2012 HS Senior Model

[peeker]

Been an occasional contributor, but not much of a image poster before...

I want to share these images from a recent high school senior model shoot and get some opinions / perspectives on a few different things.

- The look of each image (from a client's perspective)
- Lighting
- Posing

I have some opinions of my own as well as the client's, and I will share those later to keep your feedback unbiased.

Thanks for looking!

[peeker]

Hmmm, lots of lookieloos, and no comments. Guess I'll just go back to my sandbox by myself. :-(

[groovyone]

Give it time.

The look good. Lighting looks solid and the background is a great white.

[auddii]

I'm don't know much about portrait photography, so take my critique more as a consumer type critique. Overall, I like the series. I think the first one is my favorite of her, but overall, I find the glowing white background kind of distracting (in all the photos). Also, the whites of her eyes look a little over processed and have a similar "glowing" look to them.

In #2 there is a shiny spot on her shoulder, which blends into the background and is a little distracting. Her right cheek looks a little different from the rest of her face. I don't know if it's a different type of light that is hitting it, different process, or if I'm crazy (all are distinctly possible).

#3 is probably my second favorite. Love how her face looks, although I wish her body was turned a little more towards the camera.

However, most of these are nit picks, and I do really like the series. And most of these are personal taste too.

[peeker]

Thanks for looking...

@Keith... I work hard to have a consistent white backdrop, thanks for noticing

@Audrey - Upon looking, I will take a bit off of the eyes as I did notice they are a bit white... just a small slider away to make those correct...
Also, #3 was a unique shot that was a fast turn from facing the back... more of an action shot, that captured that look.

[groovyone]

Originally Posted by peeker

Thanks for looking...

@Keith... I work hard to have a consistent white backdrop, thanks for noticing

Not an easy thing to do for sure! How do you light yours?

[peeker]

Here is a quick diagram of how these are lit.

ISO 200
F/8 | 1/125 sec
Lens at 75mm

Stripboxes metered at f11
Octobox @f8
Small gridded softbox @f5.6
Speedllight (rim & hair) @f5.6