Valentine's Day #1

Valentine's Day photoshoot I did recently. Thanks for the feedback.

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linda baca wrote in post #13852076
Valentine's Day photoshoot I did recently. Thanks for the feedback.

What type of feedback are you looking for? It's a cute shot as is, there are things that I would have done differently but that doesn't necessarily make my ideas the right ones...

Any feedback is appreciated, always looking to learn, thanks.

Sam wrote in post #13852119
What type of feedback are you looking for? It's a cute shot as is, there are things that I would have done differently but that doesn't necessarily make my ideas the right ones...

My thoughts...

It looks like he has some pretty awesome skin tone so I would have kept the colors there to highlight that. The red of the heart is another thing I'd want to pop since it's part of the shoot being Valentine's day.

The chair takes something away from the subject because of it either being so dark or sharper than the rest. Either a more shallow depth of field, lighting that was focused on your subject or a different chair would have been my choice.

I like the softness of the shot, I think sharpness is overused a lot in portraits and it sometimes kills the feeling for me. For a romantic, cuddly Valentine's theme I think soft works.

Great points and thank you. Soft and cuddly, I like it too

Sam wrote in post #13852168
My thoughts...

It looks like he has some pretty awesome skin tone so I would have kept the colors there to highlight that. The red of the heart is another thing I'd want to pop since it's part of the shoot being Valentine's day.

The chair takes something away from the subject because of it either being so dark or sharper than the rest. Either a more shallow depth of field, lighting that was focused on your subject or a different chair would have been my choice.

I like the softness of the shot, I think sharpness is overused a lot in portraits and it sometimes kills the feeling for me. For a romantic, cuddly Valentine's theme I think soft works.