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    **NWS**adult warning photo

    well I was ask to help the girl do some spicy stuff so how could not resist right. anyway this is the 1st time I ever shot this style please let me know what you think. lighting was alien bees b800 as front light with 2 800's as back light
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    Re: **NWS**adult warning photo

    Not bad, but the leg in the top right corner with that lacy material seems out of place, I expected the contour of the stomach/hip to continue at about 15 degrees, not that 45 degree kick up.
    If the shot was wider, then it wouldn't look so out of place, I presume her left leg was raised?
    Not sure about having the left arm raised, too, come to think of it - seems odd in this crop.
    Is that a spot on the model, or sensor dust on the shoulder?
    Either way I'd be tempted to clone/heal it out.
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    Re: **NWS**adult warning photo

    this is just a rough draft. seeing my options. i have another pic but it shows a lot more and dont think some might approve
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    Re: **NWS**adult warning photo

    There's something above the necklace, on the right breast, I suggest the pose needs tweaking to smooth that out - or the necklace moving to cover it.
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    Re: **NWS**adult warning photo

    well im going to post i anyway I have seen nudes on here before and this one is just topless, I think this is a better pose IMO. but I see what you are saying it looks like hair.
    I also think B&W is best for this photo with the white back grounds
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    Re: **NWS**adult warning photo

    What was the lighting setup here?

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    Re: **NWS**adult warning photo

    I used alien bees B800 for from light. and two more for back ground to was it out. ISO 200 F16 @ 125 shutter speed. I think I have to much detail.lol i can see goosebumps
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    Re: **NWS**adult warning photo

    i can see goosebumps
    Stop looking on the mirror

    I think that the dark underwear works better than the white.
    There's no problem with the outline disappearing into the background like in the 1st picture.
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    Re: **NWS**adult warning photo

    It could be me but are the eyes a little soft in the second photo.

    The composition on the first looks a little to tight for me and it could be the cut off hair.

    In the second the ring on the finger makes it look odd at this size, don't know if that is the same in a large photo.

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    Re: **NWS**adult warning photo

    Second photo is definitely better than the first. The crease above the right breast looks more natural in the second (it was the first major distraction I noticed in the first). Because of the body type, poses laying prone may not be the most flattering. If you have the chance to reshoot, you might try leaning her against a wall or having her sit in a comfy chair (you could get almost the identical pose as the second shot in a chair, and the results would be much more flattering). The "high key" lighting set up is working pretty well though.

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