B/W Series

wasn't the best lighting condition, i thought it would be cloudy and the sun peaked through stronger than i wanted.

i opted for a new processing style with these. i opted to go teh whole series in B/W. I kind of like the look. i still need to do some touchups so as always C&C is welcome.

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really? nobody has any comments?

dont be shy.

Your model was clearly enjoying herself, and seems to have some natural posing ability (or maybe that was your direction!). The B&W conversions look good - my only nitpick would be that the skin looks a little over processed in some, particularly the face in #5 and #8

Overall they look good but you seem to have some problems with some of the body parts blending in with each other or the background. Like the legs in 6 or the arms in 2 I too feel the skin is a little overprocessed.

thanks guys, the model didn't have the greatest skin, so i really had to work my magic (if you call it that) plus the light was especially unforgiving.

as i said in my OP, the sun came out when i expected it to be overcast. so not only did i get harsh shadows but i got harsh shadows over her not so smooth skin which is very difficult to remove with my normal approach. as seen in 3,5 and especially 7.

i was hoping for feedback to let me know, you know how when you keep looking over an image you cant tell if its good or not any longer. i'm going to let these sit for a few more days and get my mind clear and go back to them.