Silhouette

[mpaulie]

Hi everyone, I'm new to the site (loving it so far, it's information overload!) and thought I would throw something up for a critique. Have only been into photography for a few months but really hope to go somewhere with it.

so here goes...

[hpebley3]

Originally Posted by mpaulie

I'm new to the site

Welcome!

I really like silhouettes; thanks for sharing.

I think this one is a bit weak because we don't see her profile, but it looks like there's both great light and model to work with. I think it would be stronger if one of two things happened:
1) the model looked up and to her left so her face was more in profile; or
2) you move around to her left and not try to make it a silhouette but rather use that great natural light to softly illuminate her face.

Hope that helps.

[mpaulie]

Great! Thanks for the advice, I'll try those things next time.

[case]

I really like the lighting in this shot. I'm a noob so take my advice with a grain of salt... but there are two things that jumped out at me. One, the tip of her nose is exactly even with the line that is the edge of her face. Two, the window looks dirty. Upon closer inspection those look like raindrops on the window which i think actually adds a lot to the character of the shot. However, it would be better if they were more in focus so you could really tell what they are, or blurred enough that they are not a distraction. Overall I really like it, though. Thanks for sharing!

[jiminyClickit]

mpaulie,

For the sake of illustration, what a difference at least one level straight edge makes, and a less distracting background, and just a touch more light on the face. Things you can do in-camera.