Forums > Critique > your worst, your worst, your worst

Photographer

Steven Lemmens

Posts: 139

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

you're only as good as your worst picture.

Let me indicate your, imo, 3 worst pictures so your portfolio becomes, again imo, better in general.

It's just an indication I give, you can do with the information whatever you like.

Jul 08 14 04:44 am Link

Photographer

Rik Williams

Posts: 4005

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Shoot

Jul 08 14 04:51 am Link

Photographer

Laura Elizabeth Photo

Posts: 2253

Rochester, New York, US

It might be weird but I always love hearing what people thing my worst images are.

Jul 08 14 05:08 am Link

Photographer

Steven Lemmens

Posts: 139

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Rik Williams wrote:
Shoot

You're a technically very skilled photographer with good ideas and a commercial eye. On postprocessing however we have different philosophies, but that's ok. :-)

Sorry to kill this darling, but it's not on the same level of some of your other nudes, although the pose is special, it lacks imo atmosphere and credibility
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/28628765

Technically perfect, but the photo is just nice. It's good to have a decent "more commercial" picture in your portfolio, but it can be more interesting than this one. This picture doesn't make me look twice.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/28711579

I'm not the "you missed that part of her elbow" kind of guy, but here I'm definitely missing her second arm.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 6#33827737

Jul 08 14 05:11 am Link

Photographer

Steven Lemmens

Posts: 139

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Laura Bello wrote:
It might be weird but I always love hearing what people thing my worst images are.

Nice ones. All good photographs, but if I have to choose 3:

This is absolutely not your style I believe, and I seriously doubt the postprocessing on this one:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/28346529

When I look at your other beautywork, I think this one is the more disappointing one; with a different model attitude the picture could be totally different. I don't sense the same atmosphere here that I feel when looking at your other pictures.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/36375809

This is a good picture, but not interesting enough compared to your other work
www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/35301666

Jul 08 14 05:20 am Link

Photographer

-fpc-

Posts: 893

Boca Raton, Florida, US

would love your opinion

TIA

Jul 08 14 05:21 am Link

Photographer

Laura Elizabeth Photo

Posts: 2253

Rochester, New York, US

Steven Lemmens wrote:

Nice ones. All good photographs, but if I have to choose 3:

This is absolutely not your style I believe, and I seriously doubt the postprocessing on this one:
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/28346529

When I look at your other beautywork, I think this one is the more disappointing one; with a different model attitude the picture could be totally different. I don't sense the same atmosphere here that I feel when looking at your other pictures.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/36375809

This is a good picture, but not interesting enough compared to your other work
www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/35301666

Thank you so much that was incredibly helpful!!

Jul 08 14 05:27 am Link

Photographer

Steven Lemmens

Posts: 139

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

-fpc- wrote:
would love your opinion

TIA

This picture is not good, when I look at the rest of your port, this one is certainly not on the same level. I don't like the combination of this light and this Make-Up with the styling.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/34218667

Too easy imo, it does not show all of your photographic skills, although close, it has no impact on me.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/34452497

Details (skirt between her legs) - boring light and boring postprocessing, also a very non active pose and too kind expression, also postprocessing on the skin of the legs...
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/29541743

Jul 08 14 05:33 am Link

Photographer

Rik Williams

Posts: 4005

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Steven Lemmens wrote:

You're a technically very skilled photographer with good ideas and a commercial eye. On postprocessing however we have different philosophies, but that's ok. :-)

Sorry to kill this darling, but it's not on the same level of some of your other nudes, although the pose is special, it lacks imo atmosphere and credibility
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/28628765

Technically perfect, but the photo is just nice. It's good to have a decent "more commercial" picture in your portfolio, but it can be more interesting than this one. This picture doesn't make me look twice.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/28711579

I'm not the "you missed that part of her elbow" kind of guy, but here I'm definitely missing her second arm.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/p … 6#33827737

Thank you Steven, I do appreciate your feedback mate.

Jul 08 14 05:48 am Link

Photographer

Doug Bolton Photography

Posts: 784

Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

I'll play!

Jul 08 14 06:02 am Link

Photographer

darren cento

Posts: 19

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

yes i would really love to know which 3 you think suck. Thanks in advance

Jul 08 14 06:26 am Link

Photographer

David Kirk

Posts: 4852

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

I'll play too!

Jul 08 14 06:27 am Link

Photographer

Jeff Fiore

Posts: 9225

Brooklyn, New York, US

I'm in

Jul 08 14 06:39 am Link

Photographer

Steven Lemmens

Posts: 139

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Blimey Studios wrote:
I'll play!

All your pictures are more or less on the same level. That's good on the one hand - people know what they can get - but it's not good on the other hand, since I see little to no progress possible in your work. You don't look for another level.

Anyway, if I would delete three pictures in your port it would be these:

Doesn't inspire me; too "well-behaved".
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/35190344

Idem dito; technically nothing wrong with this picture, but it's just too normal for lifting up your portfolio
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/34949771

Not truly sharp, which can be a nice effect... I'd try this one in black and white heavy contrasts, but this looks like an outtake. Outtakes can be interesting... this one is not imo.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/35718024

Jul 08 14 06:47 am Link

Photographer

Steven Lemmens

Posts: 139

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

darren cento wrote:
yes i would really love to know which 3 you think suck. Thanks in advance

general remark, imo you cut way too often in the forehead when framing your picture. it can be a styletrend for maybe one series, but you do it on a lot of occasions where I believe it'd be interesting to see the hair of the model too.

You have very good pictures but these three immediately caught my eye as being less than the rest of your port:

too normal, no inspiring pose or eyes
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/27535259

completely different from your other work, which can be a good thing, but here I seriously have my doubts, also on postprocessing
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/36260842

when making these classics (pose), everything needs to be plain perfect. your sand is messy and imo the model is not up for the task of showing of this bikini in a way that people would stay focussing on the image.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/26338468

Jul 08 14 06:59 am Link

Photographer

Steven Lemmens

Posts: 139

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

David Kirk wrote:
I'll play too!

Aha, a true portrait photographer, gotta love that B&W with freckles, but ok, that's not what I'm commenting here! :-)

softness & contralight (photoshopped or not) on high key... could be interesting, but this one is not.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/17082615

Simply too normal in comparison to your other work
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/11595784

Same thing; you have difficulties with creating the right atmosphere when going for a soft-tone effect. This one is not good enough either in comparison to the rest of your port
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/29082922

Jul 08 14 07:04 am Link

Photographer

Steven Lemmens

Posts: 139

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Jeff Fiore wrote:
I'm in

Experimental nude & erotics. Cool work.
I wish I had taken this one; great expression, great posing and use of body! nice B&W tuning.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/35686368

But ok, your three worst imo are:

I don't feel the story, you have (pose-wise) almost exactly the same (but mirrored); that one is much better.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/33006018

no flattering light, but ok, maybe that's the purpose. I think you wanted to make us feel a sort of discomfort, some misery in the picture, but then there's lack of emotional influence in the picture.
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/33988002

This could have been way better; I think it simply wasn't thought fully through to make it a picture that would catch my eye
https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/33001279

Jul 08 14 07:13 am Link

Photographer

Jorge Kreimer

Posts: 3716

San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico

Ok!

Jul 08 14 07:38 am Link

Photographer

darren cento

Posts: 19

Adelaide, South Australia, Australia

fantastic thanks….am wondering what doubts you have on the post work done on the Leica image? its rather minimal honestly speaking.
Cheers
Darren

Jul 08 14 07:38 am Link

Model

Anita1993

Posts: 316

Venlo, Limburg, Netherlands

would love your opinion

Jul 08 14 10:30 am Link

Artist/Painter

Augustine

Posts: 1153

Los Angeles, California, US

Okay!

Jul 08 14 10:31 am Link

Model

A M A N D A

Posts: 613

Ann Arbor, Michigan, US

Me please! Recently I have felt that my portfolio is somewhat divided in quality. I have 6 photos on the chopping block, I am curious to see if your choices are among them.

Jul 08 14 10:47 am Link

Photographer

mjartphotography

Posts: 174

Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom

have an idea of what doesn't work (and what does) but your opinion would be appreciated.

Jul 08 14 11:52 am Link

Photographer

Dave McDermott

Posts: 720

Coill Dubh, Kildare, Ireland

I'm updating my port so would like to know you think.

Jul 08 14 12:01 pm Link

Photographer

Matrix Mark

Posts: 163

Maumee, Ohio, US

I welcome any feedback.

Jul 08 14 12:29 pm Link

Model

Azia Rose

Posts: 228

Portland, Oregon, US

Yes please I need to let things go

Jul 08 14 02:47 pm Link

Photographer

I Ference Photography

Posts: 1202

Brooklyn, New York, US

Yes please!  And I'd thank you to ignore the self-portrait in the green hallway; I know it's a weak shot, but it gives models some idea of who to expect when we meet in some distant city...

Jul 08 14 03:10 pm Link

Photographer

Michael Sundin

Posts: 12

Napa, California, US

Always game to know what I could do better.

Jul 08 14 03:22 pm Link

Photographer

Santiago Alvarez

Posts: 91

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, US

Hit me

Jul 08 14 05:25 pm Link

Photographer

JIOPIX

Posts: 1183

Brighton, Ontario, Canada

I'm in.

Jul 08 14 05:34 pm Link

Photographer

-fpc-

Posts: 893

Boca Raton, Florida, US

appreciate the look

thanks much

Jul 08 14 05:52 pm Link

Photographer

KeithWJordan

Posts: 65

Boynton Beach, Florida, US

Just did a recent cleaning. Would like to know how it looks now. Thanks in advance.

Jul 08 14 06:08 pm Link

Photographer

George Silvaney

Posts: 298

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US

Hit me!

Jul 08 14 06:24 pm Link

Model

n a t a l i e

Posts: 165

Flagstaff, Arizona, US

I would like to know. Thank you!

Jul 08 14 08:49 pm Link

Model

Pauline Yee

Posts: 406

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

I would love to know, thank-you!

Jul 08 14 09:11 pm Link

Model

Blaire_

Posts: 343

Portland, Oregon, US

I would so appreciate this!

Jul 08 14 11:39 pm Link

Model

Marla Pandora

Posts: 2815

Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

Not sure if you're still going but I would love to hear your thoughts..

Jul 09 14 12:11 am Link

Photographer

Geoff Jones

Posts: 1573

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

go for it smile

Jul 09 14 12:16 am Link

Model

Lilith Von Dahlia

Posts: 123

Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

I would love too know!

Jul 09 14 01:18 am Link

Photographer

Steven Lemmens

Posts: 139

Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium

Ok, back on track again!

let's do this! :-)

Jul 09 14 01:59 am Link