Although a very 'posed' shot, I believe I like the light and texture of #4. Improvements might have included a much softer background and/or the fence stringer not passing through her head. All backgrounds are a little busy. Suggest a shallower DOF and, although she has pretty teeth, a few shots with a bit less of a smile. Maybe an even flatter lighting or some shadowy side lighting would help to reduce her subtle shadow lines..which reveal her age to be greater than 17. <BG> Understandably, you're putting pressure on yourself to produce results that please her and yourself. Can be very pressurized, especially while learning the process.
Best, Christine! Jack --- On Thu, 6/12/08, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: GESO: Anne > To: pdml@pdml.net > Date: Thursday, June 12, 2008, 1:44 PM > Hi Everyone: Anne is a colleague of mine, & I wanted to > take some photos of > her, and fortunately she was very enthusiastic, and even > said I could come > back again if I wanted a reshoot: I find her lovely, & > her eyes very > striking. We met up at her house, & I had about an > hour 1/2 to photographer > her on her deck. > > But, something very interesting happened: I actually got > so bored--not > because of Anne; she was great and fun; she has a really > great sense of > humor--rather, I was so bored with myself photographing > her; creatively I > felt dead, and I don't know why--look how lovely she > is!!! > > My 1st guess at an explanation is that it was all starting > to feel too > staged, and I think I feel I was kind of letting Anne down > because of that. > Also, I'm so inexperienced at reading ambient location > lighting and how to > best exploit it--& knowing this, I think all of a > sudden I became extremely > self-conscious about this, and I think I had a little inner > panic. > > Anyway, in 30 minutes I shot 61 frames, and I then said, > "Let's quit. I > feel done." And I so shocked myself that I said that. > We had a great > girlfriend visit over iced tea afterwards & Anne liked > a good many of the > shots. > > I've picked 5 to show you all here. Anne 1, 4, & 5 > are my favorites, with 5 > being my number 1 fav. In Anne 4, Anne is holding up a > diffuser disk to the > right and out of frame (obviously ;-)). Anne 3 & 2 > aren't that great > because of the overwhelming highlights in the background. > > All shot with K10D & the DA* 50-135mm & all > hand-held. I'm a little proud > of that latter. I think I'm getting better at wielding > that kit around: > K10D, battery grip & DA* 50-135mm. Ironically, the > battery grip, though it > adds weight, balances the kit for some better handling. > > > http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=840824 > > Comment/s critique/thoughts very welcome. > > Cheers, Christine > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
