asong wrote:
still doing this?

All of your images are pretty much at the same level. I would suggest studying more about composition, lighting and posing. Push your creative side and let go of the rigidity you probably built up as an accountant.

Overall these are not commercial quality images, but rather more snapshots. You have very good models, but they are all just there. You would also benefit from increasing your technical photographic knowledge.

Much success,
Michael

Vinny  wrote:
Your opinion is respected and appreciated. Thanks in advance!

There is no real best or worst image in your portfolio, because they are all at the same level. You need to work on having more emotion instead of just staring at the camera. I would suggest working with better photographers who understand how to bring out the best in male models.

A model needs to interact with the viewer of the image. And since only the photographer sees the final image composition, the photographer needs to direct the model appropriately to achieve the desired look.

Here is an example from my own work, where I directed the male model, so that he has a playful innocence, yet at the same time good interaction with his female counterpart:



Much success,
Michael

Eclectic Vision  wrote:
I'd love to know.

Passing on this one

I Ference Photography wrote:
If you're still going.

Passing

CJonesPhotos wrote:
Would love to hear your feedback.

The quality of all of your images is very similar. You have nice llamas and some of your lighting is nice, but your crops are way too tight. The subject needs room to breath. Negative space is very important in an image and when ignored can destroy a photo.

In this one for example:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31063449

The outfit and the shoes could have worked nicely, but the crop is far too close on her left foot on the right side of the image. The blue in the top left corner leads you right out of the image. If you had cropped lower and given her left leg more space, the image would be much stronger. Her pose could also have been improved, along with her expression.

Much success,
Michael

Stevie_Ann wrote:
I have taken a break from modeling but I am getting back into it. I would love to know your opinion! Criticism, whether good or bad, is always helpful!

-Stevie

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/30549347

This is your strongest shot and would make for a good avatar. Shows off your lovely face and great form.

Worst:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/30550063
This photo takes your portfolio in an entirely different direction and may turn a lot of photographers off from working with you.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/21246731
I see nothing of value in this image.

Overall you are a very good model, but you are not working with photographers of the right skill level who can fully bring out your fine features. It's like having high quality ingredients and a bad chef.

Much success,
Michael

Christine Ford wrote:
Me please

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/30249334
Shows what a good model you are, but a lot more could have been done with composition and posing of the model. It's not up to the model to figure out the pose, but up to the photographer to direct the pose, as the model is not inside the camera.

Worst:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31994241
I see no redeeming value of this photo. The lighting, composition and pose are all wrong and it takes from your portfolio.

Overall you are a very good model, but you are working with photographers who have very little sense of lighting, composition and posing of the model. It's more like they just want to be around a pretty model than to create art. I would suggest seeking out more skilled photographers to improve the quality of your port.

Much success,
Michael

Milton Santiago wrote:
I'd love your feedback...your insight would be helpful.

All of your images are at a similar level. The crops are too tight and the lighting is just kind of there. Your models just stare out at the viewer with no variance of emotion. I would suggest learning more about composition and negative space. You have very good models, but you need to know more about how to work with them.

It's not normally possible to photograph males and females at the same level, because the lighting, composition and posing are completely different.

Much success,
Michael

Shutter Secrets wrote:
It's late, but I'm open to you critiques and certainly appreciated if you deem worthy.

Passing on this one.

Lumatic wrote:
Been meaning to weed a bunch of stuff out, I'll take your input on one of 'em.  Hit me!

The sense I get from looking at your port was that you took classes, which produced your better images, because the lighting, posing and composition are the best. They do not match at all your other images. I would suggest you study more about lighting and composition and do a lot of culling.

These two are examples of your stronger images:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/27675706
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/27675675

Which far exceed the work shown here:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/18700036
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/20258997

Much success,
Michael

YanaModel wrote:
I'm in, please!

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31554915
The lighting, composition and pose are the best in your portfolio. The food on the table is a great distraction and should be removed.

Worst:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31497993
Bad lighting, composition and pose. You have a number of similar shots in your portfolio and it is very distracting that your size changes greatly from one to the next.

Overall you have an excellent face and lovely hair. You need to work with more skilled photographers to bring out your best features.

Much success,
Michael

Kristin Howell wrote:
Would love to hear your thoughts!

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31048658
This is your strongest shot, but that light needs to go. The posing could have been stronger with your face turned more toward to camera and your arm not just hanging there. It would be stronger cropped just below the bust. 

Worst:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31048638
The lighting, composition and pose are all wrong. It's only redeeming value is as a snapshot.

Not too fond of this either:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31048666

Overall you have a very good face and form. You need to work with more skilled photographers, who understand more about posing, composition and lighting. Your crops are too tight. You need to learn more about negative space.

Much success,
Michael

Raquel Blanco wrote:
I'd like to know your opinion!

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/23748929
The best lighting, composition and posing in your portfolio, but the tonal scale is too low. It should be punched up more.

Close Second:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/24042091
Could have been the best, but the tonal scale is too low. Very creative concept.

Worst:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/32064446
Your current avatar, because of it's darkness and poor composition. It gives a poor false impression of the quality of your work.

This would be a better avatar:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/23101176

Overall your portfolio is confusing. You take a direction with some images of horror and then the other direction of happy, dreamlike images. You should decide on which direction you want to pursue. You can't be a beef eater and a vegetarian at the same time.

You have very good models and some very creative and original concepts.

Much success,
Michael

DIMESTAR12 wrote:
Please do me thank you

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/32134878

In your portfolio, it has the best lighting, composition and expression.

Worst:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/30546531

The flat tonal scale, poor composition and lighting make this the worst. You are a small fraction of the entire photo.

Overall you look like you could be a good model, but the photographer with whom you are working is dressing you like a little child. You are almost an adult and paying photographers will not hire you with your current portfolio. Seek out more skilled photographers who can photograph you more as an adult.

Much success,
Michael

Faces of Vegas wrote:
Would love to hear your opinion. :-)

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/30223913

The best pose, lighting and composition in your portfolio. However it would be stronger if your crop were not as tight and the tonal scale was expanded. Good model and outfit. The pattern on the bedspread competes with the model's clothes, diminishing the impact of her outfit.

Worst:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/26388307

It's a snapshot. Nothing in the lighting, composition or pose that are redeeming.

Overall your compositions are too tight and your subjects need more negative space.

This would make a nice avatar, as it shows good finish to your work:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/16522190

Much success und alles gute,
Michael

Loria Harrison wrote:
please read my profile first.
thaks,
loria

Your current avatar is your best. I wish you much continued success.

Take care,
Michael

Shaunna Trisha wrote:
Would be interested in your opinion!

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31126423

Your current avatar is your best photo, because it shows that you have a good face and excellent form. Your hair is also a positive feature and shows well.

Worst:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31709857
Because of the poor composition, lighting and pose. Your face is all blown out and the image has a very poor tonal scale.

Overall you have a great look and lots of potential. The horse is absolutely stunning and your outfit with the horse works well, but unfortunately the photographer handled it poorly. Your images are cropped too tight. I would seek out more skilled photographers, as you have a great look which isn't used to its full potential yet.

Much success,
Michael

Model with Michael wrote:

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31048658
This is your strongest shot, but that light needs to go. The posing could have been stronger with your face turned more toward to camera and your arm not just hanging there. It would be stronger cropped just below the bust. 

Worst:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31048638
The lighting, composition and pose are all wrong. It's only redeeming value is as a snapshot.

Not too fond of this either:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/31048666

Thank you! I really appreciate your suggestions!
Overall you have a very good face and form. You need to work with more skilled photographers, who understand more about posing, composition and lighting. Your crops are too tight. You need to learn more about negative space.

Much success,
Michael

Model with Michael wrote:
The sense I get from looking at your port was that you took classes, which produced your better images, because the lighting, posing and composition are the best. They do not match at all your other images. I would suggest you study more about lighting and composition and do a lot of culling.

These two are examples of your stronger images:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/27675706
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/27675675

Which far exceed the work shown here:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/18700036
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/20258997

Much success,
Michael

Your sense is correct, Michael.  Thank you very much for your assessment!

Model with Michael wrote:
I've been a professional judge for photo competitions for many decades. I teach professional photographers at workshops, photo schools and seminars. I also teach models how to pose. So if you want honest feedback, I will pick out your best and/or your worst. If you want to know why, I'll let you know my reasoning.

If I really like your work, I'll comment and list it.

I wish you much success!

PLEASE NOTE: I am looking for artistic merit and commercial value in the images. While I enjoy creative and artistic nudes, I will pass without comment on portfolios that simply put models on display without trying to highlight the model's beauty.

It might take me awhile to get to you, as the write-ups take a bit of time and my photography work keeps me busy. I am working my way them. Top of Pg 8.

Michael

just got my shoots done over the weekend with a new photographer. no editing or makeup. let me know whatcha think as i am trying to put my ZED together

chadsimages wrote:
Me please
Thank you.

https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/28886661
Would make for a stronger avatar than your current choice.

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/29939634
This has the best lighting and composition in your portfolio.

Worst:
Your top row with the different glasses. The lighting, composition and poses are not well done. They drag down the rest of your portfolio and suggest that your stronger work may have been taken during courses.

Overall you appear to be depending on experienced models to strike good poses instead of directing the poses to strike a good composition.

Much success,
Michael

Novocane wrote:
Been meaning to chop down my portfolio, would love your opinion

You have some very finished images. But the range of your work is all over the place. It appears that you have several images done in a class with an experienced model, lighting and composition. Others that you have throughout your port lack artistic merit in posing, lighting and composition.

The worst in your port is:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/30739654

Overall photographers should be honest with models as to how their port was developed. If some of your images came from just classes, it would be nice for the model to know that, rather than seeing very professional finished images in your port and believing you can do the same for them.

Much success,
Michael

Square Pixel LLC wrote:
I would love some feedback. Thank you so much in advance

Your portfolio runs the gamut from very finished pieces to ones lacking good composition, posing and lighting. The wet plate images have the weakest composition. For the most part the models are simply standing there. Just because they are made with an earlier photographic technique does not mean they don't require the same effort in composition and lighting. I am very familiar with the wet plate and all other earlier photographic processes. So while you may use various processes for the art of photography, a certain level of finish should still be there.

Much success,
Michael

GAPHOTO wrote:
I'll have a go.

Best:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/32024418

This photo has some of your better lighting, composition and posing in your portfolio. It would have been even stronger if the model had more of an expression and was looking toward camera.

Worst:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/20658696
Lacks good composition, lighting, pose and expression. The cropping is too tight and the model is just there.

Overall you have some fantastic models. You need to study more how to pose the model, not expect the model to have the perfect pose. She is not looking in the camera and so can't tell what she looks like exactly. I would also suggest studying more about negative space. The model should flow through the image. All cropping should be done in the camera during the image making, not in post processing.

Much success,
Michael