Bridge Jump - Red Bikini

[jasonco]

Is this the perfect photo of my model Ashley jumping?

http://www.wollongongbeach.com/

[CyberDyneSystems]

yes! 8)

[shelbix2020]

*moves to .... Wollongong, NSW Australia*

[martcol]

It's a great shot. Lots going on without it causing any distractions a sense of energy and fun. The only thing I would say, and this is really, really picky is that the model's pose is very errr... posy. Having said that, how you could get it any other way, I don't know. It certainly looks like you put a lot of work into it and got a good return for your effort. The model looks fun.... The exposure, colour, composure.... Well, I suspect you knew it anyway!

Great shot, thanks for posting

Martin

[mwinog2777]

Agree with above. Too posed. So posed, it almost looks like a caricature of itself.

[kanwingshing]

I think it's not a bad shot. But there are rooms for improvement. You capture the moment right. Maybe you can try a different angle. The composition seems flat and not really powerful. Posing the model is not a problem, but maybe you should try to pose her differently. This photo really haven't show the best side of her if you know what I mean.

[Bruce Hamilton]

...the model's pose is very errr... posy.
So posed, it almost looks like a caricature of itself.
...maybe you should try to pose her differently.
Ahh... She's jumping... You guys sound like you're expecting her to freeze in mid air, so the photographer can repose her...

[kanwingshing]

...the model's pose is very errr... posy.
So posed, it almost looks like a caricature of itself.
...maybe you should try to pose her differently.
Ahh... She's jumping... You guys sound like you're expecting her to freeze in mid air, so the photographer can repose her...

He could ask her to jump in a different way! :lol:

[Mark Kemp]

I think it looks posed because it is a pose!

The opposite of a posed shot would be a natural shot and how many people do you see jumping like that unless a photographer asks them?

That doesn't make it a bad shot, it is a very good shot of a very nice model asked to jump for the camera, it is not a naturally caught shot of someone who happened to be jumping but it was never meant to be.

[martcol]

The opposite of a posed shot would be a natural shot and how many people do you see jumping like that unless a photographer asks them?

Hmmmm Mark, that's pretty sharp! I feel a whole new thread coming on here. Anyway, you're right - it's a good shot and I hope that I conveyed that in my post. I wish I had half the skill to produce pictures like that and of course a string of beautiful models to spend hours on sunny beaches..... I'm rambling! :oops:

Anyhow, I think that what causes more conflict in this shot is that it is a very natural, spontaneous background. What could be more so that waves crashing on the beach. Maybe, in that context the model's post looks slightly incongruous.... These really are just ideas - I don't want to do the shot down.

Martin

[Mark Kemp]

By the way Jason - good luck getting all the sand and salt out of your 10D!

[jasonco]

LOL funny you should say that (about getting the sand out of the 10D)...

I think its had more than its fair share of sand but it still goes well... :-)

The shot was definately meant to be posed, its not a candid shot by any means. The shot is supposed to show energy and life :-)

Thanks for your feedback :-)

Jase

[charlesu]

but of course that's a Photoshop trick and nothing to do with the photograph which is spot on. Nice glamour!

[jasonco]

Yeah someone else said that but I wanted to keep it all natural...

This girl has an awesome figure and no belly at all.. its just the way she is jumping..

Thanks for the compliment though :-)

Jase