Lollipop

[SpeedGraphicMan]

#1 #3 #4 are my favorites!

Nice job! Am I right in thinking that these just show good makeup and lighting with minimal retouching?

[kenwae]

You should do these in b/w....Just kiddin'. The color is very eye catching, a fun series to look at.

[wolfd]

Very nice series, Keith. I love the use of color. Model has beautiful eyes.

[keithdewey3]

Originally Posted by Studio7Four

I like this set. I'm not sure what your lighting situation is, but it seems to me (at least on this monitor) that these would have benefited from more lighting on the background. These are such fun and colorful shots that to me they should be on a very bright (perhaps not blown white, but close) background - the light gray background in these dulls them down just a tad.

I'd like to second the motion to leave more room under her lip in shot 5. I also think I see a vignette - if so, I'd suggest removing it. As I mentioned above, this subject matter wants a bright and airy feel, there's no need to darken any portion of it. And in this particular shot you don't need the vignette to help center the viewer's attention. Centering the viewer's eye brings it to the model's nose (which has a natural eye-attracting highlight anyway) and not to the made-up eye or lips or even the lollipop, all of which are more deserving of attention than her nose. Love the expression you captured, though, and even with not much to go on I see some life in her eye.

Cheers,
Rob

Thank you Rob! I really appreciate you taking the time to give such detailed feedback.
I have lots of lights so it would have been easy to put more on the background but I didn't even think about trying it. I don't know why. I knew I didn't want these to be hi-key so it looks like I may have gone too far the other way.

I will go back to the original shots and take the vignettes out when I have some time. Now I am curious as to why I put them there.

[keithdewey3]

Originally Posted by SpeedGraphicMan

#1 #3 #4 are my favorites!

Nice job! Am I right in thinking that these just show good makeup and lighting with minimal retouching?

They do show good makeup but I did quite a bit of skin softening in these. The lighting was a modified butterfly and so I wanted very soft shadows anywhere there was one and none on the close crops.

Originally Posted by kenwae

You should do these in b/w....Just kiddin'. The color is very eye catching, a fun series to look at.

Lol! I actually did one where I lowered the saturation quite a bit. Not b&w but it made the colors very muted.

Originally Posted by wolfd

Very nice series, Keith. I love the use of color. Model has beautiful eyes.

Thank you Wolf! Yes she does. She is one of my favorite people to work with and a very nice person to be around.

[Bobby Deal]

Keith, yes, of course it is acceptable to do to versions and you should. I create all versions as I go along.

[keithdewey3]

Thanks Bobby.

It have never occurred to me to have different versions but it makes total sense that each person involved has different needs.

[Seawolf66]

I may not have all expertise in this model field and I can say what I like and one and four meet with my approval, not that others are done well, but i like those I have chosen

[keithdewey3]

Originally Posted by Seawolf66

I may not have all expertise in this model field and I can say what I like and one and four meet with my approval, not that others are done well, but i like those I have chosen

Thank you Seawolf! I appreciate your comments just as much as anyone's regardless of expertise. It is always helpful to know what others like since success in photography is creating work that pleases more than just myself.