First Critique

[JRMott]

These are a couple pictures I took from a recent outing with a local actor looking to build his portfolio. Shot with Rebel XS, 50mm 1.8, and 430EX mounted on the hotshoe. Would greatly appreciate any input.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4415075558_71213e67a7_o.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4022/4414308267_95d7f3880a_o.jpg

[Flo]

Please post larger , they are hard to C&C when they are this small;)

[JRMott]

updated with larger pics...

[Q-Man]

The first one looks soft and there's lack of eye contact and I don't like the tilt and all the space to the right in the second. It appears sharper than the first though.

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[Corser1]

The first one to me is lacking in lighting contrast. I think it would have looked nice if you had the 430ex gelled with a CTO to get some orange/yellow into the shot resembling the sun. The second shot on the other hand looks good in terms of lighting contrast as you see the suns effect that adds a good dimension to your shot.

[Flo]

Where did the third one go to? It looked like it had promise.

[JRMott]

QMan - I see what you mean about both pics. I'm not sure why the first one is soft, was shot with 50mm @ f/8 1/50th sec. Perhaps a little slow? I can see how eye contact would have made the picture more impressive. Also, I too am not happy with the tilt and am apethetic about the additional space in pic 2.

Corser - I'm not sure I have an eye yet for lighting, but I can see the difference the sun makes between the two pics.

Flo - When I made the 3rd pic larger I realized how crappy it was. I was doing test shots at that point and didn't adjust my camera from the night before (newbie mistake), so it was at f/1.8 and ISO 1600. Soft and grainy, not how I wish it turned out.