Alyssa in evening wear
Alyssa came over for a valentine shoot. We usually shoot 3 looks. This spaghetti strap evening gown was the 2nd look. Stunning don't you think?
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Stunning model and great styling. I think the crop is a bit too tight though. Not enough space above her head and the fingers on her left hand are cut off. I think the contrast could be bumped up a bit too.
Thanks Dave! You may be right. As you know, fashion images tend to be cropped more tightly such as to force the viewer's eyes onto the wardrobe but it's always a trade off :-)
This is a good demonstration of why photography can be so dam difficult. So many things to concider. Amputations are a bit of a no no in this case fingers and bag, by all means do it in post if there is a burning reason but not in camera. The strong horizontal line where wall meets floor is too much of a distraction and hence visual negative for my taste along with too much light spill on the rear wall itself. Good pose/model. The secret though its not really a secret is to fully scrutinise the frame, thats why shooting on a tripod can really be beneficial as it gives one more time to stand back and really look and consider what's in the shot which is just not possible hand held. I agree with the former comment too tight overall. Though what is the subject? model or dress, if it were the dress Id want to see all of it set against a different colour back drop as the colour and tone of the background don't really set the dress off if that were your objective. But what do I know!
Agreed. Photography can be difficult given that each individual viewer has unique tastes. I'm old enough to remember "rules" of cropping no no's but at the same time aware enough of the changing standards. If you pick up a modern day fashion magazine (Vogue, VF, Elle), you'll see images with tight cropping, motion blur, blown out highlights, crushed shadows and otherwise break the rules of what once defined a good image. All because either they were meant to evoke a certain emotion or the creative directors liked the look (another unique taste to contend with). I don't shoot catalog images on mannequins because I don't want to distinguish between the model and the fashion. Even with all the things "wrong" with this image, it is one of the most "liked" image on my IG feed.
Absolutely.... though fashion can by its very nature be transitory in one moment and out the next, which is why if required crops that amputate can be done carefully in post while the original image has all the limbs in tact if required. David Bailey for a time cropped off the top of heads so it’s not new. I don’t think a number of likes says anything about the merits of a photograph or anything for that matter, if it did we would all be shooting cute cats. Why do you think certain works of both art and photography have endured?
I’ll still stand by my original comments and while it would suit us if there were no hard and fast aesthetic rules about colour and composition unfortunately there are. That’s why specialist in these areas that know these rules are employed as it can make a huge difference to the success or otherwise of a shot.
Ok I’m an old duffer from a by gone generation but one thing I’d be very wary off is letting your photography be driven by likes.
Agreed! The only likes that count are mine and my client. She loves it :-)