High Rise Model, Pix 5

[GB1]

I'm not sure what exposure adjustments this one needs. I've tried a number of them and ended up with this, just think it needs something else.

G

[BlueRob]

Hey GB I did some tune ups to see if you like them...tho don't know what mood you like for this particular shot. I was aiming for something more crispy that makes the model pop out a bit.

HTH

Now that I´m watching this on my office monitor it seems a tad too bright

[caleb]

I think the problem is her pose in relation to the window mullion on the right side. It doesn't contain her full body as the one on the left does. I know personally I would not have seen this while shooting, but after the fact, it seems clear to me that she should have been fully inside the pane.

I like the posted edit, the background looks great... it may need a layer mask with varying opacity to get her skin back to its natural color though.

[w.slayman]

GB1,

I have looked at this one several times, and went on to come back later. You are right there seems to be something missing, and I am wondering if it is the pose, which seems to me to shorten her, possibly due to the angles of the upper legs and torso. One of the great things of the previous shots was the contrast of the straight lines and sharp corners with her long gracefull curves. Still a very good shot, just not as attractive to me as the other ones.

[draymorton]

I love Rob's edit.

Is that Aria whatshername? (Can't remember her last name... the girl whom Steve Diet Goedde shot)

[GB1]

HTH - Thanks for taking a shot at an edit. It does seem a tad too bright on my monitor, but this is a VERY common situation unfortunately, as different monitors have different brightness levels. This can really hurt too, since a photo can change its entire mood when the density deltas by as little as 1/3 of a stop

I do like your idea of doing something different with the background to create more separation between her and the back. Let me play with that at home tonight and see what I get.

Caleb - Thanks for pointing that out. I definitely agree with you and yes it was a mistake on my part not to notice it at shoot time. However, there was a bit freakin' reflection on the window to the left (cropped out in the posted image) and moving to the right and aiming a tad more to the left would have increased the problem.

It's funny, and good, that you mention geometry. I immediately (usually) see this sort of stuff in images, figuring that there are many aspects of a photo - the pose, the color, the lighting, the geometry .... Di Vinci used to pose his models in a triangle to make the painting more appealing. Little things like this make a difference.

Real hard to get her skin back btw. The shot's a bit underexposed, maybe even by 1 f stop, making it more challenging. Will keep trying.

Bill - Hmm.. interesting. So you think this particular pose makes her looking shorter and possibly heavier? I guess if she were really stretched out that it might not have this problem, but I think the fireplace was a bit short for that. I will check out my other shots and see what I have.. A lot of them have so much reflection that it would take an ungodly about of PPing to fix them. Ahh..

Dray, her name is Naz. I think she lives up north of LA. Funny though because I did shoot a model once whose OMP screen name is Aria. Both were good models.

G

[BlueRob]

HTH - Thanks for taking a shot at an edit. It does seem a tad too bright on my monitor, but this is a VERY common situation unfortunately, as different monitors have different brightness levels. This can really hurt too, since a photo can change its entire mood when the density deltas by as little as 1/3 of a stop

I do like your idea of doing something different with the background to create more separation between her and the back. Let me play with that at home tonight and see what I get.

Caleb - Thanks for pointing that out. I definitely agree with you and yes it was a mistake on my part not to notice it at shoot time. However, there was a bit freakin' reflection on the window to the left (cropped out in the posted image) and moving to the right and aiming a tad more to the left would have increased the problem.

It's funny, and good, that you mention geometry. I immediately (usually) see this sort of stuff in images, figuring that there are many aspects of a photo - the pose, the color, lighting, the geometry .... de Vinci used to pose his models in a triangle to make the painting more appealing. Little things like this make a difference.

Real hard to get her skin back btw. The shot's a bit underexposed, maybe even by 1 f stop, making it more challenging. Will keep trying.

Bill - Hmm.. interesting. So you think this particular pose makes her looking shorter and possibly heavier? I guess if she were really stretched out that it might not have this problem, but I think the fireplace was a bit short for that. I will check out my other shots and see what I have.. A lot of them have so much reflection that it would take an ungodly about of PPing to fix them. Ahh..

Dray, her name is Naz. I think she lives up north of LA. Funny though because I did shoot a model once whose OMP screen name is Aria. Both were good models.

G

Hey G! glad to help. Oh by the way....HTH stands for "hope that helps" LOL you can call me Rob,BlueRob or BR

[BlueRob]

I love Rob's edit.

Is that Aria whatshername? (Can't remember her last name... the girl whom Steve Diet Goedde shot)

Thank you kind Sir.

[GB1]

Hey Rob - I did think your name was Rob, but figured that it might just be a pen name and you were switching back to HTH

[BlueRob]

Hey Rob - I did think your name was Rob, but figured that it might just be a pen name and you were switching back to HTH

LOL! you have to keep up with the acronyms and abbreviations GB