Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Okay....I would lose 4833, 0912, 7249, 4425, and 0811 for various reasons: 7249, as others have noted, is way too blown out; 4833,0912, and 0881 may be okay as 'glamour' shots, but as portraits, they strike me as, dare I say it, slutty. I wouldn't include them in a portfolio for prospective portrait clients - on top of which 0912 has a plastic look to it - too much PS? And 4425 is the weaker of the two of the same young woman. So you asked...:-) B. D. -----Original Message----- From: lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org [mailto:lug-bounces+bdcolen=earthlink.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of Slobodan Dimitrov Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 11:17 AM To: Leica Users Group Subject: Re: [Leica] Portfolio Review Having two men in it is somewhat pointless. You might as well take them out, or create another section with men only. S. Dimitrov > From: "Phong" <phong@doan-ltd.com> > Reply-To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: Tue, 6 Apr 2004 10:59:31 -0400 > To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> > Subject: RE: [Leica] Portfolio Review > > B. D. Colen wrote: >> Hey, Phong - Can you repeat the instructions - I missed them. Thanks >> - B. D. > > > And to think that I purposely wrote the "goal > of the portfolio" part with you in mind. :-) > Here goes, > > By the way, as I would do during a live portfolio > review, that I am not responding does not mean > I am not listening very carefully to what everyone > has to say. So please keep the comments coming. > It's been great so far. > Thanks, > > - Phong > > > > >> -----Original Message----- >> >> I just finished putting my portrait portfolio >> together. There are 17 images, and I need your help >> to reduce to between 12 and 15. I would appreciate >> it very much if you could take a moment to review my portfolio at: >> >> http://www.phongdoan.com/Photography/PortraitPortfolio >> >> and tell me which few are the strongest (definite keepers) and which >> are weakest (candidates for exclusion). >> >> The goal is to have a portfolio to convince people >> that I can make them look good in print so that >> they will let me take their photos for fun or >> for pay. >> >> Any other comment on my portfolio is also >> much appreciated. >> >> I think soon I will be ready to learn to take photos >> that have 2 people in them. :-) >> >> Thanks in advance, >> >> - Phong >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information _______________________________________________ Leica Users Group. See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information