Atherton & District Amateur Photographic Society

Thought I would post some images following Pauls lead. Not in his league though and certainly need to improve my photoshop skills.

Not sure if readers are aware, But if you click on an attached image it goes to full view instead of having the scroll bars.

Hi Andy nice set of images, I prefer number three but think it would look better as a b n w as in number 2.
Time in the studio is paying off for you.
Lee
Ps i'd look at starting a new thread with these as people won't know that they are here and may think its more comments on pauls images.

I've split these posts off into a new thread.

Can everyone please start off their images in a new thread? That way we can keep track of which are being discussed. Thanks!

Andy C wrote:Thought I would post some images following Pauls lead. Not in his league though and certainly need to improve my photoshop skills.

Hi Andy

Thanks for posting some images. I hoped that my messages would encourage more people to post photos for comment.

It's really good to see you practising like this. You're showing a lot of promise.

Now for a few comments.....

1. I like the tones in this. The purple background fits well within the overall image, I think.

Unfortunately, I don't think it has much more than this going for it.

= The girl's expression looks a bit forced.
= Her make-up is, in my opinion, badly plastered on. The red cheeks and blue eyes don't work for me.
= The pose makes her thighs look big.
= The general feel is more alarmed than alluring.

Sorry - I don't like being so critical. Have another go with her if you like and get her to loosen up a bit more.

Believe me - I've been through all this myself...


2. This is much much much better. The best of the bunch for me.

This girl is so much more comfortable in front of the camera. Effortless. Glamour is linked to sex appeal and, for me, this girl has it.

It's a classic pose and it works well. Perhaps you could have shown more of the knickers without cropping so tightly, but it's not so bad. The nipples are a nice touch. I like see-thru clothing. It's a pity about the black band cutting through the nipple, but probably can't be helped.

If it was mine, I would probably remove the small skin crease in her right side and the skin creases near her right armpit. It's just a slight distraction.

I disagree with Lee. I'd like to see this image in colour.


3. I'm not sure about this one... Is it playful, or is it cheesy? Perhaps a bit of both... It's the finger to the mouth that is the problem for me. Yes, I've probably taken similar shots.

Fingers and mouths can look damn sexy and suggestive. Here, it doesn't quite work for me. That's not to say that others might not like it though.

There's no doubt though that she has modelling potential. You should work with her a lot more if you can.

Things that I would work on to remove probably include:

= The skin crease in her right side again.
= I'd consider cropping higher up her legs, or working on the skin to remove some of the unevenness in skin tone/texture. Legs can sometimes be tricky if the model gets cold or hot you can sometimes get a 'corned beef' complexion on her legs, if you understand what I mean.


I think you've done really well. You should definitely try to arrange some more shoots with the second girl. Betwen you, you could create some great images.

Best regards

Paul

Thanks for your comments Paul, they are very much appreciated.

I dont think my Photoshop skills are good enough yet to remove skin creases, I have tried in the past and only seem to make the area more distracting. Its definatley something I need to look into (along owth loads of other stuff ).

Here's the Black and white one prior to losing its colour.

Thanks Andy. I'm torn between colour and BW now.

Keep practising!

Paul

Hi Andy

If you want me to delete this, I will...... just say.

I couldn't resist having a play with your image, to show what a little bit of retouching can do. What do you think?

What can I say Paul, Brilliant. I have no objections, its beneficial to me to see just how my images could look.

Thats how I would like my attempts to turn out. I see similar portrait images on places like ephotozine and try to get mine to have similar skin tones and look, However I have come to the conclusion I am seriously lacking in my understanding of Photoshop and of what can be done and how to do it.
If you have the time, I would apprecaite it if you could let me know how you went about creating your version of the image.

Many thanks Andy