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My wife and I are eager to improve our modeling photography. She does makeup and hair and I do camera and lights. For the most part, our models are beginners. If you would please look at our portfolio and share your thoughts on areas for improvement, we will be grateful. We are thick skinned and eager to learn, so please don't hold back  Thank you in advance! Joe and Su Aug 29 19 11:47 pm Link hey there, disclaimer: Im not a pro, but hopefully you will find my advice useful anyway you have a LOT of photos in your portfolio currently. "More" is not "better" here. limit to just the good stuff. IMO, about 1/4 of them are really good. Well done on that. Ditch the rest of them. I would strongly suggest that you also ditch your current avatar photo. The light is too strong on her forehead, IMO. Sep 01 19 11:10 am Link Study classical studio portrait lighting and then study how to do it outdoors. Get your color balance under control. Invest in a monitor calibrator and a neutral gray card. If you are not using your lens hood, start using it. I assume you have Photoshop and can tweak color balance. There seems to be a lack of sharpness in some shots. Sometimes this is due to a cheap lens. Sometimes it's due to a lack of a tripod. Sep 04 19 03:10 am Link Hot Springs Shutter wrote: Hi Joe and Su, Sep 13 19 03:13 pm Link You would benefit tremendously from picking up a book or video series on light. Work on understanding light and how to use it to good effect when photographing people. In a photo such as this one: https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/45707132 her face -- the part that should be the brightest part of the image -- is instead the darkest. Other photos have flat lighting, harsh shadows, harsh blown-out highlights, such as these: https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/45744660 https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/45707049 https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/45707101 Other things need work too, such as posing, model expression, direction of model's face in relation to the camera, etc. But truly studying lighting will help you the most at this time. Sep 18 19 11:51 pm Link While the behind the scenes shots are nice they don't help you. They are best left for IG. There are too many images of the same type of pose so it looks like you are limited in creativity. You seem to want us to know you shoot everything. Pick a lane and stay in it for now. Your all over the place. If you enjoy shooting kids, great. Commercial wonderful. Lifestyle good. Your outdoor is better then your studio. That looks a little beginner-ish. Assuming your wife is the sole makeup and hair person? Try to have someone other then her do your hair and makeup. This will bring a different feel to your pictures. I'm guessing she has her own page here? If not she should. And the same for her. Let her work with other photographers. It will help you both grow. As others have said, less is more. If you are on the fence about posting a pic, don't. Wait. Good luck and have fun.... Sep 22 19 08:45 pm Link This one is my preferred: https://www.modelmayhem.com/portfolio/pic/45707132 She has potential. I don't understand why you keep pictures in the wrong orientation in your portfolio. Jan 15 22 02:40 pm Link |
