aurore @ castingfactory

[kris]

belgian model Aurore







homepage: http://www.krisverdonck.com

[Paul.S.]

Hahahaha... oh man my dyslexia is bad.. I though I would see the "Aurora... (Borealis) at the Canning Factory:.. I expected northern lights in some far north region.. oh man..

Nice shots and lovely model, number 1 is my choice out of the two and for #2 not having her hand cropped would work better.. I think..

[Trevor Ash]

Hi,

I don't spend a lot of time actually writing critiques but I do spend some time viewing the forum. I felt compelled to comment on these photos however.

First of all, I want to say that you did an outstanding job of capturing these terriffic expressions. Wonderful timing on your part. I should make sure I acknowledge that I do like the first photo quite a bit......but only for the expression on her face.

What could really improve these photos is better lighting. The lighting works well for the first photo but the second photo simply doesn't work for me. For example, look how thin you made the model look in the first photo by use of the broad, harsh, and contrasty lighting. But look at the more direct frontal lighting in the second photo and it makes the model look much much "heavier" and in relation to the first photo, not very pretty.

How did you shoot the first photo? I think it was pretty successful.

BTW, I often express my opinion that beautiful models can make a poor photographer look good and/or make a photographers work "easy". Others argue that it's the photographers job to help direct the shoot and make the model feel at ease and comfortable for the best shots. I think your examples show that both of these opinions are sound.

Now you see why I don't critique that much Don't worry, I know it's always easier to write about someone else's photos than to actually do it yourself.