How would you improve this picture?

[Igor59833]

This picture was taken in a very late afternoon almost at sunset. The amount of daylight was low.

I used D60 with 70-200IS:

ISO 200
F-Stop 2.8
Shutter speed 1/10 at 70mm

What would you do in a similar scenario?



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[PhotoNoob]

wonderful shot Igor. The picture looks good to me with one exception. This is my opinion of course....but i think the colors look a little flat. Maybe it is just my tired eyes. Other than that, I think it is quite nice!

Good job and thanks for sharing.
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[Mishkin]

Nice photo, Igor. What did you try to express with this picture? It's not clear why she is looking up. Is there a squarrel up there? If yes, her facial expression could more animated, she seems too posed and tense. Aslo, elaborate frame does not match well with the simplicity and innocence of your photo. I think a mat and simple thin frame will do better job.

Regards,
Yuri

This picture was taken in a very late afternoon almost at sunset.
The amount of daylight was low.

I used D60 with 70-200IS:

ISO 200
F-Stop 2.8
Shutter speed 1/10 at 70mm

What would you do in a similar scenario?



Thanks.

http://www.photographypage.com

 

[WSLam]

Agree, the frame/matt seems to be a little too much for the photo.

I would also try to warm it up a bit, given it was taken during sunset... but that is a very subjective thing... color temp preference.

ws

Regards,
Yuri

This picture was taken in a very late afternoon almost at sunset.
The amount of daylight was low.

I used D60 with 70-200IS:

ISO 200
F-Stop 2.8
Shutter speed 1/10 at 70mm

What would you do in a similar scenario?



Thanks.

http://www.photographypage.com

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[randy corbin]

my own opinion is to warm it up , just a little , as has been posted

 

[Thomas Gardner]

This picture was taken in a very late afternoon almost at sunset.
The amount of daylight was low.

By starting all over

Why? The background is very distracting.

The pose is stilted. Her lower body (waist/hips) is scrunched up. Because of her looking up, the front of her neck is to predominent. Looking up the tree is distracting. Instead of seeing the gal, you're wondering what she's looking at. The pose would have been better with her leaning relaxed against the tree looking back at the camera.

The lighting is flat on both face and hair. No directionality to it. No highlights.

What was your f/stop. Could you have opened the diaphrapm up a bit more so as to blur (bokeh) the background a bit more for the purpose of isolation.

The gal, pretty, but the pose, lighting and background all detract from the final goal, a complimentary portrait.

Not meaning to be blunt or negative in my comments. I'm only trying to be pithy.

Hey, the makeup was great

I'll be doing a some environmental portrait work for a buddy and his wife in the next few days. Before I do the series, I'm working (practicing) on color balance and I'm scouting out a nice venue in which to take the series of images. His choice of parks is not a good choice. Too small and too many man made objects that will get into the image and reduce the posibilities both for poses and lighting.

Hope this helps.

 

[Stephen Eastwood]

hope you don't mind I made a change and put it on my server for this thread,

I am not sure I would keep the shot but tats a personal preference, if I was to keep it I did warm it up and crop it differently also a more subdued border. Just my opinion, for what thats worth.

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[Tim Lozinski]

I love when Black winter coats darken into Black, its the high contrast I like... I am no great judge of photography, but I like it this way...



Also I like to give her plenty to 'look up' to.. which needs the sky that is a bit uncomfortably blanched... an afterthoght to frame something more interesting in the background.. but where it's not possible, layer it slightly darker so the top is 'acceptable'

 

[T B Gray]

The profile of the model's face needs to be full profile or 3/4, not in between. The way it is the eyelashes and a tiny portion of the eye is visible and a bit of the nose extends beyond the cheekline. In 3/4 more of the eye would be visible and the cheekline, not the nose would provide the profile - or a little more to her left and you would have a traditional profile.

 

[Igor59833]

This picture was taken in a very late afternoon almost at sunset.
The amount of daylight was low.

I used D60 with 70-200IS:

ISO 200
F-Stop 2.8
Shutter speed 1/10 at 70mm

What would you do in a similar scenario?



Thanks.

http://www.photographypage.com

 

[Steadman Uhlich]

Hello,

Please don't take this question as a dig or as extreme criticism of your photo or your model. This comment is not directed against you or her. I am simply looking at an image and responding to the image.

I think the model is a beautiful woman.

I think the pose makes her look like she is acting like a squirrel.

Something doesn't fit. (wink)

I may be one of the only people willing to say this honestly to you....but the tree is an unnecessary element for a portrait of the woman, and as she is posed hugging it...it is a distraction from the woman herself.

It doesn't strike me as an effective way of showing the beauty of the model (assuming that is your interest). It looks very contrived and appears to be 'posed' for the sake of a pose.

Suggestion: Avoid having models hug a tree.

Hope that helps,

Sincerely,

Steadman

This picture was taken in a very late afternoon almost at sunset.
The amount of daylight was low.

I used D60 with 70-200IS:

ISO 200
F-Stop 2.8
Shutter speed 1/10 at 70mm

What would you do in a similar scenario?



Thanks.

http://www.photographypage.com

 

[El_Hombre]

She definitely needs a squirrel tail and then its perfect. Lighting and everything else wouldn't be an issue after that.

