Dakota Take II

I did a model last week and she was not happy with the images and asked they be removed from the web so I did.
After a week, I decided to redo them but this time I did the basic RAW flow that I have seen in Adobe Camera Raw videos.
So looking at all the images, can you see something I should be done that I am not to improve the shots?

All images - https://www.flickr.com/photos/lautermilch/sets/72157656202027429

All I can say is probably try to blur the background more (have the model stand away from the wall and use a wide aperture.) The different colours of the wall behind the model could be distracting.

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xlDeMoNiClx said:

All I can say is probably try to blur the background more (have the model stand away from the wall and use a wide aperture.) The different colours of the wall behind the model could be distracting.

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And please define for me in what way blur as in a lower aperture or in Photoshop?

Lautermilch said:

And please define for me in what way blur as in a lower aperture or in Photoshop?

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I mentioned in my post to use a wide aperture and have the model stand further away from the wall.

From what I've seen, blur added in with PS doesn't look good at all though maybe everyone I saw do that just sucks at PS, someone better at it might be able to do a good job but it's always better to get it right in-camera.

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xlDeMoNiClx said:

I mentioned in my post to use a wide aperture and have the model stand further away from the wall.

From what I've seen, blur added in with PS doesn't look good at all though maybe everyone I saw do that just sucks at PS, someone better at it might be able to do a good job but it's always better to get it right in-camera.

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about all the images were done at F/2.8. Using Adobe Bridge I studied thousands of my 50mm images and found that F/2.8 was the 'sweet spot' of that lens or at least the way I was shooting.
So I have a model for Tuesday and will return to the same wall and try moving out and going to F/1.8 and stepping up with the same pose to see the results and will post them. Thanks.

I didn't realize you were using f/2.8, that should be more than wide enough. Try just having her stand further away from the wall,that should help. One thing I should have mentioned earlier is that as long as you and the model are happy with the results that's all that really matters. Hopefully others here can give you some better advice and you end up being happy with your shots.

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Did she tell you what she didn't like about the images?


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RocketCowboy said:

Did she tell you what she didn't like about the images?


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No. I tell the models I will delete images they don't like. I've had 3-4 at the most in the past. This model wanted all but a few deleted so I removed them all and waited a week to try again.

The backgrounds are all very busy with little isolation/separation, might want to back off on the color saturation also. RR tracks can be great, but not when they cut across behind the body. Simple backgrounds keep the focus on the subject.