5 b/w portraits for review

Morlar

Here are some b/w portraits for C & C if anyone is interested - taken a few weeks ago but just getting around to putting them online now.

http://www.deviantart.com/view/37114994/

http://www.deviantart.com/view/37115086/

http://www.deviantart.com/view/37117884/

http://www.deviantart.com/view/37119989/

http://www.deviantart.com/view/37126118/

Chochese

I don't like how you have cut off the top of the head in all but the first picture. Also, I'm not a fan of the overexposedness of some of the shots. Parts of the face are blown out too much. In my opinion, the best exposure is on the fourth one, but the crop is not great.

elven

The first one I think is nice and natural, I like the angle and the expression you caught - and I don't mind the exposure on the left because I know you like that effect, but in this case I think it's a little unbalanced, and the shadows on the right aren't too flattering - if you'd filled in a bit on the right as well and went for an overall high key finish I think I'd prefer that.

But the second one... Lovely. The angle really makes the most of those big almond eyes - and I think the crop is perfect there. Don't see why cutting off the top of the head is a bad thing, it puts the eyes in the right part of the frame. I especially like how there's good separation between her hair and the background. Ditto the fourth one.

I think the fifth one doesn't work as well as the others you had before like that, but I think it's just because she's got a weird expression.

Morlar

Cheers for the comments - fyi the exposure levels were intentional for a change ! Thanks for checking.

alb

Chochese wrote:

I don't like how you have cut off the top of the head in all but the first picture.

I disagree, I really like the composition of them, well done!

il gatto

The first two are a little unflattering to the model. They're interesting, but I just like making people look they're best. And she's a very pretty girl. I love the third and fourth ones. Especially the third one. I like the way the hair is flicked back and the light sepia tinge is nice. I see what you were going for in the last one. It's one of those ones where if you did it twenty times, one turns out right. They're kind of a luck shot. But overall, I like your pictures.

Tarakiwa

Yeah - I quite like the crop too.
I like them all except for the teeth in the 3rd shot. It looks like she has just 1 giant tooth at the front of her month.

Other than that I enjoyed them.

Borderfox

I like number 4 the best, the others seem a bit lifeless. Must have been a good day in the studio, something I havent done yet.... Do you have any of the colour versions just for comparision?

cameraguy

number 4 is my favourite exposure wise. i think it may have worked better in vertical format the crop is a little severe for my taste. well done all the same.

Zillah

Four is nice. The composition is better than the rest and the exposure is good, her eyes are nicely centred.

Overall I think the exposure is too high (I know it was deliberate but it blows out a lot of detail). Composition is general is a bit messy, too tight in some parts, and five just seems a bit random. One would be a lot nicer if there was more space at the top, her head is too close to the edge, give her room to breathe.

peter1892

Nice shots - the 4th one is really good, something about her eyes & how she's looking into the camera, it's good.

aFlabbyPanda

3 (just looks wooden) and 5 (dont like the image) dont do anything for me. 4 (eyes are amazing) is by far the best but I like 2 as well.

really good work.

Ruu_Old

I like the crop actually, I like number 2. Well done.

Morlar

Thanks for the comments.