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Posts: 12

Huntington Beach, California, US

Please check out my images and leave comments

Feb 05 14 08:28 pm Link

Photographer

Yevgeniya Fedorov

Posts: 46

Forest Hills, New York, US

I really liked the photo of the guy with the Mohawk, that is the only one that really stood out to me. The beach sunset with the woman is nice as well I just wish her feet were not in the sand ... there is something a little odd about it like they are cropped off
just my 2 cents

Feb 12 14 11:54 am Link

Model

DeletedAccount42

Posts: 45

Eugene, Oregon, US

I love the concept of the light house picture but I wish that you had perhaps chosen a different pose for the model (if that was your best snap of the shoot then maybe a different model)

And I'll agree with the person before me, the man with the mohawk is a great picture. I'm just a sucker for a good mohawk though smile

Otherwise it's a decent port but not top notch

Feb 12 14 09:35 pm Link

Photographer

Howard Tarragon

Posts: 673

New York, New York, US

#1 Not much model in the picture, don't really know what the point of the shot is. Looks model and stone foreground overexposed.

#2 Model expression not the best, maybe she's thinking she's going to be wiped out by the wave behind her - certainly looks that way. You've posed her square to the camera. Lighting isn't bad except for the shadow in front of her. Without the model it might have been a better picture - not her fault.

#3 Model's face is out of focus, nut and bolt is in focus, white top is jarring. The word is peeking - look it up.

#4 The model looks worried and her posture looks unsteady and awkward. Shooting the sunset between her legs is just bizarre - sorry.

#5 Harsh sunlight, possibly a reflector or flash, making her skin paler than it already is. An awkward pose. Portraiture rule for hands #1 -never have them flat.  Her expression is pained.

#6 Lovely model, lovely figure, great smile and she knows how to pose. You've turned the camera to portrait mode -great! You've turned her so she's not looking into the sun - great. Here's where you need a bit of reflector or fill flash to remove the shadows under her eyebrows. Not bad, not great.

#7 See my comments in your previous submission

#8 Ditto

#9 The model is squinting from the sun, she does not look happy (they don't have to but a pained look is not good except for certain genres). We can't really make out her face because the light is too harsh and the exposure makes it look blurry. Do you want us to look at the scenery in the background or the model?

#10 I don't know if she's going for the "model look" or she's wondering what you're taking a picture of - so am I It's not a flattering angle.

#11 a sweet-faced model with a great smile. Slightly overexposed - a snapshot.

#12  An interesting shot especially the stone creature, on the left, about to bite the guy's head or whisper in his ear. You have to see everything in the frame!

#13 Most portrait shots are shot in portrait mode for a reason. You've got a lot of unnecessary wall and no feet. She's square to the light so her form is minimized rather tan emphasized and her face is too far away to be seen be just close enough so that we want to see it. The blur on the left is not good. Read up on DoF. Make a crop frame with your hands and crop 25% from both sides of the picture.

#14 See prior comment.  The net! The net! It does not belong there unless you were 5 feet closer and did a head shot and could see her face.

#15 Model expression not great, hard light creating hard shadows on model, much wasted space due to landscape mode. You've made a nude, boring.

You need books and/or classes in composition and lighting. Go to a museum or get an art book and see how the masters did it/do it. Why have I spent this effort on your portfolio? Because I would not want to post pictures like these and put my name on them as a professional. I am a long time hobbyist taking pictures of things, not people and was able to learn lighting and composition. I am my own worst critic. I read, go online and take actual classes. I've been focusing on portraits both candid and posed. for several years now. They are very difficult, everything must be perfect. I look at every shot I take to see if got it right.

Mar 02 14 03:53 pm Link