First attempt at a photo shoot

[Chaoslillith]

I shot this in BW and the only processing I have done was fix a dark spot under her eye and play a bit with the lighting.

Please let me know what you think. Thank you.



Was shot around 1:30 on a very sunny day.

Taken with Panasonic Lumix DMC-Fz8

Exp 1/500
f/3.2
Iso 100
Focal length 8.2mm

[Kbaby]

Hi Chaoslillith,

I must say I love the concept of your image! It is a great idea for a photo and fantastic for a first attemp at a shoot.

I probably would have changed her angle though so she wasn't squinting so much... I saw you said it was shot on a very sunny day but the major squint to her eyes I find very unappealing and I might have chosen to show a bit more of her face (so I wasn't cropping our her lips) or shown a bit less (so you could only see her eyes).

I understand what you were trying to do with the dark/black fencing but find it too much of a contrast as I notice the fence more than her but think if you had of done either of the above it may have been a more powerful shot! (Note: I said may... this is just my opinion! =)

All round great shot though and I look forward to seeing more of your work!!

Kbaby

[Chaoslillith]

Kbaby,

Thanks for the compliments!

The squinty thing was a problem that I did not factor into when planning this shoot hehe. As my housemate would say, a strategic error. I guess that is what happens when you haven't taken pics of people in the sun yet, rocks and plants don't squint.

I actually made the shadows a bit darker than the original shot but I can see how that contrast could be distracting.

I will keep it in mind for the future.

Here is one I took when I zoomed in on her on the bridge and it is in color.

[curmudgeon_01]

I,too, like the concept. However, the fence is too dark and the highlights on her back and the sky behind are blown out. I much prefer the look of the close-up.

[KagoGrl]

I agree with others here that the concept is great but the actual execution didn't turn out as well as you may have hoped. The fence is too dark - distracts too much from her face. And I also agree that she's squinting a bit too much. The close up is much better but I still find there's a bit too much fence... perhaps a little cropping might help. Good concept though, just needs some different lighting.

[Chaoslillith]

Is this a bit better of a shot? I cropped and lightened.



I couldn't lighten too much as then her face would be way to white. I am using ACD See pro.

Is the crop a bit better though with less fence?