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Originally posted by dspirit79
Thanks for the insight Salar. I wish I had the time to really hunt for the location. Unfortunately I was told at 11:37pm the evening before that we were shooting at 9am that morning. To top it all off I arrived at the shoot to find out that the original model was well... not well fitted for the shoot (This is the nicest way I could put it). So Bonnie made an emergency call to the model pictured in this shoot and we had an outfit that fitted her. While waiting for the makeup to be done I went scouring through Stanley Park trying to find the right spot. I couldn't find the "perfect spot". So I chose the best spot to compliment my equipment brought out for this shoot.
To be honest, I wish I had conceptualized this shoot before. I was struggling to find the right place but alas, as you noticed... the background isn't quite fitting for the subject. I will keep that in my head for future shoots.
I really do appreciate you taking the time to write such a lengthy critique. Although I really try to keep in mind previous critiques the occasional reminders of things are helpful. I take in everything and really try to engrain it in my head like a habit.
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ditto on what salar said. technically your shots hit the mark quite well, but there's still something missing that helps to seperate your work from what it is, to what it should be.
perhaps as salar noted, the fault happens in your pre-conception of the shoot. pulling all the elements together is never easy. i personally wouldnt have shot that girl, in that wardrobe there. in that specific setting i'm simply not enticed. it leads me thinking "why is she posing in some pretty park with the sunsetting?" imo the model doesnt comform into her setting, yet at the same time there's not enough contrast or juxtaposition.
but perhaps it's not even that. maybe it's the moment in the models expression that ur capturing. alison is just soo fuckin sexy, but her dynamics in facial expressions still needs practice.
i dunno what im talking about...