Merry Jane wrote:
You don't feel all sweet, and sympathetic? Whaa?

Well, I'm interested in what you have to say.

Nah! Drugs make me want to lash out on people lol.

You have a very nice portfolio. A great variety however you seem to be very weak when it comes to shooting "head on". Most of what I see in your portfolio is profile and/or 3/4.

This photo for example: Great shot and angle but its lacking the intensity in the eyes. With more intensity in the eyes it would have been amazing. Like you were wanting my soul.



This photo is just crap. Bad angle. Your face looks a little chunky and it looks like a senior portrait.




With your nudes really challenge yourself with posing and making your body look more interesting with different shapes. These poses that you are doing are not that original. It shows your body but these poses have been done before. Show intensity in your poses as well.

Margaret Hope wrote:

Nah! Drugs make me want to lash out on people lol.

You have a very nice portfolio. A great variety however you seem to be very weak when it comes to shooting "head on". Most of what I see in your portfolio is profile and/or 3/4.

This photo for example: Great shot and angle but its lacking the intensity in the eyes. With more intensity in the eyes it would have been amazing. Like you were wanting my soul.



This photo is just crap. Bad angle. Your face looks a little chunky and it looks like a senior portrait.




With your nudes really challenge yourself with posing and making your body look more interesting with different shapes. These poses that you are doing are not that original. It shows your body but these poses have been done before. Show intensity in your poses as well.

I appreciate the time and effort your put into this critique. You are completely correct that I have not conquered shooting head on(I do not like my face straight on, maybe its a insecurity thing), and that is something I'll have to work on.

I am just starting with nudes(turned 18 in the spring. So thank you for the good bit of advice. Most of the shoots I have done have been landscape and nature nudes, and so I keep it kind of natural. I'll have to set up more shoots in more dramatic settings, possibly even in studio so I can play with posing.

Thank you much, and enjoy your loopy night!

George Ruge wrote:
Yeeehawwwwwww!! This could get interesting!! As long as it's not just that Vicodin stuff, worthless junk the MD's give out like candy!!:-)))

I save up all of the "hillbilly heroin" to trade for eggs and butter when the economy crashes.   Lotsa guys in mining country unfortunately addicted to the stuff....

George Ruge wrote:
Yeeehawwwwwww!! This could get interesting!! As long as it's not just that Vicodin stuff, worthless junk the MD's give out like candy!!:-)))

I don't know understand how these photos are relevant to your skill as a photographer. It seems very random. Why the hell are you wasting the photo space for these photos? Post actual photos that show your craft.






This photo you have posted twice. Why? Is this a before and after shot? I'm confused.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 5#26891965 +18

Looks like you are stuck with this scarf. Maybe you should move on to another concept.




Love the lighting in this picture but either my drugs are kicking in or you did some really weird effect on this photo. Remember KISS (keep it simple stupid).

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 73#8743673 18+

cubicmicron photography wrote:
I have some fashion images in there, Margaret.  Go ahead and rip me up if it makes you feel any better.

This photo. There's something off about this photo. The way you posed the llama her proportions are slightly off. Her hips look really huge and then the top part looks smaller.



WTF?!? Seriously? What is up with this styling? Please delete this picture. The styling really sucks. Not creative at all and looks very lazy. Like that you just tied scarves around her because you didn't have anything else.



Bad photo of the llama. Her face looks fat. I also don't get what you were trying to accomplish with the necklace.




Favorite photo of yours. The styling, posing, lighting everything. However I am not sure why but her leg looks transparent. Is that intentional? If so make it more obvious.

Maria Panina wrote:
Toothpain sucks. Get better!
And feel free to say what you think

I don't get it. Great location. You have a great variety in your portfolio of posing and just but then this photo ... you wasted your time to get this shot? You could've done something else.



Again. In your portfolio you have a great variety of posing and then you come to this photo. Um the model looks bored and she is not "working it". Why would you post this photo?

Margaret Hope wrote:

I don't know understand how these photos are relevant to your skill as a photographer. It seems very random. Why the hell are you wasting the photo space for these photos? Post actual photos that show your craft.






This photo you have posted twice. Why? Is this a before and after shot? I'm confused.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 5#26891965 +18

Looks like you are stuck with this scarf. Maybe you should move on to another concept.




Love the lighting in this picture but either my drugs are kicking in or you did some really weird effect on this photo. Remember KISS (keep it simple stupid).

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 73#8743673 18+

Hehe!, the top one represents my belief, the second one is the love of my life and the third one I pushed pretty hard just to see what I'd get, there's another one from the same shoot with minimal post work in my port.

thanks!!:-)

Margaret Hope wrote:

I don't get it. Great location. You have a great variety in your portfolio of posing and just but then this photo ... you wasted your time to get this shot? You could've done something else.



Again. In your portfolio you have a great variety of posing and then you come to this photo. Um the model looks bored and she is not "working it". Why would you post this photo?

Both are my older work, so maybe it's time to do some cleaning-up. Thanks for the input!

Fotografica Gregor wrote:
I can always use a good critique.  Hope you feel better soon. 

Cheers

These following photos it just seems a little out of focus. I don't think my drugs are affecting my vision.




How many models have you worked with? It looks like you have only worked with only one or two models with very similar looks. Where's the variety? Blondes? African Americans?

MissEllie wrote:
I'm interested ^^

Your eyes look dead head on. Please work on that.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 8#30313048 +18


Posing and creating shapes with your body - awesome! I don't think you look great with long hair. Short hair is better.

Meghan Devlin wrote:
All right, I'm in there!

You have the same look in a lot of your photos. Squinting with your lips out. Why?






Great angle, styling and all that junk but the pose is kind of weak. You are unsure how to hold the whip.




