Jeff, You can take your portraits to an entirely new level immediately by using fill flash. This will soften the facial shadows and give highlights in the eyes. We HAVE to see the eyes. Other considerations might be to simplify the background. While the blossoms in the tree are beautiful and probably smell great, the branches are extremely distracting. The best shot in my opinion is the first in the series because of the lack of distractions. This shot also works because you cropped in close, eliminating the unnecessary information at the perimeters. The lighting on #10 is nice...we see more of the face. If I were to shoot this young lady I would find a spot where the setting sun would backlight her blond hair, shoot wide open to blur the background and use fill flash at +1-2 stops to sufficiently light her face. I would try various poses the accented her hair around her face. I would also shoot her at her level or slightly above her. The upward angle adds nothing to the photo. Take it for what it's worth. It's all subjective. Scot ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Talbot" <snapper@st-abbs.fsnet.co.uk> To: "List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students" <photoforum@listserver.isc.rit.edu> Sent: Tuesday, July 08, 2003 9:05 AM Subject: Re: Series X > <<< > Hello all! I would appreciate some feedback on my series. I'm an amateur > and am looking for what I did right and (constructively) what I should have > done better. > >>> > > Jeff > > I take it you mean your series at: > http://www.rit.edu/~andpph/cgi-bin/gallery-x/index.html > > Remember the "internet generation" demand to be spoon fed ... if you wan't them to visit you have to lead them right to your front door ... > > B > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > Join Freeserve http://www.freeserve.com/time/ > > Winner of the 2003 Internet Service Providers' Association awards for Best Unmetered ISP and Best Consumer Application. >
