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Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Bored at work, I will say things about your stuff. Or not, I make no promises.
If you're interested in things being said by me, then say something here, and we can start the stuff.

Mar 31 15 10:06 am Link

Model

MatureModelMM

Posts: 2843

Detroit, Michigan, US

I would love to know your thoughts smile

Mar 31 15 10:16 am Link

Model

Axioma

Posts: 6822

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Please, go ahead smile

Mar 31 15 10:21 am Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

MatureModelMM wrote:
I would love to know your thoughts smile

I like you, I see you around the forums a lot, and I like what you say.
Your portfolio needs to be updated though. I think you need to come visit me, so we can take some nice pictures of you. No nudity required. wink

Mar 31 15 10:57 am Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Axioma wrote:
Please, go ahead smile

Girl! You are rockin' it.
I'm digging the new underwater trend. I wish I were amazballs so I could work with you for freesies. But really, I'd feel bad not paying you, since you are obviously very talented. I've seen your port before, and you have definitely made huge strides forward. Keep it up!

Mar 31 15 11:00 am Link

Wardrobe Stylist

Alannah The Stylist

Posts: 1550

Los Angeles, California, US

why not?

Mar 31 15 12:04 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Alannah The Stylist wrote:
why not?

So, is the job of a wardrobe stylist to make sure everyone has clothes and they don't look like they just crawled out of a dumpster? (Seriously though, do you just provide clothes? Whats the difference between you and a designer?)

Your port definitely shows that you can dress people and make them look shnazzy.

Mar 31 15 12:14 pm Link

Photographer

Images by MR

Posts: 8908

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Yes plz..

Mar 31 15 12:36 pm Link

Wardrobe Stylist

Alannah The Stylist

Posts: 1550

Los Angeles, California, US

Penumbra Photography wrote:

So, is the job of a wardrobe stylist to make sure everyone has clothes and they don't look like they just crawled out of a dumpster? (Seriously though, do you just provide clothes? Whats the difference between you and a designer?)

Your port definitely shows that you can dress people and make them look shnazzy.

Well a designer makes the clothes, I don't. My job is create looks based off concepts/themes and client needs.Though, in some cases I wear many job hats prior to being on set and on set.

Mar 31 15 12:41 pm Link

Model

Pauline Yee

Posts: 406

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Me please.

Mar 31 15 01:02 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Images by MR wrote:
Yes plz..

I like your stuff, it's not bad. But it doesn't have a wow factor. Nothing in your port draws me in, it's very soft and unoriginal.

Mar 31 15 02:05 pm Link

Photographer

Michael R Photography

Posts: 34

Los Angeles, California, US

Tell me your thoughts please smile.

Mar 31 15 02:06 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Pauline Yee wrote:
Me please.

I'll be nice since it seems like you are still pretty new to modeling. You have a nice look, but you really need to work on expressions and poses. And, if you are doing your own makeup, you should also work on that. Some of the styles of makeup make your eyes look sunken in and bad. Some of your images are blurry/out of focus, some look stiff or awkward, and some are okay.

This is my favorite of yours:

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140130/11/52eaa53f9b2ab_m.jpg
I'm not crazy about the crop, or your expression. But it's a nice image of you where you don't look to forced or bored.
Keep practicing, modeling is a full time job, if you're not working on it directly, you should be researching.

Mar 31 15 02:13 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Michael R Photography wrote:
Tell me your thoughts please smile.

I can't decide whether or not I like your work. It's good, you have the skill down, but I don't know how I feel about the subjects.... hmmm

Mar 31 15 02:16 pm Link

Model

Ambiguity

Posts: 699

Southampton, Pennsylvania, US

I will be delighted to hear your feedback.

Mar 31 15 02:24 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Ambiguity wrote:
I will be delighted to hear your feedback.

You have a pretty face, there is no denying that. But reading that you are (rarely) taking trade, and only accepting paid work, your port does not sell me to want to pay for your services. Your pictures are all over the place, I wouldn't be sure what I was getting if I hired you. You need to cut out all the unnecessary images and just keep the ones that will earn you money. Or do more TF to build up a better port.

