[Photo] [livejournal.com profile] cryx

2 Aug 2005 12:57 am
karohemd: by LJ user gothindulgence (d70)
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First part of the backlog finished. I give you the lovely [livejournal.com profile] cryx, shot at a wildlife garden in Vauxhall and the secret tropical garden in Bonnington Square. Comments and constructive criticism, especially from the photo geeks, welcome.

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Date: 2/8/05 01:01 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] lonewolfi.livejournal.com
the pics look great, the lighting looks good, the model looks great! Kudos

Date: 2/8/05 02:54 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] saintammie.livejournal.com
Those are some beautiful piccys, she's very pretty :)

Date: 2/8/05 07:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tooth-fairy.livejournal.com
Really nice pics

the ones I like best are the last one (the colour in here eyes is really brought out), the one where she is looking round the tree ,(fun) and the one where she is sitting, leaning on the table (just like it)

excellent :)

Date: 2/8/05 08:08 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Thank you!

The problem with the light was that it was on midday so the sun came directly fro above which meant her eyes were quite often in the shadow. I would have needed a minion with one of those gold reflector thingies...

Date: 2/8/05 08:09 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Cheers, mate!
When you have a beautiful location and a beautiful model, all you need is press the shutter (although getting the last part right is the hardest, I'm still learning).

Date: 2/8/05 08:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Thank you (also on [livejournal.com profile] cryx' behalf)!

Date: 2/8/05 08:13 am (UTC)
cryx: me showing off hair done by a stylist from paris (Default)
From: [personal profile] cryx
*blush* Thank you!
We must arrange another shoot at some point. :)

Date: 2/8/05 08:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Definitely!
August is already full on my schedule, unfortunately. In September sometime?

Date: 2/8/05 09:20 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] tooth-fairy.livejournal.com
minions are always a good thing :)

Date: 2/8/05 10:21 am (UTC)
cryx: me showing off hair done by a stylist from paris (Default)
From: [personal profile] cryx
sounds good!

Date: 2/8/05 11:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
and you'll have to wear that genie outfit. :o)

Date: 2/8/05 12:08 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] themadone.livejournal.com

Seconded :D

(although I suspect she'll insist on an indoor location if it's September - that outfit ain't particular warm)

Date: 2/8/05 12:08 pm (UTC)
cryx: me showing off hair done by a stylist from paris (Default)
From: [personal profile] cryx
heh heh heh

Date: 2/8/05 01:05 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ex-lark-asc.livejournal.com
Hmm. With my editorial criticism hat on, I'd say, weed out the less flattering ones more carefully - 4245 and 4261 spring to mind. 4159 wants a much closer crop, though it's a fantastic shot; and 4414 is a nice pose but the framing's odd. It's not clear what she's looking at and the background's a bit on the busy side. If it had been me, I'd also have tried to persuade her into a pose that showed off those curves a bit more, but then I'm fond of geometric contrasts and strong shapes in general.

On the other hand, 4269 is brilliant as a portrait - it captures her personality really nicely as well as being a great photo. I also like the poses in 4119, 4150, 4135, 4430, and 4422, though again some of those could do with tighter cropping since the backgrounds are relatively uninteresting.

Oh and drat you for taking gorgeous photos of my best-looking ex and reminding me what I'm missing :-P

Date: 2/8/05 01:34 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Many thanks for your comments, I will definitely take some of those on board.

On major drawback was that we were in a rush. The whole shoot was just under two hours so there wasn't that much time. We'll have another one in the near future, though, which should lead to better results.

Framing and cropping is obviuosly a matter of taste. You can ask several different people and will get several different answers.
I like the wider angles in some of the shots.
In 4414 and others, I wanted to show off more of the garden, for example.

my best-looking ex
*blinks*
Exactly how small is the world?

Date: 2/8/05 02:04 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] ex-lark-asc.livejournal.com
--><-- This big.

I know her via the Dodgy BiCon Lot.. I suspect you met her via roleplaying stuff.

Date: 2/8/05 02:27 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Ah, I suspected as much, I seem to know quite a few of that lot, too, although that's not my crowd in general. ;o)
And yes, indeed, although we've met more often when out clubbing than gaming recently.

Date: 2/8/05 02:55 pm (UTC)

Date: 2/8/05 02:59 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Thanks!
I think I'm ever so slowly catching up on you but you know far more women willing to have their photo taken. :o)

Date: 2/8/05 06:11 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davefish.livejournal.com
They are good. Some could perhaps do with a little bit of fill in flash, but I don't feel like I can tell you to do that sensibly, since I hardly ever remember about it myself.

Date: 2/8/05 08:12 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Thank you very much! *beam*

*nods*
Or a minion with one of those reflector things. It was during midday so the sun came directly from above which meant her eyes were mostly in shadow. We only had two hours so couldn't wait for the light to change, either.

Date: 3/8/05 03:50 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davefish.livejournal.com
Oh, and should you want a minion who switches into a photographer occasionally, then that may well be arrangable.

Date: 3/8/05 07:19 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] karohemd.livejournal.com
Cheers!
Yeah, teaming up at one point would be cool.
If you're home, I'll pop in on Friday evening to hand you a CD for the next lot to print, we could do some planning then. August is all booked for me, though.

Date: 3/8/05 09:26 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] davefish.livejournal.com
Friday evening could be a tad tricky, I am likely going to the pub directly after work... Erm.... Could you pop it around tonight perhaps?

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