Portrait shots

Jessi_691 · 13th December 2008, 3:44 PM

Last weekend I took some portrait shots of my boyfriend's little sister, her mum wants to submit them to some modelling agency. I'm very unexperienced, and would appreciate some critque about the poses, lighting, cropping, photoshop effects and whatever else. Its often hard to see the faults in my work until someone points them out to me, so please be truthful! Likewise, if someone wants to have a turn editing the original picture, feel free, in fact i'd appreciate that too.
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tHRiCe · 13th December 2008, 4:30 PM

I don't know much about model/portraiture etc, but in the B&W shot you might want to dodge in the iris in the eyes (easier in raw) so that the shot doesn't look like it was shot in IR.

ya3 · 14th December 2008, 10:00 AM

Good job with the B&W conversion

Shots are nicely composed, too.

If it's for a modelling agency, they're going to want full-length shots (even if she's sitting on the ground with her legs stretched out). And see how she's doing a big teeth-showing smile in every shot? Try to mix it up a little bit.

BuD · 14th December 2008, 10:18 AM

as ya3 says they will want to see her entire body when you submit photos and also mixed up some smiling, some different emptions ect.

Deckham · 14th December 2008, 1:10 PM

I must say - in all cases, I prefer the originals, though a little contrast and exposure lift would help.

13th December 2008, 3:44 PM	#1
Jessi_691 Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 44	Portrait shots Last weekend I took some portrait shots of my boyfriend's little sister, her mum wants to submit them to some modelling agency. I'm very unexperienced, and would appreciate some critque about the poses, lighting, cropping, photoshop effects and whatever else. Its often hard to see the faults in my work until someone points them out to me, so please be truthful! Likewise, if someone wants to have a turn editing the original picture, feel free, in fact i'd appreciate that too. 1.Before After 2. Before After 3. 4.

14th December 2008, 10:00 AM	#3
ya3 Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 2,971	Good job with the B&W conversion Shots are nicely composed, too. If it's for a modelling agency, they're going to want full-length shots (even if she's sitting on the ground with her legs stretched out). And see how she's doing a big teeth-showing smile in every shot? Try to mix it up a little bit. __________________ I think you should visit my website.

14th December 2008, 10:18 AM	#4
BuD Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: brisbane Posts: 2,039	as ya3 says they will want to see her entire body when you submit photos and also mixed up some smiling, some different emptions ect. __________________ Gigabyte DS4 \| Q6600 quad \| OCZ 4x1 gig \| Leadtek 8800GT @stock \| 3x 1TB WD External - 1tb samsung HDD \| LiteOn 4x DVDRW \| Antec TrueBlue 480 \| 46" LCD \|

14th December 2008, 1:10 PM	#5
Deckham Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Essendon, Melbourne Posts: 6,967	I must say - in all cases, I prefer the originals, though a little contrast and exposure lift would help. __________________ Zenfolio

13th December 2008, 4:30 PM	#2
tHRiCe Member Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 1,777	I don't know much about model/portraiture etc, but in the B&W shot you might want to dodge in the iris in the eyes (easier in raw) so that the shot doesn't look like it was shot in IR.