People It Always Starts With Pizza...

Rupert · 04-06-2011, 09:55 PM

...and Hot Wings! I shot a new girl this afternoon, she has never modeled before and I am no good at instructions. Shelby and Lacie were working and not available to come help ( Next week!) so we did the best we could to get a few decent shots.

Starts with the Pizza!
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Dottie 43 Ltd 1/60 F4 ISO 80
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Tall and slender....DA*50-135 1/80 F5 ISO 80
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Not a lady-like pose....but who's complaining? DA*50-135 1/60 F5 ISO 80
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Of course she is a Texas Girl!

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She is a lovely girl, full of energy and a fun and bubbly personality....I look forward to the next time! Nokton 58mm 1/80 F5 ISO 80
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Using the K5 is new to me for this, and I'm not sure I did it justice, but it is very easy to use in a studio setting, and in the hands of a more competent shooter could perform miracles, no doubt. Very smooth to operate, and very fast to focus and lock. The metering appears to me to be far superior to my K20D, it was the first thing I noticed...much easier for me to get a better exposure most every time.
I'm sort of out of practice, and since I never was "in practice" too well, I feel lucky to get anything at all today!
What I have so far from today is here... Dottie - a set on Flickr

Best Regards!

Rupert

downunderman · 04-07-2011, 07:05 AM

nice shots Rupert, nice model also

slowpez · 04-07-2011, 07:18 AM

Very pretty girl Rupert although her eyes in the fourth shot kind of creep me out. Did you take the last piece of pizza?

Rupert · 04-07-2011, 08:00 AM

Thanks Underman! She is a lovely and fun girl! She is a little older than my usual models, 26 with four kids, but still has good looks!

Susan, I brought the leftover Pizza home and Mrs Rupert ate the last piece! Really......

Best Regards!

**Ash** · 04-08-2011, 01:52 PM

Pretty momma.
#3 works very nicely Rupert.
Must be me, but I like the more natural/balanced non-made-up face in #1 before she started the shoot as in the modelled shots (except perhaps 3 and 4) there is paler colour to her face.
She'd be fun to shoot again and again.

Rupert · 04-08-2011, 04:51 PM

Thanks Ash!.....She wanted to get a few good shots for her husband, and I think we did that...anyhow she was thrilled, which is all that counts. I'm almost never completely happy with what I get, but I keep going......I may never be good, but I can always have a good time! I think the last one was my favorite?
Best Regards!
Rupert

builttospill · 04-11-2011, 10:55 AM

The third one is very nice. I think it would be even better if the subject had more distance between her and the wall.

Also, a reflector is needed in all the other shots to soften and lighten those shadows on her face. You continue to improve your skills, but I think a flash bounced off a reflector would really help too.

ramair455 · 04-12-2011, 12:05 PM

Nice to see you rounded up some new talent. Nice effort. Watch the hair light, its a bit hot in some of your shots creating high lights on her face.

starbityop · 04-30-2011, 09:02 PM

I like better 1, 5 and 6 where i can see the eyes. In the others her hair is obstructing one of her eyes which I think is distracting.

K-9 · 05-02-2011, 08:13 PM

Unfortunately, it shows that she hasn't modeled before. Thankfully, shots 3 and the final shot came out looking decent. I find that with inexperienced models, you end up with far less usable shots, unless you provide strong instruction on posing. You can see her arms are too tight against her body in the first two shots. She must have been tense. Also, watch for her stray hairs like in the last shot.

White balance looks normal in the first shot, but the rest look cold.

axl · 05-04-2011, 09:42 AM

good series Rupert.
Just couple of things:
#3 tall and slender, there is some sort of smudge on the trousers, her right leg, our left side which I believe is worth cloning out, and I'm not too fond of the tiny small gap between her thighs (no pun intended) where the background shines through...
#5 not lady-like pose, why did you crop her feet off?!?! It ruins the shot for me. Especially considering you had wider lens (43) available?

pick of the bunch would be the last one with Nokton 58.

sjwaldron · 05-04-2011, 12:30 PM

I like the last photo.

mischivo · 05-11-2011, 09:54 AM

This is a weird set. I don't know what the point of it is...

The lighting is too flat in almost every single one of these photos.

There are too many obvious and ugly shadows both on her and on the background in some of these photos.

The photos have not been colour matched for consistency. Way too much magenta in the fan photo.

Rupert · 05-18-2011, 07:34 AM

Thanks for the comments, both good and not so good. I hope to learn something from comments, but never seem to correct one problem without creating two or three more....

Now while I am a pure amateur, as are my models, I can absolutely guarantee that we accomplish our main goal......to have a little fun, some Pizza and Hot Wings, and maybe get a couple of decent shots. If anyone has more fun than I do, you need to check your blood pressure, it is bound to be off the charts.

Best Regards!

mischivo · 05-18-2011, 04:00 PM

Originally posted by Rupert

Thanks for the comments, both good and not so good. I hope to learn something from comments, but never seem to correct one problem without creating two or three more....

Now while I am a pure amateur, as are my models, I can absolutely guarantee that we accomplish our main goal......to have a little fun, some Pizza and Hot Wings, and maybe get a couple of decent shots. If anyone has more fun than I do, you need to check your blood pressure, it is bound to be off the charts.

Best Regards!

I thought that best part of being a photographer is sleeping with the models... and you're talking about pizza and wings? I'm not a photographer, so I can't speak of my experiences.

