Photo Critique Forum

Please post no more than five images a day and respond to as many images as you post. Critics, please be constructive, specific, and nice! Moderated by gahspidy and mtbbrian.
Featured Photo
Photo by hminx

Photo by hminx
Featured Photo Archive >>
By posting on the Photo Critique forum you agree to post only your own photos, be respectful, and give back as much as you receive. This is a moderated forum and anything abusive or off-topic will be removed.
Results 1 to 5 of 5
  1. #1
    GB1
    GB1 is offline
    Moderator GB1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Location
    San Diego CA
    Posts
    9,960

    End of Summer Celebration

    Taken at a recent model shop. It was a 50s Style Theme shoot, but some of the models didn't get the word until it was too late. The model on the left wore baggy shorts and a scarf to give it a whirl...

    G

    Photography Software and Post Processing Forum Moderator. Visit here!

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Feel free to edit and repost my photos as part of your critique.
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    My Site

  2. #2
    Re Member LeeIs's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jan 2005
    Location
    Toronto, Canada
    Posts
    3,403

    Re: End of Summer Celebration

    Really awesome ambient light. lovely sunset. and the models are nicely lit. Technically very good. Good stuff!
    Liban

    "There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have." Nelson Mandela

    Nikon Samurai #23 - The Alexei Ponikarovsky of PR

    Havana Cuba Photography

  3. #3
    Senior Member draymorton's Avatar
    Join Date
    Dec 2008
    Location
    Project Bloomberg
    Posts
    2,131

    Re: End of Summer Celebration

    I like it. The natural light is just beautiful. And you've caught a great moment with the two models.

    A couple things: does the original crop have anymore room on the right side? That hand seems to be cut off.

    And, if it were me, I might try to find a way to do some subtle retouching on their faces so the specular highlights are softer and a little more natural-looking. I'm thinking of that patch of glare on girl-on-left's forehead, in particular.

    Very nice work, though.

  4. #4
    Senior Member armando_m's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2009
    Location
    Guadalajara Mexico
    Posts
    4,486

    Re: End of Summer Celebration

    wow, one complicated shot !
    models jumping , lots of contrast and external lighting

    you only missed having a shallow DOF (impossible, maybe?)

    crop is a little to tight on the sides

  5. #5
    GB1
    GB1 is offline
    Moderator GB1's Avatar
    Join Date
    Feb 2004
    Location
    San Diego CA
    Posts
    9,960

    Re: End of Summer Celebration

    Thanks for your critiques. We had the models, the beach and the setting sun, but wasn't sure what poses would be right, so we ended up doing a variety of stuff, including the jumping thing (maybe they just got new Toyotas?)

    Liban, I'm just glad I got one right, for we needed to shoot a bunch due to the models were jumping at different times and one kept closing her eyes I'm pretty happy with it, though I think it could be a tad sharper..

    Dray, the right side is what's in the shot (hope it doesn't hurt the image too badly). The left had more room but I cropped off a little to balance it. I see what you mean about the face needing a little processing: should be easy to do, and I already did so to several other shots of this model. Btw that comes from the off camera flash 45 degrees on their left.

    Armando, you're spot on regarding the DOF - mostly impossible! I wanted to shoot at 4 or 5.6, but my flash sync is 1/320 (though I often shoot 1/250 because it's more reliable) and when shooting a Nikon with a minimum ISO speed of 200 (100 isn't recommended ...), you have to use a lot smaller aperture than you would prefer! I think this one was 11 or 16. Anyway, I think the only solution is to shoot with a ND filter, but that will make the viewfinder pretty dark when shooting, though maybe it won't be a problem if there's plenty of light (?)

    Btw, this is the first time I really used off-camera flash/strobe via my SB-800 via Commander mode. It's a little trickier than it should be because the flash doesn't communicate with the flash via RF, but very small and undetectable micro flashes from the camera: the strobe has a side sensor to detect them. The only issue is that Nikon got cheap and only put a sensor on one side of the flash, so you have to be careful in a dynamic shoot to keep the sensor within line of sight of the camera (and in front of the camera). Given this, I may experiment w/ an off-brand wireless transmitter and receiver, see if it communicates adequate data between them.

    Here's another shot of the left side model (Amy). She does trade show promotional work (and you can certainly see why with her smile)

    G
    Attached Thumbnails Attached Thumbnails End of Summer Celebration-dsc_8861_edit1_post_800.jpg  
    Photography Software and Post Processing Forum Moderator. Visit here!

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Feel free to edit and repost my photos as part of your critique.
    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    My Site

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •