Michael Nguyen
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Helping my friend out with her porfolio. Let me know what you think.
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Glamour photo with DSC-F707
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Cliff. Johnston
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Michael,
Nice looking model. Her skin color seems a wee bit yellow/orange to me. A bit of PS magic could clear that up. I don't know how involved you want to get with PS. Moles can be removed. Stray hairs eliminated, etc..
She looks as if she'd be nice to work with.
Cliff.
Steve Cavigliano
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Michael,
She's very pretty and I love the expression and pose. I believe she would look more natural if you toned down the yellow. It also brings out those beautiful baby blues
Steve
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She's very pretty and I love the expression and pose. I believe she would look more natural if you toned down the yellow. It also brings out those beautiful baby blues
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cUrVe
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hey michael...
i'm no expert on glamour photography but i will say that the quality of light is excellent...
very warm and natural look and feel.... makes her skin have that really healthy looking glow... have no complaints with the tight composition...
the only thing that bothers me is the way the sunglasses are sitting on her face... the way they're sliding down her nose and specifically the way they're tilted... i know it gives the impression or illusion of peeking from behind her sunglasses but it makes for an unbalanced look... i think it would look better if they were on normally or off completely...
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i'm no expert on glamour photography but i will say that the quality of light is excellent...
very warm and natural look and feel.... makes her skin have that really healthy looking glow... have no complaints with the tight composition...
the only thing that bothers me is the way the sunglasses are sitting on her face... the way they're sliding down her nose and specifically the way they're tilted... i know it gives the impression or illusion of peeking from behind her sunglasses but it makes for an unbalanced look... i think it would look better if they were on normally or off completely...
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space...
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Michael,
I like the pic (nice lighting and composition) and the girl is very pretty. My issue is with her clothing. For some reason, and I'm not sure why, I don't think the clothing does her justice. I wish I could tell what would look better, I don't know.
You might want to try some shots using different colors and textures, perhaps looser, or perhaps raise and lower the neck line. Try something looser and a little lighter color, first.
Good luck and regards,
Dan.
I like the pic (nice lighting and composition) and the girl is very pretty. My issue is with her clothing. For some reason, and I'm not sure why, I don't think the clothing does her justice. I wish I could tell what would look better, I don't know.
You might want to try some shots using different colors and textures, perhaps looser, or perhaps raise and lower the neck line. Try something looser and a little lighter color, first.
Good luck and regards,
Dan.
AdiB
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Shalom, Michael Nguyen.
Glamorous indeed, very pro looking image. I think you should think changing he tonal balance of the image - looks a tad leaning toward yellowish - red on my monitor.
AdiB
Glamorous indeed, very pro looking image. I think you should think changing he tonal balance of the image - looks a tad leaning toward yellowish - red on my monitor.
AdiB
taikonaut1
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Nice girl, but she needed to show more skin if you and her want to be successful.
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Michael,
Why ISO400 and f4?
Why not ISO100 and a smaller f-stop?
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Why ISO400 and f4?
Why not ISO100 and a smaller f-stop?
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EKHatch
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I have several suggestions to improve the image. One, echoing others, is to change the tonal balance -- and also, desaturate the color by 12-15%. That wold take a lot of the harshness out of the image. Late early light can help, but here it's gone overboard and is distracting.
Second, you need to crop so her left shoulder isn't so prominent. There's way too much very solid flesh; it isn't flattering.
Third, I agree that the positioning of her glasses throws the picture out of balance. Her right eye is sliced, while her left stares very prominently upward. Intense eyes are fine in themselves, but the imbalance here is what strikes the viewer, not the beauty of the eyes or their expression.
Finally, I agree with the comment about the clothing. The texture of the swim suit almost seems like noise; I wonder what ISO you were shooting at.
All told, I'd try for more in this series. Also, you might consider a slightly wider view and some PS work to make the shadowing and contrast in the shot less obtrusive.
Good luck.... pretty girl, keep shooting!
Second, you need to crop so her left shoulder isn't so prominent. There's way too much very solid flesh; it isn't flattering.
Third, I agree that the positioning of her glasses throws the picture out of balance. Her right eye is sliced, while her left stares very prominently upward. Intense eyes are fine in themselves, but the imbalance here is what strikes the viewer, not the beauty of the eyes or their expression.
Finally, I agree with the comment about the clothing. The texture of the swim suit almost seems like noise; I wonder what ISO you were shooting at.
All told, I'd try for more in this series. Also, you might consider a slightly wider view and some PS work to make the shadowing and contrast in the shot less obtrusive.
Good luck.... pretty girl, keep shooting!
David A Melges
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...I liked the model and the shot, but the color was off enough that I tried black and white. I also sharpened it a bit and jolted the contrast with my histogram.
I removed some minor blemishes, and the shadow from the glasses arm which was very distracting. Then I cropped it tighter and "created" some space under her left armpit so her body had some definition on that side.
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I removed some minor blemishes, and the shadow from the glasses arm which was very distracting. Then I cropped it tighter and "created" some space under her left armpit so her body had some definition on that side.
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I believe it's the setting sun that's reflected off her skin. Nice and warm! Reminds me of some shots that I have taken of my wife during our trip to Phuket island many years back! I don't know about the rest but if I were you, I'd keep the original skin tone. IMHO, adjusting it to the natural skin tone removes that warm tropical feeling.
Please excuse me if there's any grammatical error. English is not my native language.
Please excuse me if there's any grammatical error. English is not my native language.
If this is actually how it looked at the scene, colour and all, then the more you should not adjust the colour. Photographs are suppose to capture the mood, the feeling and that moment. Adjusting the actual colour would completely remove all those in the original scene.
Anyway, just my personal opinion....
Anyway, just my personal opinion....
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It looks better with the tighter crop but I would re-think shooting her without the frames. She has nice eyes and if it's for her portfolio they won't like the glasses hiding her eyes. Also try the same body angle buy she needs to be more straight on with her face and eyes. Make her tell a story...
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Can you say that here ?
David A Melges
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...digital is free, shoot her again and again. I'm quite certain she has a better look in there! And glasses are great for an alternate, or accessorized picture, but not for a main.
Also if this is for modeling, the shot should be a headshot or a body shot, and this can't really be either.
dave
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Also if this is for modeling, the shot should be a headshot or a body shot, and this can't really be either.
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Greg Eddinger
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Also makes her look thinner. Unfortunately the color cast shadow from the lens on her skin and her left eye distracts from good modeling and framing. On my monitor (powerbook 17") the Steve version is an improvement.Michael,
She's very pretty and I love the expression and pose. I believe
she would look more natural if you toned down the yellow. It also
brings out those beautiful baby blues
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of it is not enough. One has to transcend technique so that the
art becomes an 'artless art' growing out of the Unconscious.'
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