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Wondering what everyone thinks of these two shots from a recent outdoor thing I did. I was personally a little disappointed in the shoot for various reasons, one being that it was incredibly cold (the weekend in the northeast that the temperature dropped like 10 degrees) so I was not at my best...but the location was really cool and I would be disappointed if I couldn't use something. I dunno if either of these are good enough for my port though. https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/39547367 18+ https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/39539247 18+ Oct 25 15 04:32 pm Link It seems that the links don't work... Oct 25 15 05:21 pm Link Frank Lewis Photography wrote: Oct 25 15 06:15 pm Link Agree. Problem with links. I'd like to see more. Oct 25 15 06:15 pm Link Sorry, fixed it! Oct 25 15 06:25 pm Link Please don't take this wrong, but it's your personality that I would like to shoot, more so than your form. You have a tremendously emotive face, with killer expressions. Yes, you look nice nude, but your strong personality is what sells it for me. Oct 25 15 07:57 pm Link WCR3 wrote: Don't worry, I was never going to be a figure model...I have scars on my shoulders, I have tiny boobs, I'm not selling myself on the basis of my knockout body. So no hurt feelings over here, haha. Mainly I was just wondering if they were worth including from an aesthetic perspective. If they really are that unflattering to my figure and/or they have no redeeming artistic merit, they go. Oct 25 15 08:04 pm Link I personally like the shot of you in the darkness. A little mysterious and intriguing. The way you have your arm extended and fingers are touching the wooden plank is interesting to me. The outdoor shot is less interesting. I don't really see much emotion in your expression and the location doesn't add much interest. Neither image is the strongest in your port. Oct 25 15 08:20 pm Link My preference of the two is the black and white but I have a tendency to like B&W and sepia images. I do like this, artistic and has a 'mythological' feel to it at least to me. The shadow in the colour shot did not work for me but no fault with you on that. Just my opinion. Oct 25 15 08:26 pm Link I say the second shot is the one worthy of your portfolio. Oct 25 15 08:37 pm Link Kris Krieg wrote: Is hypothermia an emotion? Oct 25 15 08:42 pm Link The colour shot looks good. The monochrome gives the impression that you are too cold or too bored to care what the photo looks like. Oct 26 15 08:11 am Link Pixie Galore wrote: Don't sell yourself short by confusing quantity with quality. Oct 26 15 08:14 am Link Rob Photosby wrote: I had another vote for this one...he's a lighting designer so I think he appreciates the light play...just not sure it deserves to be swapped out for one of the other photos, you know, if it's a strong enough image. Oct 26 15 09:25 am Link I second what Kris said. The first shot, the color one, shows just enough to make one wonder more about the setting or story. Oct 26 15 09:49 am Link The colour one is art. It looks like a painting. I looked at it several times and I could seriously see this on a wall presented as art. The black and white is cool, you have an almost ghostly quality, it is a nice pic but i love the first one. Now from a physicality point of view, as others have said, do not sell yourself short. You have a fine figure and best of all you do not look like some silicone injected barbie doll bit of emptiness Next time I am in NYC or if you are ever in Toronto we should shoot together Oct 26 15 10:53 am Link The color shot with the shadows is up to par with the rest of your portfolio. It's lovely, interesting, and shows more of a dynamic pose, which adds value to your portfolio. The black and white has very little tonal depth or visual interest, and I believe it detracts from your portfolio. I'd also like to address something else you said - you don't need a 'perfect' body to succeed as an art model. There are no 'perfect' bodies, and we come in a wide range of sizes and shapes as well as sporting varying ranges of tattoos and scars. Many people love what I offer and many people hate it. It's simply a matter of finding your niche and marketing to that. Oct 26 15 02:25 pm Link Pixie Galore wrote: The first one is way better than the second, with the light play and a little bit of drama. Oct 26 15 03:10 pm Link Thanks so much for all the input...decided to go with the color one. And I appreciate everyone's thoughtful comments on figure modeling and what it means to have a "good" body...I was really just responding to this comment WCR3 wrote: which I took to mean that I don't have a good enough body to sell a nude photo on the basis of that alone. Which I am aware of. Oct 26 15 09:06 pm Link Pixie Galore wrote: These two photos are works of art. You are certainly worth being hired as a figure model, and you can emote too. Don't sell yourself short. You are awesome. Just because you don't fit one project, doesn't mean you are not perfect for a different one. Oct 26 15 10:04 pm Link Pixie, I'm going to go against the flow. I'm not a fan of the first one. The pose accentuates your stomach, makes your non-tiny breast look weird. If you like Picasso and Cubist art then it's fine. Picasso was not kind to women in his art. I'd leave it out. https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/39547367 18+ In the black and white, you don't have expression (there's no blur on your jaw, so tour teeth weren't chattering, so how cold could it have been :-)). Technically, if the shot were cropped in 1 quarter in from the left and a bit down from the top and dodging your arm and leg to make the skin tones better, it would be a better shot of you. Check out the Greek statues at the Met museum, you are well within that range. As for being tiny, t'ain't so. Besides, form is shaped by light, angle and pose especially in photographs. This should put any worries about your figure to rest: https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/1 … 45e653.jpg You have a fine form. We just have to make you giggle. Oct 27 15 09:22 am Link Howard Tarragon wrote: Ouch. Oct 27 15 12:57 pm Link Just my opinion. Art is subjective. Just saw the Picasso show at MoMA. Maybe that influenced how I see it. Just one opinion. Oct 27 15 02:47 pm Link Art is in the eye of the beholder. In my opinion, it take a good team to create. I personally like both photos. They both have an artistic value to me. I like the shadows and softness in the first one and the second one has a nice tone and I like the way it captured your figure. Good use of lighting on both of them. Oct 30 15 06:23 am Link |
