E-Session - Santa Monica Beach - First Time E-Session

[erdons]

No Post processing done other then exporting to JPEG.

I wasn't quite sure how to deal with him being so much taller than her....

















Full set can be found here
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7083938...7630246853536/

[rick_reno]

like 4,5,7 and 8. especially 4 and 7

[Pixil Studio]

the first one the pose is really bad. you can put him on profile to thin him up and put her infront to help with proposions. like 5 6 and 7

[erdons]

I didnt really like the pose either we were wrapping up and she requested a couple more quick shots and didnt give me a chance to make any changes. He was requesting we finish the shoot 10 minutes into the session...

[auroraskye]

Watch your angles - shooting from beneath people (especially if they are looking down at you) is seldom flattering. I don't think these are terrible but #1 is definitely stiff and unflattering and you've got a few WB issues.. the one on the park bench is one of my favorites but it's super blue.

[ultimachi]

Originally Posted by erdons

I didnt really like the pose either we were wrapping up and she requested a couple more quick shots and didnt give me a chance to make any changes. He was requesting we finish the shoot 10 minutes into the session...

Well, you are supposed to be the one in charge of the shoot. When you say they didn't give you the chance to make any changes....were they the ones pushing the shutter button? Were they standing there telling you to push the shutter?? I don't understand how you didn't have a chance to fix their posing.

If they request to end the shoot 10 minutes in....that's on them. As long as they paid in full lol.

[erdons]

This was when we were already done and walking back towards where we parked they asked for one more and I shot around 3 clicks... We were passed the 1 hour session by about 10 minutes... They were walking a couple of
Ft in front of me asked for one more... Now in your case if u agree to an hour do you continue shooting beyond that hour, in the future should I stipulate anything over an hour will be extra that way I don't have to worry about working extra for free?

[patrick clarke]

lighting is good
what did you use

[erdons]

15x15 softbox with a 580 EX II Speedlite attached to it... first time using it and I really loved the lighting it gave me.

[Hphotograpy]

Really nice shots. I like the lighting.

[Christopher Steven b]

1 - you've been sufficiently scolded about this one.
2 - your composition, setup (him looking at her) pushes our eyes to her, suggests she is the subject of the photo. So why is your lighting set up so that one of her eyes are in shadow ? Weren't you worried about shadows with that hat ? I'd have chimped the image to check that it was okay before moving on. Also, she's almost at a profile stance; having her shift toward you might have been more flattering as well as possibly avoiding the shadow.
3 - I'd have used their shadows in the composition. It would also have helped with the comp. by having more space for them to 'walk into' rather than plopping them near the middle of the frame with unhelpful space behind them.
4 - I like this. I might have shot a few more to get a little more separation / definition in the face profile; but this is still good. I'd crop a little closer from the right side, eliminating that black blob along the right side of the frame.
5 - good moment; he's looking a little lurch-y, but guys are tough to get decent expressions out of sometimes.

8 - I think they're both looking pretty good here. Note how her arm is defining his chest in a helpful way. Nice.

[digidiva]

Originally Posted by ultimachi

....were they the ones pushing the shutter button?.........

But I bet they were the one's paying the fee without complaint.