Fashion Shot. Model hates this pic.

[Lisard]

I was shooting the model last weekend. I sent her links to photos after that and she replyed that she HATES most of these photos!!!! :shock: She was TFP model I found on OMP and this is her first photoshoot ever. She had no experience and I had a hard time getting her to relax and pose. And as a result.... she didn't like any of her photos. :( So now, tell me folks. Is this me, model or something else? I am not crazy about this photoshoot but don't think these photos THAT bad.

http://images6.fotki.com/v82/photos/4/42158/1005347/IMG_0325a-vi.jpg?1086455936

http://images6.fotki.com/v83/photos/4/42158/1005347/IMG_0286a-vi.jpg?1086455841

http://images6.fotki.com/v83/photos/4/42158/1005347/IMG_0369-vi.jpg?1086456067

[EoSD30fReAk]

the second and third one look OK to me!

although here face looks a bit too light

[CyberDyneSystems]

I'd definately chalk it up to learning curve.. I can imagine it is very difficult in the begiining both for the Model and the Photographer to get a comfptable environment in which the "great" photos will "happen"

No,. I have no clue myself.. never tried such work.. but it is something I think definatley takes time and patince on both sides of the lens.

It's too bad her reaction was so negative though.. although the first image does look particularly "stiff" ...I like the second two just fine :)

[MT]

but as mentioned - a big part of it is getting her comfortable enough in front of the camera.

[cgratti]

#'s 2& 3 look fine. She looks stiff in the first shot. Was the first shot taken early in the shoot? I feel it was and she has lightened up by the time #2 & 3 were taken.

[clos]

Just practice my friend. Don't worry what she thinks just focus on what you want.

You have plenty of high quality models in your area so be grateful and just have fun.

Photos are nice a bit overexposed on the backround. Get an assitant and a reflector or two. You got all summer to practice so move on to the next one.

By the way what is your OMP member number?

-Carlos

[elbirth]

I have to agree that I think it's probably a bit on both sides of the camera... obtaining the amount of comfort from both individuals is absolutely necessary to have the more relaxed and free-flowing shots.
How well do you know each other? How long? This being her first shoot, I think it may be a little more on her shoulders as to why she hates them. Not that they're all bad, it's just that she may not be used to seeing herself posed for such positions, and therefore not sure how to take it. She could say she hates them all because of 1 or a few shots of the whole shoot. I'd give it time though, try to work with her and help her calm down some.

To reiterate, the first one looks quite stiff, and perhaps was done early on? You can definitely see her anxiety there. Her eyes and mouth look like she's "smiling for the camera" but doesn't really mean it.

The second one looks good, but her hands look pretty stiff, and her arms awkwardly straight, showing more lack of relaxation in front of the camera.

The third one looks great, she has a good natural expression on her face, nice pose.


off topic, sorry-
I see in your sig you're a russian in miami :) I speak some russian, but I'm plain-old American)

[henkbos]

You can only take good shots when things work on both sides of the camera. In this case it didn't.
#1: this should be a full body shot or crop it above the knees. The background isn't working for this shot
#2: exposure on the model seems good although the shadows on her face are quite hard. Again I'm missing the feet. The position of her dress isn't helping here and neither is the tree comiong out of her shoulder.
#3: seems ok to me, but I would clone out the dark spot above her head.

Pratise, practise!!

[PhotosGuy]

Not great, but not terrible either. Chalk it up to gaining experience on both sides & move on. With TFP, you both generally get what you pay for, no?

[Sonex305]

I like #3 a lot. She is definately more relaxed in that one. I am not a fan of the crop, however. In the first two, she is not relaxed at all. One thing you can look at is peoples hands. In the first photo, her hands are clenched in fists. This is a sign of tension and or nervousness. In the second photo, she seems unsure what to do with her hands and thats why they look somewhat unnatural.
I don't do any real model shoots, but one thing I have found is you can't tell people to "just relax". That makes them aware that they don't look right and in turn makes them feel more uncomfortable. How you get past that I don't know, I'm just an amateur. Good luck either way, she's a very attractive model. :D

Craig

[LOCALS]

WERE ARE THE PHOTOS ON THE COLUMN

[35mm]

I can't see any photos

[R_Metzel]

The photos were linked from a website. They were probably taken down as this thread is 2 years old

[35mm]

ahh, that woukd make sense :)

I wonder why the bump