My first paying customer. C&C please.

laimis.s wrote in post #2096824
i like nr2 and nr3 you could have avoided the shade on the right side of the nose though (pic3). loving the skin tones.

I agree, your lighting has the shadow falling into the eye at an upward angle. Not very flattering. If you are trying to light fromt he side then have the shadow fall into the labial fold between the cheek and nose. This techique works very well with those clients that have a deep or multiple layer fold.

Keep trying,

Les Baldwin

Thanks. Your explanation of the problem is very easy to understand but I don’t know exactly what "the labial fold between the cheek and nose" is.

good job, What did you charge?? Just wondering.

Hi Sonia it is the fold of skin that runs from the sides of the nose to the corners of the mouth. Your subject seems to have fairly deep ones so using a flater light may be more pleasing. Along with that she has deep eyesockets so you need to study the face to determine the best way to place your lights, reflectors etc.

Thanks

Les Baldwin

It's funny because I'm going through this now. There's a girl who works at the local supermarket who I would REALLY love to add to my photograph(she really resembles Adriana Lima). I know she's young and probably in high school so I've not asked her yet in fear of looking like a real perv. I'm a 38 year old man. I thought I might try to get my wife to approach her instead but then thought that would be too much like grade school and look very un-professional. I think I may just take your approach and explain to her that I just want some new faces in my portfolio and would be giving stuff away... and that she would be more than welcome to bring someone along.

Great work on getting the sale. Never downplay a sale. I turned a $5.00 sale of kids with Santa pictures into a shoot which I made a couple hundred dollars, AND I was booked to do the Santa/kids photos a week after last year's event.

Thanks for the great advise LBaldwin. I think what you are saying is flatter (not totally flat) light would have been better for this particular girl, & the light was too low for any person. Let me know if I read you wrong.

jcost... I charged them $15.00 per sheet. I think I will charge $20.00 per sheet as soon as I feel confident that I can consistently get great results. My confidence is getting better, but I might still charge $15.00 under these circumstances (where I am asking stranger to take their time to help me out). I might not do that anymore though, you guys have kinda put the fear in me.

Forkball... maybe just have your wife there with you, but you do the asking?

these are very good.. i only wish i had your nerve to ask like that...

good idea for #1, however im digging #2 and 3

Hey Sonia,

One other thing to look out for is the Tricep muscle on the back of her arm.Eventually (unless you shoot a bodybuilder) you will get a comment similier to :my arms look fat".

When you pose the model allow them to put their arms down like that but not to put any weight on the arm. That will alllow the tricep to relax and make the arm look fit and slim. Also if you show the arm below the elbow show the hand too.

Les

LBaldwin wrote in post #2112362
Hey Sonia,

One other thing to look out for is the Tricep muscle on the back of her arm.Eventually (unless you shoot a bodybuilder) you will get a comment similier to :my arms look fat".

When you pose the model allow them to put their arms down like that but not to put any weight on the arm. That will alllow the tricep to relax and make the arm look fit and slim. Also if you show the arm below the elbow show the hand too.

Les

Thanks again.
I, too, noticed the tricep. I tried to liquify it (#2), but the straight line of the building behind her prevented me from doing so. I guess if I learn to pose them right, I won’t have to fix so much later huh.
Thanks for the hand advice too. I think someone else already mentioned that... Lot’s of mental notes to take here.

I love this pictures!! I was wondering what camera & lens did you use on# 2??

Good work!!

jackies35 wrote in post #2114871
I love this pictures!! I was wondering what camera & lens did you use on# 2??

Good work!!

Thanks.
20D, 17-85mm EFS & a silver reflector as my light source.

Nice PIctures are those her real Eyes ? Nice post