Photography Critique

**Rach** · 04-21-2008, 11:42 PM

Nude? There would definitely be boobage.

PontiusPirate · 04-22-2008, 12:19 AM

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Same girl? Almost looks like it. Freaky.

I almost think the second one would have been more effective as a nude shot. It's not like you'd see anything in that pose anyway, but the clothes kind of take away from the animalistic / gargoylish nature of the pose and are a bit distracting where they cover the tattoo. I think I might have liked to see her other hand, too. Otherwise, it's pretty intense, even with the slightly silly melodramatic facial expression she's got going on.

#1) Yes. Same girl.
#2) These shots were part of a whole project I did for her....the nude would not have worked.(and this was in a public park...sheesh!) Although, I agree.
#3) Heh. This shot was very...."calm". About 250 of the shots were her being completely over-the-top or just plain goofy. She was what the spainiards call "el terrible".

***Art*** · 04-22-2008, 01:22 AM

I looked through all of the ones you put up of her on Flickr. I really like the series. The first of the two you posted here is a really nice portrait. This is probably my favorite of those you posted. So, nothing negative from me.

**Rainer.** · 04-22-2008, 06:54 PM

Great shots. The only thing I'd say is that some of them really don't need the vignette, and it's almost a bit distracting to me at times. Overall, though, excellent! Great composition and looks.

**Rainer.** · 04-23-2008, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Cadence

Oooh. Very nice. It feels like a departure from your usual portraiture work in terms of style. I like the colors. I just think a little bit of a nice black border around it would just bring it all together for me.

ApparentlyNothing · 04-23-2008, 09:06 PM

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Originally Posted by PontiusPirate

I like it. My critique would be that I'm not sure I like her left elbow being cut off. Maybe either pull back or move in tighter? Still, it's intense. I like it.

Cadence · 04-27-2008, 11:14 PM

I'm going to start working with more model/fashion type stuff. Let me know your thoughts.

**Rainer.** · 04-27-2008, 11:19 PM

That definitely looks a bit dark. I also think you should have picked an area on the background that the blue plumes or whatever those are would stand out against more.

ApparentlyNothing · 04-27-2008, 11:29 PM

Mmm, maybe a little too dark, but not too much. I think it can pull off the darker look. It kinda adds this feel of softness to it. Making it brighter might add a little depth to it though? I dunno, maybe I'm beginning to like photos that are somewhat "flat" if they are done well, and I think if "flat" could be done well, this photo does it. All the colors go so well together. That was my first impression. My second was that I really like these photos you've been doing lately. They have a nice polished, professional look without looking overprocessed, which can be so hard to resist these days. I just love how natural it looks, with a very subtle vignette that I can tell helps the photo, but the untrained eye wouldn't be able to tell it's a vignette... again something that's becoming harder to resist overdoing.

You said "model/fashion".... for a model, it works well. For fashion, maybe not so much? I'm not much of a fashion photographer or an expert at it by any means, but if it were specifically meant to focus on the fashion, the dress she's wearing doesn't seem like a primary thing I notice. But I doubt this shot was intended to sell dresses

**jump5fan** · 04-28-2008, 05:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Nate

Same girl? Almost looks like it. Freaky.

I almost think the second one would have been more effective as a nude shot. It's not like you'd see anything in that pose anyway, but the clothes kind of take away from the animalistic / gargoylish nature of the pose and are a bit distracting where they cover the tattoo. I think I might have liked to see her other hand, too. Otherwise, it's pretty intense, even with the slightly silly melodramatic facial expression she's got going on.

i like the first one a lot. i not sure about the second one though.

Ordinary Sarah · 04-29-2008, 08:20 PM

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I'm not gonna lie, but that one with the flowers bugs me..... I think it's the third one near her chin, that is not in focus. I think it throws it off somehow.

Neat idea, though. And the other two are fanawesome.

natedawg5280 · 04-29-2008, 09:51 PM

I love that one, and I think that one near her chin balances it a little bit.

ApparentlyNothing · 04-29-2008, 09:57 PM

Not to be all nazi about it or anything, but if Brandon wanted critique, he'd post the photo in the critique thread. Not that he couldn't take a little critique, but it was my understanding this thread was for displaying photos (i.e. a gallery) rather than get critiques.

PontiusPirate · 04-29-2008, 11:13 PM

I agree with Jon D.
That's basically the only reason I post in here....haha.
It's safe.

**Rainer.** · 04-30-2008, 12:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ApparentlyNothing

Not to be all nazi about it or anything, but if Brandon wanted critique, he'd post the photo in the critique thread. Not that he couldn't take a little critique, but it was my understanding this thread was for displaying photos (i.e. a gallery) rather than get critiques.

I'll just move anything that's not pictars to the critique thread anyway.

And my name is also Jon D. Though you may refer to me as Jon Do. as opposed to Du.