This image was taken in my garage / studio. I used a 24' white muslin and 3 Travelite 750 flashes - 1 firing into the background and two firing at 40 degree angles through umbrellas.
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Hello, and greetings from the Critique Club. Prepare to be amazed.. (hehe). Just kidding.
Initial Thoughts
A very nicely done, and technically good, full body portrait.. but lacks a good emotive feel.
Composition/Content
I see this composition done a lot in fashion advertising. Your shot here, however, seems to be a little too low in angle, or a touch too far from the model. I can't pin-point it, but it is lacking a little too much presence. The negative space of the white background behind her may just be a little too over-powering in this instance. The model herself is good, but her pose seems a little too forced, as does the smile. Not hugely so, but enough to throw off the emotional content that would make me say.. "hey, I would love to buy these clothes" or whatever else the ad would be selling.
Background
The background is a great choice here, and wonderfully lit. I just feel there may be too much of it.
Camera Work/Technical
Technically, this is a fine photograph. It's lit beautifully, you've got a strong and sharp focus on the model, exposure is almost dead-on and there are no over-powering blowouts. Having the model fill up more of the FOV, however, would have given you a better chance to put some more life in her eyes, and giving us some more detail.
Digital Processing
I have no information on the post-processing you used, so can't comment really, but what I can say is that nothing you did in post had a negative impact on this shot, in my opinion.
Fits the Challenge
The jury is kind of out on this one. While I feel it's a strong shot for a specific fashion advertisement, the diversity of appeal kind of ends there. Not so much "Stock" in my view as "Product Placement".. and the two aren't mutually inclusive.
My Opinion on the Photo
While I'm impressed with the technicals, and think you'll go quite far with your eye for lighting, I feel that a little more work on posing and getting your models to relax and emote more will pay off big time. That, however, is always the real challenge :) Also, sometimes it pays to fill more of the negative space.
I think that I've seen this perspective in just about every magazine I open these days. Usually used on the 1/3rd page ads, apparently has enough appeal to be used again and again. Therefore,
meets challenge: 10;
composition:10;
maybe a little harsh lighting on a shiny blouse:8;
and the model is beautiful (no grade for that, would have been a 10 if that was also graded:-)
nice shot...amazing background you have there, subject is very appealing and maybe not as creative but definatly appealing...she's attractive and the clarity is awesome.
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