Where is my portrait pro Alison????

[Tyson L. Sparks]

Tear it up guys, what can I do here.

[Tyson L. Sparks]

[Tyson L. Sparks]

[Alison]

Ermm I'm here and feeling very flattered because of the title of your thread But not so flattered that you want me to bash your photography :blush2:

I don't like being mean, but I'll tell you what I see.

#1 and 3.
Pose isn't bad, THAT looks realxed, but, she doesnt look comfortable being in front of the camera, it's showing in her lips. A future tip, get your subject to lick their lips and then hold them open just a little. And if they want a serious look just to smile their eyes. I guess their mouths would turn up a little but that's ok.

Lighting is good, nice and defused and with enough shadow on the face and dof to the bg to create a 3d feel.
Exposure, colours and clarity are excellent.

Maybe get her to sit one pillar back next time, so as to get rid of the distraction in the bottom right of the frame.

I love the way the wood is framing her in the sepia but the composition is not pleasing to my eye. She is too centred. The colour crop is better in that respect.

#2.
I like your composition here.
There is nothing of interest to the left of your subject, so, my eye keeps going back to the subject and that's a good thing. Especially as her top is brighter than the snowy bg. Had the snowy bg been brighter, my eye would have been drawn to that, so i think you have got away with that this time. However, the light parts of the image ARE competing for my attention.

Because her top is light, maybe next time make the bg an all light bg. This will accentuate her face and her hands. Or an all mid tone to dark bg making the whole subject the point of focus.

You might find this link useful http://super.nova.org/DPR/

All in all you didn't do a bad job Ty. I'm sure she will be very happy with them.

Was i kind enough?

I tell you what, I wish I could think this all through, like this, when I go to shoot someone :mad2: