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The model is wearing sunglasses in the setup shot because I was originally going to use this for an advertisement for the company. But I liked the shot much better without them.

-proudfather

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in my view, you made the right call - the shot without the sunglasses is superior. I almost always like your work that you post here, so I hate to nit, but I did find the background you used here to be quite distracting.
 
The portrait is gorgeous.

If you're open to constructive criticism, I find the background a little strange. It feels a little distracting, like it's not blurred out enough, or it's not in focus enough, or it's too busy.. not sure. Maybe try some tall wavy drapes next time or photoshop it out a little bit?
 
great work! Very high quality.

I agree with RaymondR, I do sort of like the background and the feel it adds, but it is a bit distracting, and the perspective is what bother me the most. You paper is angled so the perspective is off.

But other than that great work. admirable.
 
Very nice and well done, IMO the nostalgic background picture fits good here with that kind of sofa and carpet. Like it !!!
 
Forgotten to say, no need to ask, she looks way nicer and natural without sunglasses!
 
Thanks for the demo of one light done well.
 
It's always great to see your images. It looks like you're still up to your excellent standards. You have a very effective way of lighting, which makes your images stand out.

Thanks for posting
 
So, the BG is a little controversial. There's no rhyme or reason why I chose it other than the fact that I wanted something different and thought the colors/contrast of this particular one were nice for the shot.

She was just resting her right hand, which happened to fall naturally to her crotch, and looked the most natural.

Yes, this was just one light placed high above.

I take pictures for sunglass ads for a company on the east coast. Often times I'll shoot images alongside them without glasses so the models can use them in their ports. That's how this image came about. I have many more images of her in sunglasses that are more befitting than this setup.

Thanks for the critiques.

-proudfather
 
Outstanding portrait!! I think the BG is nice. Perhaps if the subject was repositiond to BG left and a wider aperture for more seperation?

I think your watermark is something others could learn from. It's called "inconspicuous" both the placement of it and the opacity/brightness. It looks very professional but then that's what you are and you excel at it.

Thank you for sharing your work.
 
proudfather said:
proudfather wrote:

The model is wearing sunglasses in the setup shot because I was originally going to use this for an advertisement for the company. But I liked the shot much better without them.

-proudfather

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Amazing. One day I hope to be this good...I shouldn't hold my breathe though.lol. I personally like the background. It feels like a "Victorian era" shot and the men are checking her out and analyzing her presence. Great job sir. :)



-Manny-
 
Hey,

As someone trying to get into stock photography, can you gives a little insight into this process? Do you do this as freelance, or are you an employee of the sunglasses company?

If you're freelance, what got your foot in the door to be their "go to" guy?

And if you are freelance, would you mind telling us how and how much you get paid? Like is it by the shoot, by the photos they choose, by the product, etc? How much did you pay your model for the shoot?

I ask because I do have some good friends that are willing to model for me, but I'd like to pay them fairly. And as someone looking to freelance, I don't want to underbid jobs too much and contribute to the industry getting driven down.

Thanks
 
I won't answer some of your questions because it'll only cause trouble, particularly the financial parts. But I will say that this whole thing came about through Facebook. I get surprisingly a lot of business through FB, more than from my personal website.

I'm a freelancer. They send me the glasses in the mail, and I e-mail them back the images. Sometimes they give me art direction, and sometimes they grant me free will to do whatever I want. I never know which images they'll use. Two of my images have been printed for national ads that I'm aware of. Most go on their FB page, which isn't saying much since they pretty much post any and every picture of people wearing their products.

I believe they use a couple other photogs, one of which is in the UK, who is very good.

They're starting to get into clothing as well. So, I'm hoping they want me to shoot those products as well. We'll see.

-proudfather

paintballnsk said:
paintballnsk wrote:

Hey,

As someone trying to get into stock photography, can you gives a little insight into this process? Do you do this as freelance, or are you an employee of the sunglasses company?

If you're freelance, what got your foot in the door to be their "go to" guy?

And if you are freelance, would you mind telling us how and how much you get paid? Like is it by the shoot, by the photos they choose, by the product, etc? How much did you pay your model for the shoot?

I ask because I do have some good friends that are willing to model for me, but I'd like to pay them fairly. And as someone looking to freelance, I don't want to underbid jobs too much and contribute to the industry getting driven down.

Thanks
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She's definitely not a pro model. There are no pro models where I live. So, it takes a bit of effort to get good poses and facial expressions most of the time. But that keeps me on my toes so it's all good.

-proudfather

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Love the simple lighting and the first one. Twenty years from now she will smile even more I bet.
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Thanks. Actually, I scaled back my watermark on this shot, as most of the time I place it right through the center. Sometimes I get heavy slack for doing so. But I've had images stolen and have decided to at least get credit for my images when people use them without my consent.

-proudfather

ktownbill said:
ktownbill wrote:

Outstanding portrait!! I think the BG is nice. Perhaps if the subject was repositiond to BG left and a wider aperture for more seperation?

I think your watermark is something others could learn from. It's called "inconspicuous" both the placement of it and the opacity/brightness. It looks very professional but then that's what you are and you excel at it.

Thank you for sharing your work.

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Bill
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I guess they're looking at her hand on her crotch...LOL. Honestly, I didn't use the background for it's content, nor did I plan her positioning relative to it. I just preferred the colors of it.

-proudfather
 
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