Houston Model Jwels G

[jamesw]

Hi Gang,

I think these are probably G-rated enough (or at least PG-13) so I can post here :-)

These are from a shoot last Friday with Julie G - a Houston model:









Comments and critiques much appreciated. Is the background lame in the under/over shots? Should I just tighten it next time???

Julie had a lot of skills as an underwater model - I wish I had had more time to shoot with her, but she had to run off to host an event after our shoot. Now that's stamina!

Cheers
James

[justin-branam]

james, you asked for critique, so ill let you have it

i think you should take an iron to the background and tighten it to remove the wrinkles. i noticed that right away. maybe try lighting it from the back with a colored light to give a sunset look or something??? Pic 1 her head looks huge, pic 2 her legs little big proportionaly (expected with the water magnifying it though). Also on the underwater shots, they look a little over exposed on my camera. Did you use a diffuser on the strobes?

This is just an amatuers opinions though!

[jamesw]

Thanks for the feedback Justin.

Yes, I used diffusers on the strobes, but they don't do much for above water shooting.

Cheers
James

[jamesw]

OK, I re-processed these now that I have my new monitor - it seems like it calibrated better.







Also for Justin - check out this setup - can't wait to use these 2 next shoot:



Cheers
James

[justin-branam]

whoa! i do like that light setup. you think i could use my 125s as some studio lights? wont be super powerful, but would be very portable and cheap considering i already have the strobes. and im assuming they run via a slave rather than a sync cord? i may have to come check that out.

[austinh2o]

That is an awsome idea. I'll have to try it with my 125s also.

[thelegend1472]

I don't ever come to this neck of the woods, but I've seen a couple of your posts and you finally nailed that first shot. Love the look of the model and the lighting. Congrats! I love the wide angle look as well.

[jamesw]

Thanks!