 

[DavidP #28649]

I like what you've done to it here



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[Michael Thomas Mitchell]

I like many things about this shot... color, exposure, processing, model... just about the only thing I don't care for is the models attention. Looking away from the lens is one thing.. looking up a tree is another. In a way, the pose is somewhat playful, the tree partially "protecting" her. What a great time for her to be playful with the camera, eyes squarely in the lens with a clever smile on her face. As such, her attention is away from us and, as others have noted, the most natural place to expect she might be looking, when hugging a tree, is, well, at a squirrel.

Hopefully, you did many other shots during this time and perhaps one is not of her looking up. One thing that both a seasoned model and photographer realize they must do is to get many subtle variations of a single idea, and not just many unique poses and shots.

Again, there's some very nice work here. In fact, I'm far more fond of your processing effort than any of the so-called "improvements". Very natural and pleasant looking. Only the direction of the subject's attention bothers me.

Good luck

M

 

[aevoegels]

Please don't take this question as a dig or as extreme criticism of
your photo or your model. This comment is not directed against you
or her. I am simply looking at an image and responding to the
image.

I think the model is a beautiful woman.

I think the pose makes her look like she is acting like a squirrel.

Something doesn't fit. (wink)

I may be one of the only people willing to say this honestly to
you....but the tree is an unnecessary element for a portrait of
the woman, and as she is posed hugging it...it is a distraction
from the woman herself.

It doesn't strike me as an effective way of showing the beauty of
the model (assuming that is your interest). It looks very
contrived and appears to be 'posed' for the sake of a pose.

Suggestion: Avoid having models hug a tree.

Hope that helps,

Sincerely,

Steadman

This picture was taken in a very late afternoon almost at sunset.
The amount of daylight was low.

I used D60 with 70-200IS:

ISO 200
F-Stop 2.8
Shutter speed 1/10 at 70mm

What would you do in a similar scenario?



Thanks.

http://www.photographypage.com

 

[dave veneri]

That made me laugh.....nice creative pic though Igor, I was going to make a "nuts" crack but out of respect to Igor and not knowing what relation the model is to him I'll be good.....Was the IS on or off in that pic??
: )

Please don't take this question as a dig or as extreme criticism of
your photo or your model. This comment is not directed against you
or her. I am simply looking at an image and responding to the
image.

I think the model is a beautiful woman.

I think the pose makes her look like she is acting like a squirrel.

Something doesn't fit. (wink)

I may be one of the only people willing to say this honestly to
you....but the tree is an unnecessary element for a portrait of
the woman, and as she is posed hugging it...it is a distraction
from the woman herself.

It doesn't strike me as an effective way of showing the beauty of
the model (assuming that is your interest). It looks very
contrived and appears to be 'posed' for the sake of a pose.

Suggestion: Avoid having models hug a tree.

Hope that helps,

Sincerely,

Steadman

This picture was taken in a very late afternoon almost at sunset.
The amount of daylight was low.

I used D60 with 70-200IS:

ISO 200
F-Stop 2.8
Shutter speed 1/10 at 70mm

What would you do in a similar scenario?



Thanks.

http://www.photographypage.com

 

[SongMi]

The cold natural light suits well with the subject and the tree; otherwise this picture is a bit confusing. We dont know why she's looking up the tree. Maybe her boyfriend is coaxing her to climb up and she's nervous.

What would make this pose arragement very amusing is if she were naked in this exact pose. Then she has a strong reason to shy behind the tree trunk and yet allusive to show a portion of her body. A naked feminie tree hugger ... very very interesting composition.

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[dave veneri]

but funny.....: ))

The cold natural light suits well with the subject and the tree;
otherwise this picture is a bit confusing. We dont know why she's
looking up the tree. Maybe her boyfriend is coaxing her to climb
up and she's nervous.

What would make this pose arragement very amusing is if she were
naked in this exact pose. Then she has a strong reason to shy
behind the tree trunk and yet allusive to show a portion of her
body. A naked feminie tree hugger ... very very interesting
composition.

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Have a good day!

 

[DavidP #28649]

I like the pose, and I think her looking up the tree adds a bit of mystery to the photo.

Why IS she looking up the tree? Squirrel? Birds nest? Beautiful colors on the leaves? Gecko ?

It doesn't really LOOK like a "portrait", which is one of the reasons I like it. It's as if the photographer said, run around, play a while, and let me snap off some candid shots.

Especially after the cropping done above (that I commented on), I like the photo.

Anybody can take a "standard portrait" (well, a lot of people can). This shot shows creativity.

I like it!

I like many things about this shot... color, exposure, processing,
model... just about the only thing I don't care for is the models
attention. Looking away from the lens is one thing.. looking up a
tree is another. In a way, the pose is somewhat playful, the tree
partially "protecting" her. What a great time for her to be playful
with the camera, eyes squarely in the lens with a clever smile on
her face. As such, her attention is away from us and, as others
have noted, the most natural place to expect she might be looking,
when hugging a tree, is, well, at a squirrel.

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http://thewilkinsons.crosswinds.net
Photography -- just another word for compromise

 

[DavidP #28649]

Why does everybody think it's so important to know WHY she's looking up the tree?

I don't get it.

This is ART ! You're SUPPOSED to ponder it. Seems like it worked.

We dont know why she's looking up the tree.

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The Unofficial Photographer of The Wilkinsons
http://thewilkinsons.crosswinds.net
Photography -- just another word for compromise