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04-06-2011, 09:55 PM	#1
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123	It Always Starts With Pizza... Lens: Various Camera: K5 Photo Location: Texas ...and Hot Wings! I shot a new girl this afternoon, she has never modeled before and I am no good at instructions. Shelby and Lacie were working and not available to come help ( Next week!) so we did the best we could to get a few decent shots. Starts with the Pizza! [IMG] [/IMG] Dottie 43 Ltd 1/60 F4 ISO 80 [IMG] [/IMG] Tall and slender....DA50-135 1/80 F5 ISO 80 [IMG] [/IMG] DA50-135 1/80 F5 ISO 80 [IMG] [/IMG] Not a lady-like pose....but who's complaining? DA*50-135 1/60 F5 ISO 80 [IMG] [/IMG] Of course she is a Texas Girl! 43 Ltd 1/60 F5 ISO 80 [IMG] [/IMG] She is a lovely girl, full of energy and a fun and bubbly personality....I look forward to the next time! Nokton 58mm 1/80 F5 ISO 80 [IMG] [/IMG] Using the K5 is new to me for this, and I'm not sure I did it justice, but it is very easy to use in a studio setting, and in the hands of a more competent shooter could perform miracles, no doubt. Very smooth to operate, and very fast to focus and lock. The metering appears to me to be far superior to my K20D, it was the first thing I noticed...much easier for me to get a better exposure most every time. I'm sort of out of practice, and since I never was "in practice" too well, I feel lucky to get anything at all today! What I have so far from today is here... Dottie - a set on Flickr Best Regards! Rupert

04-07-2011, 07:05 AM	#2
downunderman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Port hedland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 294	nice shots Rupert, nice model also

04-07-2011, 07:18 AM	#3
slowpez Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,462	Very pretty girl Rupert although her eyes in the fourth shot kind of creep me out. Did you take the last piece of pizza?

04-07-2011, 08:00 AM	#4
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Thanks Underman! She is a lovely and fun girl! She is a little older than my usual models, 26 with four kids, but still has good looks! Susan, I brought the leftover Pizza home and Mrs Rupert ate the last piece! Really...... Best Regards!

04-08-2011, 01:52 PM	#5
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Pretty momma. #3 works very nicely Rupert. Must be me, but I like the more natural/balanced non-made-up face in #1 before she started the shoot as in the modelled shots (except perhaps 3 and 4) there is paler colour to her face. She'd be fun to shoot again and again.

04-08-2011, 04:51 PM	#6
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Thanks Ash!.....She wanted to get a few good shots for her husband, and I think we did that...anyhow she was thrilled, which is all that counts. I'm almost never completely happy with what I get, but I keep going......I may never be good, but I can always have a good time! I think the last one was my favorite? Best Regards! Rupert

04-11-2011, 10:55 AM	#7
builttospill Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Utah, Idaho Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,398	The third one is very nice. I think it would be even better if the subject had more distance between her and the wall. Also, a reflector is needed in all the other shots to soften and lighten those shadows on her face. You continue to improve your skills, but I think a flash bounced off a reflector would really help too.

04-12-2011, 12:05 PM	#8
ramair455 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Okc Photos: Gallery Posts: 284	Nice to see you rounded up some new talent. Nice effort. Watch the hair light, its a bit hot in some of your shots creating high lights on her face.

04-30-2011, 09:02 PM	#9
starbityop New Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Edmonton Photos: Albums Posts: 19	I like better 1, 5 and 6 where i can see the eyes. In the others her hair is obstructing one of her eyes which I think is distracting.

05-02-2011, 08:13 PM	#10
K-9 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,971	Unfortunately, it shows that she hasn't modeled before. Thankfully, shots 3 and the final shot came out looking decent. I find that with inexperienced models, you end up with far less usable shots, unless you provide strong instruction on posing. You can see her arms are too tight against her body in the first two shots. She must have been tense. Also, watch for her stray hairs like in the last shot. White balance looks normal in the first shot, but the rest look cold.

05-04-2011, 09:42 AM	#11
axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	good series Rupert. Just couple of things: #3 tall and slender, there is some sort of smudge on the trousers, her right leg, our left side which I believe is worth cloning out, and I'm not too fond of the tiny small gap between her thighs (no pun intended) where the background shines through... #5 not lady-like pose, why did you crop her feet off?!?! It ruins the shot for me. Especially considering you had wider lens (43) available? pick of the bunch would be the last one with Nokton 58.

05-04-2011, 12:30 PM	#12
sjwaldron Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,235	I like the last photo.

05-11-2011, 09:54 AM	#13
mischivo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 397	This is a weird set. I don't know what the point of it is... The lighting is too flat in almost every single one of these photos. There are too many obvious and ugly shadows both on her and on the background in some of these photos. The photos have not been colour matched for consistency. Way too much magenta in the fan photo.

05-18-2011, 07:34 AM	#14
Rupert Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Texas Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 25,123 Original Poster	Thanks for the comments, both good and not so good. I hope to learn something from comments, but never seem to correct one problem without creating two or three more.... Now while I am a pure amateur, as are my models, I can absolutely guarantee that we accomplish our main goal......to have a little fun, some Pizza and Hot Wings, and maybe get a couple of decent shots. If anyone has more fun than I do, you need to check your blood pressure, it is bound to be off the charts. Best Regards!

05-18-2011, 04:00 PM	#15
mischivo Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 397	Originally posted by Rupert Thanks for the comments, both good and not so good. I hope to learn something from comments, but never seem to correct one problem without creating two or three more.... Now while I am a pure amateur, as are my models, I can absolutely guarantee that we accomplish our main goal......to have a little fun, some Pizza and Hot Wings, and maybe get a couple of decent shots. If anyone has more fun than I do, you need to check your blood pressure, it is bound to be off the charts. Best Regards! I thought that best part of being a photographer is sleeping with the models... and you're talking about pizza and wings? I'm not a photographer, so I can't speak of my experiences.