Breaking into new areas of photography

Having been trained in the art of landscape photography I had a fair number of years in photography under my belt. I don't know what it was that made me get the thought in my head, maybe it came from reading to many maxims, but I have made a go at doing some glamour photographer. I'm posting here today to get the groups feel and to see if this is something I can persue or should I just stick with rocks and trees. Hope everyone is doing well.
Jeff
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This is a cross post with studio and lighting

the skin tones look very red to me.

Other than that I'm not at all a good judge of fashion photography. They look good to me. I guess I can see how you could improve, but they're not bad at all. Except for the look on the face of the first picture. She looks uncomfortable.

The model isn't well lit, too many dark shadows, flat lighting in some shots, too saturated and too red, not really sharp and not a clean focus on the eyes, crops that are sometimes too narrow, a dull background and compositions that are not very dynamic. I also don't think that you model should always look in the camera, it has a snapshot feel to it if she does it too often.

Sorry Bryant, I really like to be more positive, but honesty is high on my priority list.

Now don't stick with 'rocks and trees' like you call it, because I know you'll do better next time. Portrait photography is not an easy thing and you WILL make several mistakes, but only mistakes will teach you how to do it the right way and you WILL improve!

Good luck! ;)

I would agree here with others about the skin tones too red and there are harsh shadows that need to be eliminated with better lighting set up. BG is dull and giving me a 70's feel here, maybe the color. Also, the shots look too posed. try having the model act naturally while you chat with her, perhaps try getting her to laugh or shed some other emotions while you snap away, in burst at times. I think these are good for a first attempt. Don't give up . .looks to me you have potential for much better work to come.

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Originally Posted by bryantphotos

Having been trained in the art of landscape photography I had a fair number of years in photography under my belt. I don't know what it was that made me get the thought in my head, maybe it came from reading to many maxims, but I have made a go at doing some glamour photographer. I'm posting here today to get the groups feel and to see if this is something I can persue or should I just stick with rocks and trees. Hope everyone is doing well.
Jeff
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This is a cross post with studio and lighting

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I'm not a people photograher so take this with a grain of silver salts.
Notice in the 3rd shot how well her hair/head stands out from the well lit background? In the other shots there is a seperation problem because the background light is around a lower part of the body.
The colors don't work for me. The blue/green background is too close on the colorwheel to the colors of the blouses. I think a complimentary colored or neutral background would be better. The last shot with the white top works OK with that background, I think.