Portraits (probably nsfw)

Morlar

Here are a few portraits for review. Not sure if image linking from devart is working thesedays so I will also put the links in - as usual clicking on the smaller preview version opens the bigger one.

The first one is pretty standard processing wise:

Radiant II

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43337433/


2nd one seems to have some hot areas though the colour version doesnt so that was probably more to the processing than anything else:

Classic Pose Bw

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43385042/



The third one is very heavily processed and is probably closer to digital art than a photograph due to the amount of things done to it (dont even ask!). Not really interested in critique of the third one in terms of processing - you will either like the look or you wont - its more for the composition and impact if any than to hear that some people dont like noise ninja or whatever. I know this one is a bit overboard and thats not the point.

Vanishing Point

http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/43392114/


Thanks for checking - there are also alternate versions on the devart site if anyone wants to see them.

paudie

First off I'd say definitely nsfw

The first one, it's a lttle thing but since they seem professional I'll say it. It seems like she has a hole in the sole of her lefy foot. Small I know, but my eyes were drawn to it. Otherwise great shot, the lighting is perfect on her face.

Number two. More of a posing citique than your photography skills. Her right breast just looks unnatural positioned so it makes the shot seem more awkward.

These are just what I got from looking at the shots, so mostly just problems with the model. Technically the framing, focus and lighting are all perfect. I don't think the second is too hot at all.
Nice one.

rymus

I like em, first one is my favorite. Possibly a bit anal retentive to say, but my eye was drawn to the mirror in the second one... Keep thinking it wouldnt be so distracting if it wasnt slightly cropped. Covered with hand, no longer distracting

Morlar

rymus wrote:

I like em, first one is my favorite. Possibly a bit anal retentive to say, but my eye was drawn to the mirror in the second one... Keep thinking it wouldnt be so distracting if it wasnt slightly cropped. Covered with hand, no longer distracting

Thanks for checking - yep she has a hole in the sole of her stocking and yep I might go back and do something with the edge of that mirror.

Out of idle curiosity - if you had a choice of categories to put these pictures in, which would you say they belonged in

A) People
Everything else

The reason I ask is that on another forum I posted them in - I checked out the categories and put them under the People section - they were then moved form the category of People to the category of Everything else which seems a bit odd to me.

B0rG

Morlar wrote:

The reason I ask is that on another forum I posted them in - I checked out the categories and put them under the People section - they were then moved form the category of People to the category of Everything else which seems a bit odd to me.

Heh, may be they don't consider half dressed girls as people...

Anyways, I'd agree with rymus on the mirror.

On the first photo - would you consider softened light (with a reflector or a bouncer) into her breast area, to make the skin uniformly lit? ah well, just a though...

Morlar

B0rG wrote:

Heh, may be they don't consider half dressed girls as people...

Apparently they dont ! (Photographyireland btw)

I know what you mean about getting light to the chest area in the first pic. That one had 3 light sources, the window on camera left (small-ish window) the flash bounced upwards to light from above semi-evenly - and also a reflector to catch the window light and put it back to light her face.

The reflector wasnt in a proper stand it was jammed against a chair if I remember at the just about right angle for her face, probably would have needed another light source to have had her chest area as softly lit as her face but yep -I had noticed that too. Thanks for checking.

paudie

I don't know about that guys. I think it makes for a more interesting shot becausr despite th fact that she has no clothes on you are still drawn to her face this way, lighting her uniformly would take away from that.

This is the main reason I like the first picture.