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Photographer

JWImages

Posts: 2

Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia

I'm a new photographer, been shooting for a couple of month. Let me know what you think and how I can improve! Cheers!

Nov 22 12 05:54 am Link

Photographer

Orca Bay Images

Posts: 33877

Arcata, California, US

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/121119/06/50aa3c1f47e94_m.jpghttps://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/121119/06/50aa3b6c522e1_m.jpghttps://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/121119/05/50aa3ac00e6b5_m.jpg
Get your lighting under control.

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/121114/03/50a380a8f127b_m.jpg
Bad lighting, terrible composition. What were your trying to accomplish in this shot?

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/121114/03/50a380d0e5d78_m.jpg
Good try, but way overexposed. Way too much vignetting.

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/121114/03/50a380e7a2b17_m.jpg
No. Just NO.

Native American warbonnet and candy-coated lips on a bored model? No.

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/121119/05/50aa3a703a41e_m.jpg
This is a big step in the right direction. Her head is hot (too brightly lighted) and you chopped her fingers, but this is otherwise pretty good.

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/121114/04/50a38f75bde73_m.jpg
Another good try. The shadows are a bit too dark and much of the guy disappears into the background.

Nov 22 12 05:39 pm Link

Makeup Artist

ArtistryImage

Posts: 3091

Washington, District of Columbia, US

James Wang Photography wrote:
...how I can improve...

Obtain an incident light meter, and more importantly learn how to use it to set your key and balance the remainder illumination sources to the key...  your ratios are all over the place...

nice high key btw...

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/121119/06/50aa3b6c522e1.jpg

the rest of your book just doesn't work...
practice, practice and more practice...

all the best on your journey...

Nov 24 12 08:23 pm Link