A few things comes to mind....
I would probably crop her torso out or just tighten in on her face more. The background looks dramatic, so that distracted me just a little. May want to increase the dof to minimize the impact. Also, I perhaps would want to lighten her face just a small amount. Appears just a bit dark.
Learn to use a flash. One problem with using natural light only is illustrated here. This shot looks like a snapshot; bland background, and dull model with no "pop" to here dress, skin, or eyes.
I like the background, but I would want to blur it and darken the sky to keep the focus on your subject, not the bushes behind, and to add drama to the clouds behind her and lose the blown out clouds to the upper left. To do that you need to open up your lens to get the blur - no more than F4 in this shot. That then means that being outdoors, you're likely to over expose your model and scene. To counter and darken the ambient, use a low ISO and increase your shutter speed until you get a dark background and ominous clouds. When you do that you'll likely need fill flash to expose correctly again for your model. If you have an incident meter, expose her at 20 - 30% fill (assuming your meter can calculate ratios.) If you don't have an incident meter, increase your shutter speed 1-2 stops and take some test shots to see where you're at and if you're getting the effect you want. The key is to blend the ambient and the flash to achieve your goal of illuminating your model with a blurred and ominous background, without it looking too flashy. Remember, I'm not talking about on camera pop-up flash here. I'm suggesting investing in an off-camera setup, with maybe a strobe and shoot-through umbrella to soften the light. Also, not knowing the lens you're using (or camera) my suggestions on settings are just suggestions. You'll need to take into account your own gear, but you get the idea.
Also, her hand position is awkward, and you've cropped her to tightly. If you keep that pose, don't crop off her elbows. I realize this is a "natural light" group - but I'm not saying to throw away all natural light - just learn how to use natural light in conjunction with other light sources to get what you're really going for.
Nice! The smoothing on her face looks good.
A few things comes to mind....
I would probably crop her torso out or just tighten in on her face more. The background looks dramatic, so that distracted me just a little. May want to increase the dof to minimize the impact. Also, I perhaps would want to lighten her face just a small amount. Appears just a bit dark.
Other than that, it looks good!
thanks, i will try making those changes
better?
Oh yes...love that!!
Learn to use a flash. One problem with using natural light only is illustrated here. This shot looks like a snapshot; bland background, and dull model with no "pop" to here dress, skin, or eyes.
I like the background, but I would want to blur it and darken the sky to keep the focus on your subject, not the bushes behind, and to add drama to the clouds behind her and lose the blown out clouds to the upper left. To do that you need to open up your lens to get the blur - no more than F4 in this shot. That then means that being outdoors, you're likely to over expose your model and scene. To counter and darken the ambient, use a low ISO and increase your shutter speed until you get a dark background and ominous clouds. When you do that you'll likely need fill flash to expose correctly again for your model. If you have an incident meter, expose her at 20 - 30% fill (assuming your meter can calculate ratios.) If you don't have an incident meter, increase your shutter speed 1-2 stops and take some test shots to see where you're at and if you're getting the effect you want. The key is to blend the ambient and the flash to achieve your goal of illuminating your model with a blurred and ominous background, without it looking too flashy. Remember, I'm not talking about on camera pop-up flash here. I'm suggesting investing in an off-camera setup, with maybe a strobe and shoot-through umbrella to soften the light. Also, not knowing the lens you're using (or camera) my suggestions on settings are just suggestions. You'll need to take into account your own gear, but you get the idea.
Also, her hand position is awkward, and you've cropped her to tightly. If you keep that pose, don't crop off her elbows. I realize this is a "natural light" group - but I'm not saying to throw away all natural light - just learn how to use natural light in conjunction with other light sources to get what you're really going for.
Just my two cents.
Cheers,
Mike
thanks, currently i dont own any flashes, need to start investing on them. i really appreciate your suggestions
No problem. You have a great start to your photography. If you're not against using flash, check this guy out. He's amazing.
http://neilvn.com/tangents/flash-photography-techniques/
thanks