Honestly I don't see any really strong photo in your portfolio. Everything is ok. Nothing sticks out like a sore thumb. Fortunately for you. You look tall. You do know how to pose but I just don't see any umph - I don't know how to spell that. Intensity. Pow!

Margaret Hope wrote:

Your eyes look dead head on. Please work on that.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 8#30313048 +18


Posing and creating shapes with your body - awesome! I don't think you look great with long hair. Short hair is better.

Thank you very much for your feed back

NicoleNudes wrote:
Sign me up

You seem to have a neck problem. The wardrobe seems to be hiding your neck, obviously but your pose is not helping at all. I know you have a thicker and shorter neck but you need to learn how to elongate your neck. That includes your neck in your avatar. 

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 1#26272431 +18
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 2#29501502 +18

The eyes are great in this photo but you are killing me with your lips. They look lazy. They don't match your eyes. Maybe do a smirk.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 8#30070208 18+

Emmiq wrote:
YES! Make it hurt pls

You're 5'2 and you look 5'2. That is very bad. A lot of photographers that are into fashion are not going to want to work with you just because you are short but if you could learn how to pose to make yourself taller then you would be amazing.

Get rid of this photo. Way too ghetto. Well actually its wannabe ghetto. You look 3 feet and the pose is awful. Its a wannabe ghetto model pose.



Great face but you need to work more on expression. Show some intensity in the eyes.

Margaret Hope wrote:

You seem to have a neck problem. The wardrobe seems to be hiding your neck, obviously but your pose is not helping at all. I know you have a thicker and shorter neck but you need to learn how to elongate your neck. That includes your neck in your avatar. 

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 1#26272431 +18
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 2#29501502 +18

The eyes are great in this photo but you are killing me with your lips. They look lazy. They don't match your eyes. Maybe do a smirk.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 8#30070208 18+

Thanks!

Margaret Hope wrote:
These following photos it just seems a little out of focus. I don't think my drugs are affecting my vision.




How many llamas have you worked with? It looks like you have only worked with only one or two llamas with very similar looks. Where's the variety? Blondes? African Americans?

Thank you for the critique -

I spent some time looking at the original images you referenced above and at full size they are razor sharp.  They printed razor sharp on publication as well.  My 800px images look just a hair less sharp on my monitor -  I am reducing a 36mp images here.   On my website they look sharp, but I agree with you that on MM they look a bit less sharp.  Interesting....

I have worked with 37 llamas.  I have credited 20 I think -  I don't credit them if I am shooting just for their port whether indie or testing with agency llamas.  This sampling does include blondes and ebonies as well.   

However,  I have managed my MM port so that for the most part only images of a quality that I found desirable.  Not every llama or every shoot produces this result.  Many have been in my port in the past and have been selectively removed over time. 

I will be adding more variety of llamas and publication quality images to my port when their editorials clear publications.  Some have a four month lead time lol. 

Your points are well appreciated.

Margaret Hope wrote:

You're 5'2 and you look 5'2. That is very bad. A lot of photographers that are into fashion are not going to want to work with you just because you are short but if you could learn how to pose to make yourself taller then you would be amazing.

Get rid of this photo. Way too ghetto. Well actually its wannabe ghetto. You look 3 feet and the pose is awful. Its a wannabe ghetto model pose.



Great face but you need to work more on expression. Show some intensity in the eyes.

Thank you for the feedback. I was actually didn't even think about trying to be ghetto. Could you give me advice on how to pose taller?

Thank you!

Yin L wrote:
Yes please- so need it!

esp about what ugly things I should be removing!

Get rid of this. It is creeping me out. You have no head.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/29857474 +18

I don't get how this is very sensual. The photographer didn't do a good job capturing sex and you don't look like you're about to have the big O.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/29566994 +18

Not very flattering. Your stomach looks weird.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/29520592 +18

Get rid of this too. You don't look like you are modeling. You look like you are just wearing the body paint if that makes sense.



Oh boy another stereotypical Asian in Asian attire. Get rid of it. I know you're Asian.



Aside from that you have a great portfolio. Keep up what you are doing be more choosy about who you work with.

Autumn Rose Brightly wrote:
Hope you feel better soon Go for it

I hate your profile pic. Please get rid of it. I just see hipster glasses. No model.

Looks like you are sucking in your cheeks. Too much like a duckface. A good contour would make your cheeks stand out more.



This is crap. Your face is hidden but it looks wide. No angles. Get rid.



Honestly I don't like any of your photos but I think you do have a good start so far. Your profile says you are a curvy model but sadly I see no curves. You look very boyish. I want to see curves.

You have a lot of potential and I rarely say this on a forum but if you lived closer I would shoot you in the face.

Start buying fashion magazines, practice in front of the mirror. Google plus size models. Mia Tyler, Kerri Atkins and Christina Shields (the last two are plus size models in my area).


https://www.modelmayhem.com/779355

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set … 1079784171

Margaret Hope wrote:
I hate your profile pic. Please get rid of it. I just see hipster glasses. No model.

Looks like you are sucking in your cheeks. Too much like a duckface. A good contour would make your cheeks stand out more.



This is crap. Your face is hidden but it looks wide. No angles. Get rid.



Honestly I don't like any of your photos but I think you do have a good start so far. Your profile says you are a curvy model but sadly I see no curves. You look very boyish. I want to see curves.

You have a lot of potential and I rarely say this on a forum but if you lived closer I would shoot you in the face.

Start buying fashion magazines, practice in front of the mirror. Google plus size models. Mia Tyler, Kerri Atkins and Christina Shields (the last two are plus size models in my area).


https://www.modelmayhem.com/779355

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set … 1079784171