Advice welcome

[DVDeluxe]

I hope I posted this right. First time trying.
A shoot I did over the weekend. Any advice?

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http://photos-e.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs059.snc3/14634_1146825471564_1255372305_30349409_3945881_n. jpg

2
http://photos-h.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs079.snc3/14634_1146825311560_1255372305_30349405_5584060_n. jpg

3
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs059.snc3/14634_1146830311685_1255372305_30349476_5614879_n. jpg

4
http://photos-c.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs059.snc3/14634_1146827831623_1255372305_30349417_7786571_n. jpg

[AmandaMarie]

Your DOF was too great. The light is flat. It would be nice to have some specs on these photos...

Your WB seems off. These pictures could do with a warmer tone, as it is fall and the leaves look washed out.

[griptape]

I completely agree with AmandaMarie. Your lighting is very flat and gray looking, and your white balance is much too blue. The poses aren't bad in general, but I find #2 pretty awkward. Partially because of the 90 degree side angle, it reminds me too much of someone going to the bathroom in the woods.

[DVDeluxe]

1
TV-1/50, AV-5.6, ISO-250, 55.0mm WB-Auto

2
TV-1/50, AV-5, ISO-250, 34.0mm WB-Auto

3
TV-1/50, AV-5.6, ISO-250, 55.0mm WB-Auto

4
TV-1/50, AV-5.6, ISO-250, 21.0mm WB-Auto

Hope that helps, and how can i fix that?

[AmandaMarie]

Your should really manually set your WB. If you enable image editing on your profile here we can help you.

user control panel > edit profile > enable

[DVDeluxe]

cool i switched to that.

[AmandaMarie]

Alright I'll see what kind of WB work I can do.

[AmandaMarie]

This is what I came up with...

[DVDeluxe]

That does look better. I'll be working on that. Thanks

[AmandaMarie]

No problem. Just work on your color saturation to try and get back that lost oranges and yellows in the leaves. I also upped the contrast a tad and brushed out the dirt on her boots.

I'm a lady, I notice those kinds of things =)

[ScottKCooper]

I like #3 for pose, and prop (fence) but the branch behind her head and everything behind it needs to be oof to make it better.

[Martin Dixon]

My attempt to get her to pop a bit + WB + removed annoying branch near left hair. Do you like this?

[DVDeluxe]

It looks good.Taking that branch out is a noticeable improvement...

[Flo]

In just about all , there are branches and trees over/out of her head....

Watch the backgrounds and composition. And squat shots.yikes.not very flattering?;)

[griptape]

As long as we're adding edits:

[DVDeluxe]

I'm liking those results. Lemme try...

Okay Here's another picture. The WB was taken at AUTO like the rest and I attempted to manually tune it.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs079.snc3/14634_1148493793271_1255372305_30352601_5748334_n. jpg

[charl1e]

1/50 shutter speed is a bit slow.. you should really shoot at least 1/100 sec if not more. anyways, i agree with the above comments. exposure could be higher. have you thought about investing in a canon 50mm 1.8 lens? I think it would vastly improve your image quality and dof

[AmandaMarie]

shooting 1.8 with these types of photos is extremely unforgiving, no?

[AmandaMarie]

I'm liking those results. Lemme try...

Okay Here's another picture. The WB was taken at AUTO like the rest and I attempted to manually tune it.
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs079.snc3/14634_1148493793271_1255372305_30352601_5748334_n. jpg

This is a great improvement. Next time I would recommend that unless the model is specifically trying to sell the clothes she's wearing, I would tone down the patterns and colors. Her face is the last thing I see.