Casey, senior portraits

Casey is one of the representatives for my studio this year.

1. I used the "cover model" action from mcp actions for this shot. I know some may think it a bit hot but I like it that way.

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I like these a lot.. I actually did a shot with a tennis ball on fire for my graduation pics way back when and I still thinks it's cool. I think the MCP is a little too much on #1 can you reduce the opacity a bit?

I love the eyes, in #1 and #5. Well done.

LOVE shot #1...and shot #5 is a very close 2nd.

4, 5 & 6 are great shots. Could be the athletic context, but love 'em. Idea on 5 and 6 for you. Positioning of girl in #6 to put the ball in the upper LH corner of the frame would have added some natural depth to the the shot. From her perspective, rotating her body counterclockwise (or you moving right with camera) would move the fire to the glove to the right of the frame and away from her face (distraction) and put the ball upper left of frame. Also, the logo on her shirt is obscured.

Same with #5. Like her look and the color pop but not the angle at which it was shot. The bat being so out of focus would take on more meaning if not so close to her face and blending into her uniform quite so much. Also, by making the move, you could have framed her face to the right 1/3 of your shot. Either she moves, or you move for a better angle and more interesting shot.

My 1/50th of a dollar and FWIW.

dave

I like them. Your post processing looks really nice.
My only critique is that in 4 and 5 you didn't get pure white and we can see some wrinkles on the seamless, I think you can fix that pretty easy in Photoshop

The lighting is too hot in #1. The left side of her face is over exposed and becomes flat without detail. Same with her chest. Redevelop the RAW file if you can.

I love the third photo

jenirose3 wrote in post #7742355
I like these a lot.. I actually did a shot with a tennis ball on fire for my graduation pics way back when and I still thinks it's cool. I think the MCP is a little too much on #1 can you reduce the opacity a bit?

Thanks. I can reduce the MCP. I'll have to give it a shot.

AP64 wrote in post #7742398
I love the eyes, in #1 and #5. Well done.

Thank you.

*jamie* wrote in post #7742822
LOVE shot #1...and shot #5 is a very close 2nd.

Thanks.

snyderman wrote in post #7743229
4, 5 & 6 are great shots. Could be the athletic context, but love 'em. Idea on 5 and 6 for you. Positioning of girl in #6 to put the ball in the upper LH corner of the frame would have added some natural depth to the the shot. From her perspective, rotating her body counterclockwise (or you moving right with camera) would move the fire to the glove to the right of the frame and away from her face (distraction) and put the ball upper left of frame. Also, the logo on her shirt is obscured.

Same with #5. Like her look and the color pop but not the angle at which it was shot. The bat being so out of focus would take on more meaning if not so close to her face and blending into her uniform quite so much. Also, by making the move, you could have framed her face to the right 1/3 of your shot. Either she moves, or you move for a better angle and more interesting shot.

My 1/50th of a dollar and FWIW.

dave

I let her pose for the flame and glove one as she wanted to look like she's pitching. (I'm so sport clueless) You're right though, it could have been better. Maybe a vertical crop could help. And, as far as obscuring the logo....it's a two school co-op for softball so the hidden B actually doesn't represent the school she will graduate from so I'm not overly worried about it.

As for the other....

Does this image strike you as better?

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nexsim wrote in post #7743517
I like them. Your post processing looks really nice.
My only critique is that in 4 and 5 you didn't get pure white and we can see some wrinkles on the seamless, I think you can fix that pretty easy in Photoshop

Thanks. I'll have to double check those.

HappySnapper90 wrote in post #7746382
The lighting is too hot in #1. The left side of her face is over exposed and becomes flat without detail. Same with her chest. Redevelop the RAW file if you can.

Thanks for the input. However, there is nothing wrong with the original as you can see here. I ran an action on the photo that made it hotter on the left side of her face and was aware that some would think it too hot.

Salma wrote in post #7747302
I love the third photo

Thanks Salma!

sevillafox wrote in post #7749849
Thanks for the input. However, there is nothing wrong with the original as you can see here. I ran an action on the photo that made it hotter on the left side of her face and was aware that some would think it too hot.

The original is much better.

HappySnapper90 wrote in post #7751778
The original is much better.

I agree. Great shots though!!

nice series but #5 really stands out to me among the rest

this has probably been asked a thousand times, but how'd you accomplish the flames? and great shots by the way

Number 4 is my pick followed closely by 5. All are well done imo. Never having done this type of shoot. I think she will be pleased with your hard work.

I think the shots are very nice. Pretty model.