Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/09/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thank you VERY much for some extremely helpful feedback Dr Ted. I had no control over the jumping setup in that it was done for a whole group directly in front of her about 20 metres back and I raced up to the side and tried for some different angles. I just kinda put this up for fun due to Kyle's tradition of levitating models. By the way she is still on board in the last 12 or so (from 100) finalists as Australia's Next Top Model continues here. Very sadly they transformed her magnificent candy pink and blue hair as part of a show makeover. So I never got to photograph it. For the other, yes all of that makes perfect sense and every time I look at that shot now it annoys me more!. I'm working on learning better communication and detail like that in posing too. I have a whole new series (different model) to show my friends soon and I am really looking forward to the feedback. Cheers Geoff *Colour still has an M in it.* On 9 September 2011 12:35, <tedgrant at shaw.ca> wrote: > Geoff Hopkinson showed:: > > > http://www.pbase.com/image/**137293471<http://www.pbase.com/image/137293471> >> http://www.pbase.com/image/**137293470<http://www.pbase.com/image/137293470> >> > > > Hi Geoff > Hey old buddy a couple of thoughts for next time. It ain't personal! ;-) > > 3471...... levitating. It works fine although I feel a look right into lens > might have.... not "might have added some kind of intensity to her. Rather > than "Hey honey jump in the air.... CLICK! " Like no life. Or maybe have > her > making a face or something other than... "OK Honey jump in the air... > click!" > > 3470........ When shooting females one should attempt to keep parts slim > and female. IE: Her left hand! It is fist flat or nearly so to the camera, > unlady like in a portrait. Even of this nature. If you had her turn it in > reverse, sort of palm up and fingers slightly curled narrowing the size. > Look at her right hand on head.... a slim feminine line. More delicate > like. > > Sometimes it's kind of tough to get it to work as it may require a slight > shift of the bdy to bring arms and hands into a potentially better line. > > Look at her right hand slim and "refined looking is best for ladies." > Guys? Well the fist of some sort is the way to go or a fuller flatter male > hand appearance. > > Her head and face? > I think bringing her head around more to her left, slightly but fuller into > camera with a tiny bit of tilt to her right would've? Or might have? given > a > better line on the face. > > What you should be looking for is: how her right neck side lines up with > her jaw and face line. > In other words her neck and cheek line should almost be a straight line. > > You can do this and still have a very very slight tilt to her head, but > eyes right into camera as she is here. > > It's tougher to describe than show you in a moment or two in real life. > These are minor items, but if handled well and the more you shoot people > head and shoulder type photos the aligning will become quite obvious, once > learned it makes a 10 fold improvement in the finished photo. > > cheers, > ted > > > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > Leica Users Group. > See > http://leica-users.org/**mailman/listinfo/lug<http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug>for > more information >