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Maximum or minimum focal length on any zoom lens is typically not the sharpest points.  (read: don't shoot 200mm on that lens for max sharpness!)

I kind of agree on the BG defocus - but the DOF seems to be slightly greater on the STF  which seems to be one of the selling points.... Good comparison set! I might just go to an adapted Minolta ...

These are nice. Good skin tone! Just trying to figure out if it's a beauty dish or PLM? Something changed on 5 - it's my least fave. I get what you're saying - but I can't bring all my toys to play ...

Minor suggestions - Leave more room in the frame to crop (and straighten) later.  One might like her tilted but it at least provides an alternative without getting too tight.  PP could keep the ...

This doesn't work at all IMO.  Besides the mentioned points, it feels unbalanced and puts emphasis on the hands (which are to mostly be de-emphasised in this age group and older).  Adding vignette ...

If one believes "mirrorless (is) just the new kid on the block" - they must have been in a coma for the last 10 years. Technology marches on - it doesn't render the old methods invalid - use what ...

This looks like Vitiligo (from someone that as a bit of it).  Why your mind would even go to "spray tan" is unknown.  But as mentioned before it's best not to point it out.  Either do PP on it - ...

He said, to someone who asks how to center a person in the frame....  :-/

Ask your client.

No problem - though it's very confusing since the two preceding sentences were discussing the "thread". But also a bit odd/confusing because no person I've ever shot has ever talked to me about ...

Your original post was 3 paragraphs - no image and nothing about technical details.  How could one expect these things to be mentioned in the discussion? It's very common to take a LOT of images ...

Better on this one but still eyes in shadows.  A simple reflector on the shadow side might have been a nice addition. On hair masking - cut outs - there's tons of tutorials on advanced hair masking ...

What height is the model? Do you wish to angle up at them - or down at them - or straight across? These are simple things to figure out by doing.

Get your camera level (it's very crooked in some cases) and on a tripod and set an "X" on the floor where center is for your model to stand behind/on. Simply crop/move the image in post to correct ...

This is a good point.  In kind, my first reaction was the light hits her nose but the eyes are in shadow which isn't always ideal.  Still aside from the critiques it isn't bad....

You could try Name Munger - but if you have been messing with the file type and creator it might not work right.

Thanks for the comments everyone! There's clearly some good opinions in each direction...we'll see how the experiment goes. I would disagree on any negative effects - it won't affect anything long ...

But putting concert photography in with wedding photography doesn't make a lot of sense either....

Another option would be to just do what you do in PP - and be silent rather than pointing out every zit. This isn't really that uncommon - some people hate photos of themselves. A side-by-side ...

Agree - if the shoot goes well enough and they can see what's going on they may ask at the time of the shoot - otherwise they would certainly see it in the proofs gallery - assuming you give them one?