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Wow, not a lot of feedback on this one. Some of my thoughts:
  • I think it would hold together better if you had some kind of consistent styling element to carry through the story. The first 3 shots hold together, with the yellow car being there. #4 isn't a stretch from there, looks like the same parking garage...but #5 and 6 are sort of in left field. I get the story, and what's going on, but styling-wise if you could think of something to "glue" those shots into the story, it might help.
  • #1 - I like this shot as a teaser, it caught my interest and made me continue.
  • #2 - I think this shot works in general, although I'm not loving the lighting; a little more on her face, from somewhere, might help, right now it's in the shadows...which normally wouldn't bother me except her arms and hair are lit much brighter.
  • #3 - this shot obviously establishes the storyline. Not sure I love her expression, although any less and you might lose the emotion - so I won't complain about that. :-) Her black outfit, however, has lost all shape and texture - maybe use a silver reflector or something to bounce some light onto it?
  • #4 - this one takes me by surprise, as it's super contrasty with hard lighting compared to some of the other shots before it. If I compare it to #2, I'm not sure I'd know they were the same photographer.
  • #5 - the angle here makes her nose look really long, and the wrinkles in her skirt might have been smoothed a little. What's that coming out of her head? Is her hair being pulled, or is that something on the wall? In either case, I think I'd remove it in post, because once I saw it I pretty much can't look at anything else in the image. :-)
  • #6 - Our heroine wins! The crop on the right is a little aggressive, maybe show a little more? Might be fun to try having her wear his sunglasses for the story's sake, but you probably tried that.
All in all, I like the concept - looks like it was fun to shoot!

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Greg

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Each individual setup is really good, but because of the clothes changing there is no continuity so as a storyboard they dont work, however individually I think they are well lit and both models are good. Instead of trying one sequence using different clothes use one smaller sequence per set of clothes, they dont have to be fancy i.e. set 1 (formal wear) getting ready and going to a party, set 2 (street wear) the chase sequence etc.

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Phil



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The comments about different clothes ruining the "story" are all out of whack. Folks-- this is not photojournalism-- it's fashion! The clothes are supposed to be different in each scene. Ever looked at a Vogue? The editorial spreads are generally considered "stories" and sometimes not only the clothes change from photo to photo, but so does the model.

Anyway, I think Greg is right-- there should be more of a styling consistency throughout (note-- styling is different than the same clothes thoughout). Daniel, I think the beginning is solid, but I get kind of lost in the end-- maybe a couple more shots to set that scene? I could be wrong, but it feels a little like you ran out of time to shoot? I'd also love to see some crazy angles-- maybe from up high on a ladder or from inside the car trunk-- that kind of thing.

It's really hard to do this type of story. Vogue has lots of money and time and talent and designers to pull it off-- the rest of us work on a much smaller scale. Considering all that, I think you did a good job though there's a gap or two that could still be filled.

And just one more thing-- if only this type of story could be shot with the same clothes throughout! Sure would make shoots like this go faster...
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Pete Springer
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Very nice! A lot of hard work there, and in the end you got very good images.

I would like one or two images in close up or/and further away to vary the point of view.

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Very good first time ...Very good. I like the colors, sharpness, and the models are great!
 
Hi,

I was just wondering if anyone could advise on how you can achieve this fashion look to the photos where the colours seem slightly muted and toned down?

My images are always very punchy straight from the camera which I supose is ok normally, but I would really like to know how to acheive this fashion look.

I've been guessing that its in the post processing rather than the lighting, I have looked on the internet and have found no conclusive answer. Is there a simple technique to this or have I over simplified the question.

Could anyone share some of their processing techniques used?

Thanks,
Hai.
 
I never said it ruined the shot, and for your information if the clothes change together with the model it actually re-enforces the sequence. The problem with changing the clothes and not the model in each shot is that familiarity with that model builds up and it does become a little difficult on the eyes, if your going to change the clothes then you should also change the model because if you dont the model becomes the focus of attention not the clothes.

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Phil



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Greg Reinacker said:
I think it would hold together better if you had some kind of consistent > styling element to carry through the story. The first 3 shots hold > together, with the yellow car being there. #4 isn't a stretch from > there, looks like the same parking garage...but #5 and 6 are sort of in > left field. I get the story, and what's going on, but styling-wise if you > could think of something to "glue" those shots into the story, it might > help.
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yeah i see what you mean. The first 3 do look a bit different than the last 3. The styling in terms of clothes was all from the latest Mango which should have provided consistency, but I guess its just the general look of the images that makes them look different.
  • #2 - I think this shot works in general, although I'm not loving the lighting; a little more on her face, from somewhere, might help, right now it's in the shadows...which normally wouldn't bother me except her arms and hair are lit much brighter.
I completely agree. We noticed this and brought in a reflector which definately helped, but non of the shots we got at that point were any better than this one. Maybe not in terms of lighting, but the model direction was not up to par.
  • #4 - this one takes me by surprise, as it's super contrasty with hard lighting compared to some of the other shots before it. If I compare it to #2, I'm not sure I'd know they were the same photographer.
We changed this shot for another of the same setup, but it still has the elements of contrast you mentioned.
  • #5 - the angle here makes her nose look really long, and the wrinkles in her skirt might have been smoothed a little. What's that coming out of her head? Is her hair being pulled, or is that something on the wall? In either case, I think I'd remove it in post, because once I saw it I pretty much can't look at anything else in the image. :-)
ok, a little bit a post should improve on the points you cited!
  • #6 - Our heroine wins! The crop on the right is a little aggressive, maybe show a little more? Might be fun to try having her wear his sunglasses for the story's sake, but you probably tried that.
All in all, I like the concept - looks like it was fun to shoot!

The original photo had a bit more but there was something about her pose that didnt make it look right so we had to crop.
I did not try the sunglasses.....i cant believe i didnt think of that!! :)

Thanks for your comments!

-daniel
 
Thanks for your comments! you are right about the angles, these are pretty much straight foward.

I looked at your site......VERY nice work!

Daniel
 
Hi Pete,

Thanks always for your valuable feedback.

One of the reasons that I like fashion is precisely for the opportunity to make a misc en scene. But its just as you say...its damn hard to make it right! Vogue and their contributors not only have all the resources, they have access to the best resources. Which is one of the reasons its really hard to level up to their work.

Anyhow, we can make and effort and gradually trade our way up :).

Ok, for the Missing Scene, we actually did contemplate it. We had a lot of trouble near the end of the shoot to make things work. Models were tired and everybody else too. We tried several things but it just didnt seem to work......the components of the shoot were beginning to fall off due to the time we had already been shooting. Well, here is a shot we tried......


dogwood said:
And just one more thing-- if only this type of story could be shot with > the same clothes throughout! Sure would make shoots like this go > faster...
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Tell me about it!

Thanks!

Daniel
 
by the way.....we did try shooting inside the trunk....but she just looked dead lol!! and the clothes didnt show right. right now im thinking that it could have worked with the proper styling. But what we had to work with just looked like a dark blanket on top of her......all shapes were lost.

daniel
 
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