Essence of a Woman

[luisaloque]

This is my first photo shoot with a model, I am just new in photography. Kindly criticize my work so that I can improve my photographic skills.

Camera : CANON EOS 50D
Apperture : f/5.6
ISO : 250



Your comments and suggestions are highly appreciated.

Ma. Luisa

[cphoniball]

Welcome to DPS.

Two main things that I see with this portrait. The first is the uneven pattern of light. While the light on the subjects face is fairly soft and uniform, the shadows and highlights in her hair and on her shoulder are distracting. Try to play your subjects in solid shade when you have to shoot during the midday hours.

The second thing is that I don't feel any connection with the subject - she's looking down and out of the picture, and I can't see what she's looking at or discern any reason for her doing that. I'm not saying that your subject always has to be looking at the camera, just that if they aren't, there should be a good reason they aren't - ie., the direction of the subjects eyes should be supportive of the message of the photograph, if that makes sense.

Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

[davewb]

I like this shot - it's nicely composed and the light contrasts add interest and dynamic to it.

i would however make the models face a little brighter.

Dave

[luisaloque]

@cphoniball,

thanks for the input, I will try to remember that for my next shoot.

@dave

thanks, I 'll take note of that.

[spham92]

Beautiful shot however I think the face needs to be lit more

[dblightsey]

the more I look at the shot after coming back, the more I really like it.

the only thing I see as a distraction is the bright light at the bottom left on her hair and a little bit at the end of her hair on the right side. That light draws my eyes away from her.

thanks for showing your work!

[maujee]

I like this one. The striped light behind the girl is nice, but it would be better if the light on her shoulder were not there since it's quite distracting.

Very nice