First photo shoot

[polarismagic]

Here is a first school picture I did. I did touch up on some of her blemishes. Wondering what other things I should do for next time.




Camera Nikon Coolpix P500
Exposure 0.077 sec (1/13)
Aperture f/4.8
Focal Length 20.5 mm
ISO Speed 400
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Flash Off, Did not fire
X-Resolution 1
Y-Resolution 1

[klr]

Did you have her standing in front of a regular wall? If so (or even if it's a back drop) if you place them further away from the background it gets blurry so you can't see the details or cracks in the paper, or rips or dimples, etc... : )

[polarismagic]

She was standing close to a wall. This was done right in their home.

[klr]

Yeah, you can see some of the wall texture in the photo.

Unless that's what you want (which is totally fine), maybe next time just try a few away from the wall and see what you think.

[Doug Sundseth]

White balance looks blue to me.

I'd take down the blemishes significantly further unless the client requested otherwise. My philosophy is that transient skin issues should be removed but permanent issues (moles, scars, whatever) should be left in (though occasionally reduced in impact).

Vignetting is a bit heavy and sharp for my taste.

Expression looks a bit forced as well.

[polarismagic]

The smile is the way she smiles. I thought I had taken the blemishes out but they must not have been saved.

[polarismagic]

Here it is with the blemishes removed and a bit of the color changed.

[ccting]

Wow, a good start.. I love her eyes with catchlight.