Su Jian's Album

[Megadark]

IMHO, the pics look a little too soft to be comfortable to the eye. Incorporating 4 into 1 and having a vignette effect does not seem to help. Funny thing is, when I visualize these pictures as individual huge portraits hung on the wall, they do look acceptable.:think:

 

[student]

#1 On my screen, I do not see blown-out highlights. The contrast between the left and right is high, but this is a matter of taste. It is not wrong.

#2 I do not see huge hands here. To me, these are normal proportions. Some people forget they have terrible eyesight, and cannot see well. If you look at the left arm on the top two images, the one on the left looks bigger. This may be a compression-on-chest effect. Personally I do not bother with this. Just pointing out little things.

#3 The softness again is a matter of taste, although I think you overdid it in the image on the right bottom.

#4 The nose in the left top does look strange, and I think it is matter of the direction of light coming tangentially across the face from the model's left to her right, accentuating the shadow. I think if you bring the light a little more to her front, the anomaly might be solved, but then you will not have the contrast you want.

#5 I have absolutely no problem that you see only one eye in the bottom left. Only the deluded thinks that both eyes must be seen.

When I saw these photographs, the first impression that came to me is that you and the model were trying too hard. Even so, if you continue this way, you will produce better pictures, but I think, still with some form of "artifice". I would suggest that in future shots like these, allow movements to move naturally, and not forced. But at the end of the day, as you correctly alluded to, you have to like your images.

Our opinions are there for you to to see the images through the eyes of others. And we all have our own biases.

 

[fotoudavid]

#1 On my screen, I do not see blown-out highlights. The contrast between the left and right is high, but this is a matter of taste. It is not wrong.

#2 I do not see huge hands here. To me, these are normal proportions. Some people forget they have terrible eyesight, and cannot see well. If you look at the left arm on the top two images, the one on the left looks bigger. This may be a compression-on-chest effect. Personally I do not bother with this. Just pointing out little things.

#3 The softness again is a matter of taste, although I think you overdid it in the image on the right bottom.

#4 The nose in the left top does look strange, and I think it is matter of the direction of light coming tangentially across the face from the model's left to her right, accentuating the shadow. I think if you bring the light a little more to her front, the anomaly might be solved, but then you will not have the contrast you want.

#5 I have absolutely no problem that you see only one eye in the bottom left. Only the deluded thinks that both eyes must be seen.

When I saw these photographs, the first impression that came to me is that you and the model were trying too hard. Even so, if you continue this way, you will produce better pictures, but I think, still with some form of "artifice". I would suggest that in future shots like these, allow movements to move naturally, and not forced. But at the end of the day, as you correctly alluded to, you have to like your images.

Our opinions are there for you to to see the images through the eyes of others. And we all have our own biases.

very much detailed here. but i am not surprise if TS says i will not listen.:bsmilie:

 

[versatile]

leejay: One word: chio.
versatile YAY, CHIO!

Looking at all comments, TS only wanna hear good stuffs, though pics are bad.:thumbsd:

DP comments, and kena left right again, don't tell me leejay and versatile comments can help TS improve.......

Shhh, what's wrong with commenting with "CHIO?" I'm not good in commenting on how to improve on portraits shots but the fact is, the model is really "CHIO!"

So what's the big fuss now?

 

[fotoudavid]

Shhh, what's wrong with commenting with "CHIO?" I'm not good in commenting on how to improve on portraits shots but the fact is, the model is really "CHIO!"

So what's the big fuss now?

if u read carefully, i am not talking abt u. or leejay.
its abt TS.

 

[iluvislands]

:thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup: Great Learning Attitude ....
I can see you are going to go far .... very far ....

Next time just let us know you only want to hear the good stuff ... and not the real "comments"
You will prob enjoy your stay at CS much more that way ....

:thumbsup: for positive and practical comment

 

[madmacs]

thanks for your concern and i will not take any of your advice because I know what I am doing. The pics is not blown. It is a post processing with soft focused applied and those pics are meant to be soft. Maybe you should see more and know more about soft focus?

Thanks for your input. you shoot more and delete more too

shoot for yourself. as long as you like the pics, you cant be wrong :bsmilie:

 

[fotoudavid]

shoot for yourself. as long as you like the pics, you cant be wrong :bsmilie:

i like ur comments,

direct, and importantly, pleasing everyone here. gd one.:thumbsup:

 

[Jason Ho]

Folks, must i remind everyone again to be as tactful as you can when posting comments?

Dont get personal and rude, this is a public forum.

 

[waileong]

Pictures are fine to me, if uninteresting. The softness is a nice touch.

 

[cyberixus]

One thing which makes me come back to Clubsnap is the unadulterated comments here. And most of them are constructive. This is a "feature" unique only to Clubsnap.

I am not taking sides, but if you ask for comments, you have to be prepared for the good and the bad. And then view them with a constructive eye.

I can't comment on the photos yet as I am still a noob where portraiture photography are concerned. Most probably I'll do much much worst than what was posted in this thread.