Jay Farrell
Posts: 12,522
Nashville, Tennessee, US
I call BS on Vogue Approved. Your work shows potential for sure, but it's not consistent, I'd do more shooting and do some culling in your port. I'd say a year of shooting, and about 20 years old.
Thanks to a lot of you for the constructive advice and criticism, I think I need to study more, maybe take a class (I'm actually self taught) but I mostly put the Vogue approved photographer part on there to get more jobs, and I have more than one on their site... If anyone WANTS to see all of my work https://www.facebook.com/pages/Rachel-W … 932?ref=hl its on there. I've got a lot ahead of me I hope, and hopefully I can get into parsons and get better gear first. Im working with a Nikon D3100 and kit lenses, which do work well but I want to step up and take more risks. But thanks for the criticism!
Jay Farrell wrote: I call BS on Vogue Approved. Your work shows potential for sure, but it's not consistent, I'd do more shooting and do some culling in your port. I'd say a year of shooting, and about 20 years old.
Lol you can look in my port as well as look it up yourself... I am in fact Vogue approved
No you had Vogue.it approve an image for you personal profile. That isn't to say its easy but to over inflate it cheapens it and makes you look bad.
Look AJS, I asked a simple question, to pick apart everything that I've worked for makes you look and sound like a jerk. And I didn't over inflate it, I've worked with the Vogue hq here as well, and as you mentioned earlier Art+commerce. I put it there because I hope to get more jobs out of it, and it is also true as well. BTW putting *I don't hire models and I am not hired by models* makes you sound like you're too good for anyone and makes you look bad as well.
intense_puppy
Posts: 832
Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Not having read the other replies, I think you're under 30 and have been doing this for a couple of years?
As for critique - I love your stuff mostly. Your avi and the two pics of the guys holding their heads are a bit dull (I don't feel a connection to these images - the avi especially just looks like a medium closeup actors headshot). Oh, and you have a duplicate image in there.
David, in fact I CAN, I put those up purely for different reasons, you don't have to make me sound like a talentless poser.
i don't see that being what was being said. quality over quantity is the basic issue here. 5-10 amazing photos that capture you for different reasons are better than 20-30 that show you can shoot different areas and styles, but not very well. also, not saying you dont shoot certain areas very well, just giving an example.
find the look and feel you like, and give it 110%. and impress with your images, not your words.
your going to get slapped in the face time and time again, everybody has different taste. and some often change their mind over time. just keep pushing forward. don't get defensive when your challenged ( it's hard not to when your passionate about something), and just use it as a push to do that much more with your work.
Rachel Watkins wrote: Lets just play a little guessing game, I'm always interested in seeing how long people think I've been doing photography and how old they think I am. Also, good critique would be greatly appreciated, I'm always up for constructive criticism.
Amount of years at a profession can not be judged accurately, as someone can be a natural while some one else may be struggling at some thing for 20 years and look like they have just started.
In this photo going to guess this should be a black tux but it looks like a gray
Details, Models right shoulder lint?
While in this photo the blacks appear over saturated, with a loss of detail
Thus these two example seem to show an inconsistency in your work flow
From that will guess 1 year plus or minus
[Brooks for 80,000 dollars, may want to think that one over a while]
Wish you success
EDIT:
Looking at your join date to MM of Dec 31, 2110 Oct 16, 2012, I‘ll guess two years
I would also suggest holding off on buying a new camera, if you think a new camera will some how improve your style or photograph quality. How ever a fast 85mm lens may be more useful, once your camera is over 6 or 8 MP, adding more mega-pixels for web use is not going to help you . Rent a camera and lens see which gives you the most bang for the buck.
Jay Farrell wrote: I call BS on Vogue Approved. Your work shows potential for sure, but it's not consistent, I'd do more shooting and do some culling in your port. I'd say a year of shooting, and about 20 years old.
Vogue.it approves some really questionable stuff.. so it could be very well the case.
Rachel Watkins wrote: Lol you can look in my port as well as look it up yourself... I am in fact Vogue approved
Can you please stop with the whole "Vogue approved" thing already. lol. It reads like you are trying to imply that Anna Wintour and Grace Coddington know who you are and have you on speed dial.
What you did get was a couple of shots selected for an online Vogue Italia showcase called PhotoVogue, a honor that have bestowed on a handful of photographers...that is if you consider 30,000+ photographers just a handful. The fact that they are doing a partnership with Art+Commerce and they are picky with the shots they choose, you should take pride in that but not so much pride that you choose to describe the above as "Vogue Approved".
Just trying to help as you do have talent and as a photo editor, if I was to see that "Vogue approved" thing I would want to know by who and what issue you are in.
In the interest of full disclosure, while you will find no mention of it on my MM page or webpage, I have several images on PhotoVogue as well, however, I am sure Anna Wintour could not pick me out of a lineup.
Rachel Watkins wrote: Look AJS, I asked a simple question, to pick apart everything that I've worked for makes you look and sound like a jerk. And I didn't over inflate it, I've worked with the Vogue hq here as well, and as you mentioned earlier Art+commerce. I put it there because I hope to get more jobs out of it, and it is also true as well. BTW putting *I don't hire models and I am not hired by models* makes you sound like you're too good for anyone and makes you look bad as well.
Having an image approved for Vogue.it is not the same thing as being a Vogue approved/published photographer. Be proud, but don't edge into misrepresentation, as it will make people question everything else about your business and branding as well.
Side note.....since when does Vogue have a headquarters in Portland OR?
Additionally the statement "I don't pay models or get hired by models" indicates he has commercial clients who pay the team or shoots creatives with new faces......e.g. a working pro photographer.
On the strength of this post alone, you're a struggling newb. There's some working photographers giving good advice in this thread. Use it.
Rachel Watkins wrote: Lets just play a little guessing game, I'm always interested in seeing how long people think I've been doing photography and how old they think I am. Also, good critique would be greatly appreciated, I'm always up for constructive criticism.
Think I'd like to see at least 30 to 40 shots before starting to guess, and with more variety of locations.
Rachel Watkins wrote: Annnd the answer is 18, quite frankly I have a hell of a lot more diverse photos... Sadly I'm only allowed 15, but I think Im going to update them, and actually I have more than one in Vogue lol. Think I should upgrade to the VIP so I can show the diversity of my photos? I don't think 15 can cut it, but anyway I'm flattered by some, and some cheated hahaha but good critique, any ones I should get rid of??
I would not work on this portfolio but your book for art school.....Which you will have to keep to a limited amount of images. Schools want to see that you have some editing skills and a unique point of view.
I would say work very hard because competition is fierce. Also look at the quality of student which attend these schools and make sure your work is up to par. You can only make that call yourself.
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