed on. If breaking somebody down for trying something totally new and foreign and making them feel totally worthless while doing it was your primary goal, you've achieved that in spades.

WTF is the matter with you people??? You can all go take a flying F and shove your camera up your rear end. Then you can see if the lighting and subject matter produce a shot you'd be happy with.

Good riddance. Why don't you retire from the human race as well?
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Dec 20, 2018 19:31:59   #
broncomaniac wrote:
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I did say that. And I am so over the bickering. Not yours, but others.

I never thought I would see this kind of juvenile behavior from supposed grown assed adults.

You can bet your ass I will never EVER post here again looking for constructive criticism on anything new I try out. I've always gotten such wonderful critique on things I've submitted but this has turned me off totally from posting. What if this girl was my sister? Or my wife?
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Dec 20, 2018 05:26:34   #
Stoshik wrote:
A bunch of idiots thought that negatively commenting on your model's tattoos was a bright idea. No one with a brain gives a rat's patootie about what their opinion is. They're morons one and all and they did you a total disservice.
What you attempted to do, I've been doing for many years. Some of my models have dozens of tatts, some have none at all. I'm interested in three things: 1: Can they flow from one pose to another or do I have to coach them? 2: What do they look like? 3: Can they show up on time. (I should have put that first.)
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Thank you for your kind critique and suggestions. That is exactly the type of response I was hoping for all along. Not criticism of model, tats, location or anything I had absolutely no control over. Just the technical aspect without being mean spirited and elitist. Double thumbs up to you!
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Dec 18, 2018 20:09:06   #
pendennis wrote:
The natural light from the window is a great diffuse source. However, it has to be mixed with some type of electronic flash or continuous light source. The model's face is underexposed from a lack of fill, but the window light is too harsh.

You can see a lot of irregularities in her skin, which aren't flattering, maybe owing to her young age. They need attention in post processing.

You should read some literature on lighting ratios. For the most part they're way too high, yielding very unpleasing contrasts.

The non-subject lighting is irregular, with a lot of over/under exposure in various areas, and it needs to be handled properly to achieve the best results.

I don't know what your intents were, for the B&W shot, but the long tapering background has too many distractions along the walls. Her right arm doesn't seem posed correctly. It looks like she's trying to rest her arm on the cage, but missed it.

The tattoos are very distracting. The stool shot highlights them, but to what end? Are the tats the subject? They dominate, and the model is lost. The upper torso tat, as well as the one on her thigh, are overpowering the shots. You're looking for glamour, but the poses and lighting really work against it.
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I asked for honest. I guess I got honest. And I'll never try this again <61 year old man runs down the hall crying and smashes his Nikon D810 against the wall>
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Dec 18, 2018 20:03:37   #
R. Bush wrote:
I will admit that I'm old fashioned, but I'll never understand why a beautiful young lady will willingly screw over her own body with tattoos.


I actually gave that idea a brief thought, but it left my mind as soon as it entered. Because i had to go grab a smoke outside ;-)
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Dec 18, 2018 20:02:25   #
skeeth wrote:
Tattos are damn ugly.


I didn't have a choice on the model or what she wore. It was simply an exercise in shooting models put on by a local camera shop.
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Dec 18, 2018 20:00:17   #
williejoha wrote:
You need to lighten up the shadows which can be done very effectively by placing a white poster board or wrinkled alu foil at the shadow side. Good luck.
WJH


You know, I had that chance and I totally blew it. Never gave it a second thought. There were white rings with reflective material all over the place. Grrrr
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Dec 18, 2018 19:58:27   #
broncomaniac wrote:
Yes, he could have, along with the suggestion of dressing her in Daisy Dukes and a crop top. I, too, found the suggestion to be judgemental of the young lady. You can't judge a book by its cover.

For the record, I have relatives and loved ones who own trailers.


No you can't. She couldn't have been nicer and accomodating. And she was some kind of top kick boxer in Cleveland, so I would have been afraid to say anything anyway. ;-)
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Dec 18, 2018 19:56:31   #
phlash46 wrote:


Unfortunately, I did not have much choice in the background. it was a early 1900's factory turned into a "studio" Brick walls were the backdrop of the day.
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Dec 18, 2018 19:54:49   #
Rab-Eye wrote:
I’m certainly no pro, but I would be proud of this series.


Thank you kindly ! I'm not a pro either !
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Dec 18, 2018 19:52:27   #
Ernie Misner wrote:
What a great start! I am looking for a sharp eye in some of them and not finding it. Put that AF point right on her near eye and fire without recomposing. Looking at the first shot her eye appears to be back focused. The hair is sharp which is nearer to the camera.


Thank you. Valid point. I will keep that in mind when I shoot some senior pictures for a friend of mine this spring. I was using a 105mm Tamron f1.4
but my AF choices apparently were not the best. I was using a group AF, instead of maybe a single point?
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Dec 18, 2018 19:46:51   #
ronz wrote:
Well a good effort and I applaud you. There is definitely a good time for tats so find that place and utilize it. Sorry but I wasn't excited about the lighting, I felt you had some opportunities to showcase but thought it never quite made it. .


Thank you for your thoughts. I only had an hour with the model and the ambient light was all I had to work with. If I had my druthers, I'd druther have had some soft light boxes and key lights to enhance and eliminate shadows. I realized they were going to be an issue, so rather than fight them, I tried to work with them and soften as best I could.
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Dec 18, 2018 19:42:45   #
fourg1b2006 wrote:
I think you came up with some beauties.


Thank you. Personally, I am very pleased with my first attempt. I just wanted to see what those with more experience had to say.
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Dec 18, 2018 19:41:22   #
Thank you for your kind words. I grew up processing and printing in B&W in the 70's and still love the effect. Some shots just scream to be processed in B&W. That was one of them.
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