I'd keep:

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/080606/17/4849a72f20c44_m.jpg
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/080601/21/4843488595e4e_m.jpg
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/080512/01/4827cf12cfd72_m.jpg
and this one (for now) just for a close up of your face:
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/070626/01/4680a8478d248_m.jpg

Aside from the wedding ones, everything else is either blurry, blown out or bad (The triple B... Oh Noes!). Most of your portraits are blown out and lacking in texture, half the ones of you laughing are blurry. And the others are just poor quality all around. I'm not seeing a good reason to pay for your skill with this portfolio. Figure out what genre you want to model and research it. Learn poses and expressions matching it, then hire a good photographer and start your port over with those images.

Mar 31 15 02:37 pm Link

Photographer

J-PhotoArt

Posts: 1133

San Francisco, California, US

This ought to be interesting.

Mar 31 15 02:54 pm Link

Model

Ambiguity

Posts: 699

Southampton, Pennsylvania, US

Penumbra Photography wrote:
You have a pretty face, there is no denying that. But reading that you are (rarely) taking trade, and only accepting paid work, your port does not sell me to want to pay for your services. Your pictures are all over the place, I wouldn't be sure what I was getting if I hired you. You need to cut out all the unnecessary images and just keep the ones that will earn you money. Or do more TF to build up a better port.

I'd keep:

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/080606/17/4849a72f20c44_m.jpg
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/080601/21/4843488595e4e_m.jpg
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/080512/01/4827cf12cfd72_m.jpg
and this one (for now) just for a close up of your face:
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/070626/01/4680a8478d248_m.jpg

Aside from the wedding ones, everything else is either blurry, blown out or bad (The triple B... Oh Noes!). Most of your portraits are blown out and lacking in texture, half the ones of you laughing are blurry. And the others are just poor quality all around. I'm not seeing a good reason to pay for your skill with this portfolio. Figure out what genre you want to model and research it. Learn poses and expressions matching it, then hire a good photographer and start your port over with those images.

Thank you for your feedback. Ironically, my main close-up is the one that gets me 3 - 5 paid assignments a week. I appreciate your input though!

Mar 31 15 03:15 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

J-PhotoArt wrote:
This ought to be interesting.

I'm pretty picky about nude work (mainly because I don't think most of the people shooting it do it well) but my gawd do I love this image:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/38253024 +18
(I'm not a huge fan of the edit though)

All in all, I think you have some great images, and you have some not great images. I think you would benefit from a trimming of your port. But I like your style, and I like your creative side. I want to see more stylized shoots from you, your themed stuff is good.

Mar 31 15 03:33 pm Link

Photographer

TDSImages

Posts: 1018

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

Tell me...

Mar 31 15 03:54 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

TDSImages wrote:
Tell me...

These two I don't like:

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/141022/07/5447b9ce7e942_m.jpg
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/130317/06/5145c4d2599dc_m.jpg

Everything else I think is interesting. I like the creative stories in them. Some aren't the best technically, but I can look past that since they are intriguing otherwise. And I think that's the most important thing to retain as a creative individual, your imagination. I think you capture that well, keep at it. (I've seen your port before, and I think you've improved a lot since then, good work).

Mar 31 15 04:03 pm Link

Photographer

TDSImages

Posts: 1018

Salt Lake City, Utah, US

Penumbra Photography wrote:

These two I don't like:

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/141022/07/5447b9ce7e942_m.jpg
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/130317/06/5145c4d2599dc_m.jpg

Everything else I think is interesting. I like the creative stories in them. Some aren't the best technically, but I can look past that since they are intriguing otherwise. And I think that's the most important thing to retain as a creative individual, your imagination. I think you capture that well, keep at it. (I've seen your port before, and I think you've improved a lot since then, good work).

Thank you for your time and insight!

Mar 31 15 04:27 pm Link

Photographer

David Kirk

Posts: 4852

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Sure, let me know what you think.

Mar 31 15 04:53 pm Link

Photographer

Vinny Kim

Posts: 25

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, US

What do you think?

Mar 31 15 05:44 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

David Kirk wrote:
Sure, let me know what you think.

I love your work, very crisp and classy. You are obviously skilled, and your models are fantastic!

