First real try at a portrait, C&C welcome

I mostly shoot nature/wildlife/landsc​apes so this is a bit of a step outside my comfort zone. My sister was visiting for a few days and was willing to be my guinea pig. I'll post a few more once I'm done processing them. Would love to get some initial feedback though.

Maybe I should stick to wildlife...

Let's try another, with some more laid back processing.

Pretty good for a first try. The post processing is a little much for me in the first one and the hands look uncomfortable. I like the location of the 2nd, but a little too straight on for how she has her legs

Hope to see more from you -- keep practicing!

There both far better than i could do, and i quite like the heavy processing on the 1st shot, although i do find the background a little distracting. On the whole, nice shots though.

stepatee wrote in post #8134583
Pretty good for a first try. The post processing is a little much for me in the first one and the hands look uncomfortable. I like the location of the 2nd, but a little too straight on for how she has her legs

Hope to see more from you -- keep practicing!

Thanks for the comments. I figured the processing would be hit or miss, but she liked it. I thought the same about the hands. It was starting to get dark when we took that and the mosquitoes were getting pretty bad, I don't think she really had time to get her hands relaxed between swatting at them. There was one shot where the hands were better but I didn't like the rest of it.

On the second one, maybe moving a couple steps to camera right and having her turn her head to face me?

beano wrote in post #8134667
There both far better than i could do, and i quite like the heavy processing on the 1st shot, although i do find the background a little distracting. On the whole, nice shots though.

Thanks!


Here's one more if anyone would like to comment on it.

#1 is a bit much in the PP but it does have an interesting feel to it. Not sure. . I"m on the fence.
#2 I like a lot, nice soft shadows, If I had to do something different it would be that her skin tone is very close to the back ground and blends a bit so maybe a slightly darker background.
#3 same thing, but all technically very good. Great attempts. keep shooting! Great model.

Soliz.. I keep coming in behind you man! I promise, I'm not following you

Anyway... I like #2 and #3 the best, #3 being the prize-winner, and the only thing that I do not like about #1 is that her face just looks a bit blown out with light, surely due to the PP everyone else has mentioned, but if it wasn't for that, I'de be all over #1 as well.

Good work though, really good, and I second soliz on the model. Very pretty.

Technician wrote in post #8135763
Soliz.. I keep coming in behind you man! I promise, I'm not following you

Anyway... I like #2 and #3 the best, #3 being the prize-winner, and the only thing that I do not like about #1 is that her face just looks a bit blown out with light, surely due to the PP everyone else has mentioned, but if it wasn't for that, I'de be all over #1 as well.

Good work though, really good, and I second soliz on the model. Very pretty.

lol. . ..no biggie man, just people enjoying great photos.

I like the processing and the backgroud in the 2nd shot