Baby

[Kid Fire]

That feeling when you're really into somebody.

Let me know what you guys think of this photo I took a few weeks ago.

 

[Krav Maga]

I like.

The skin retouching on her face is done particularly well. On her right wrist it looks like a mark (slight indentation) from where she may have had a hair tie around her wrist that has been removed? I only bring it up because I've experienced that exact same thing

If it were me I may have either not cropped the tips of the elbows out, or I would have cropped up a touch higher; just below the rolled up portion of the sleeve on the right arm?

 

[sabrina81]

That feeling when you're really into somebody.

Great tagline for this shot. Very nicely done.

I would tweak skintones just a bit:





Other edits I would probably make -- not criticisms, just my subjective quirkiness:

 

[Kid Fire]

I like.

The skin retouching on her face is done particularly well. On her right wrist it looks like a mark (slight indentation) from where she may have had a hair tie around her wrist that has been removed? I only bring it up because I've experienced that exact same thing

If it were me I may have either not cropped the tips of the elbows out, or I would have cropped up a touch higher; just below the rolled up portion of the sleeve on the right arm?

Interestingly, I have actually experimented with the cropping. I found that I love this crop the best because of how it looks like in thumbnail. I generally zoom out and look at my images in thumbnail to get a feel of the first initial impact a viewer might have on my images. Also, I'm glad you noticed that area around her wrist. Personally, I did not see this area initially and I am glad you brought it to my attention. I am loving the feedback I have been getting in these forums.

 

[Kid Fire]

That feeling when you're really into somebody.

Great tagline for this shot. Very nicely done.

I would tweak skintones just a bit:



Other edits I would probably make -- not criticisms, just my subjective quirkiness:

Thank you, but personally, I am very satisfied with my skin tones.

 

[tedolf]

I don't get the she is looking into her shirt thing.

What are you trying to communicate with that?

TEdolph

 

[Krav Maga]

I don't get the she is looking into her shirt thing.

What are you trying to communicate with that?

TEdolph

Her looking into her shirt didn't occur to me.

It still doesn't.

 

[Barry Duggan Photography]

I cant recall you ever posting a bad image and this is no exception. Posing, lighting and PP all top notch.

 

[Kid Fire]

I cant recall you ever posting a bad image and this is no exception. Posing, lighting and PP all top notch.

I really appreciate this comment, Barry. This encourages me to keep shooting. Thank you.

 

[Kid Fire]

I don't get the she is looking into her shirt thing.

What are you trying to communicate with that?

TEdolph

It's an emotional state I'm capturing. You ever been in love?

 

[tedolf]

I don't get the she is looking into her shirt thing.

What are you trying to communicate with that?

TEdolph

It's an emotional state I'm capturing. You ever been in love?

Unfortunatley, yes!

Tedolph

 

[LuminArt08]

Exceptional, congratulations.

In line with your previous postings.

In all I like the tones, the mood, the posing.

Can you please share with us some details about the lighting setting.

 

[Kid Fire]

Exceptional, congratulations.

In line with your previous postings.

In all I like the tones, the mood, the posing.

Can you please share with us some details about the lighting setting.

I would love to elaborate on the lighting setup. This particular shot was lit with an Elinchrom 39" deep octabox. It was raised over the subject so that the bottom of the octabox was just about eye level and angled 45 degrees pointing down toward the talent. If I recall correctly, it might have been pointing slightly away from her so the light was slightly feathered(imagine the octabox being pointed at someone standing directly in front of her instead of directly at her.)

Also, note that if you have the talent facing directly at the light source it tends to carve out their cheekbones in a really flattering way. I actually had to subtly lighten the areas around her cheekbones because they seemed almost a little too pronounced.