Apr 01 15 07:57 am Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Vinny Kim wrote:
What do you think?

I'm not a fan of your style... Not to say that it's bad, but I don't personally like it.
I think some of the images have appeal outside of just the nudity, they are graceful and well done technically.

Apr 01 15 07:59 am Link

Model

Layla_B

Posts: 411

Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Let's start the stuff smile

Apr 01 15 03:23 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Layla_B wrote:
Let's start the stuff smile

Your new work is very nice. Your avatar is outdated and doesn't represent your talent very well. I assumed from it, you'd be a beginner, but looking at the first few rows in your port, I can see that's not true. I'd suggest updating your avi.

Apr 01 15 03:56 pm Link

Model

Layla_B

Posts: 411

Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Penumbra Photography wrote:
Your new work is very nice. Your avatar is outdated and doesn't represent your talent very well. I assumed from it, you'd be a beginner, but looking at the first few rows in your port, I can see that's not true. I'd suggest updating your avi.

Thanks, I will smile
Do you maybe have any views on what you think is the weakest in my port?
I have some new work, but I'm never sure what to switch out..

Apr 02 15 03:55 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Layla_B wrote:
Thanks, I will smile
Do you maybe have any views on what you think is the weakest in my port?
I have some new work, but I'm never sure what to switch out..

I'd ditch these:

(Too far away, and it's a little blown out. Too hard to see you. I do like the image, but in a model port, I don't know if it's your strongest.)
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140822/01/53f6fb08e040e_m.jpg

(Too far away, hard to see your face, not terribly interesting. not bad, but not amazing in your port)
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140104/05/52c80e16e60c7_m.jpg

(Can't see your face, doesn't sell you as a model very well. Unless I were hiring you for the bottom of your feet or the back of your head)
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140609/01/5395744080985_m.jpg

(I like the one of you laughing more.)
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/141012/11/543ac8caeac5a_m.jpg

(And this one. I don't think it's a very good shot of you, your expression is bland, the outfit doesn't fit you nor does it match the scene of a chalk board. Over all not your best)
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/130811/11/5207d672be520_m.jpg

All my personal opinion, take from it what you will.

Apr 02 15 04:34 pm Link

Photographer

erics_Toronto_GTA

Posts: 5176

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Yes; please.

Apr 02 15 07:15 pm Link

Model

Syrena Fury

Posts: 177

Palm Bay, Florida, US

Yes please. smile

Apr 02 15 07:24 pm Link

Model

Layla_B

Posts: 411

Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Netherlands

Penumbra Photography wrote:
I'd ditch these:
[...]
All my personal opinion, take from it what you will.

thankyou ! I appreciate it. smile

Apr 02 15 10:21 pm Link

Model

KatrinaWhite

Posts: 98

San Mateo, California, US

I'm always nervous to ask for critique since no one wants to hear criticism, but I am in process of refreshing my portfolio so critique would be good for me. Especially about which images I should keep and which I should replace.

Apr 03 15 03:18 am Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Eric SUN wrote:
Yes; please.

156 images!
I only looked in the folder that auto opened when clicking on your port. You have nice stuff, but I'm not going to sift through 150 images.

Apr 03 15 02:56 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Syrena Fury wrote:
Yes please. smile

You definitely have some interesting poses. But you need to work on expression, you have the same look in every picture.

Apr 03 15 02:59 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

KatrinaWhite wrote:
I'm always nervous to ask for critique since no one wants to hear criticism, but I am in process of refreshing my portfolio so critique would be good for me. Especially about which images I should keep and which I should replace.

Your work isn't really my style. Out of your port, this would be my favorite:

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/36758001  +18

Apr 03 15 03:02 pm Link

Model

No longer active-

Posts: 281

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

??

Apr 03 15 03:37 pm Link

Photographer

Penumbra Photography

Posts: 593

Sacramento, California, US

Alexandra - C wrote:
??

I love this, do more of this!
https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/140406/09/53417ce4d1ddd_m.jpg

Apr 03 15 03:47 pm Link

Model

No longer active-

Posts: 281

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Hehe smile kk

Apr 03 15 03:52 pm Link