First Fashion Photoshoot

These are pretty good for a first shoot. The colors and the model look good, although the sky is overdone a bit. You may want to pay more attention to composition elements such as the black hole of a building with plants on top of it sticking out of his head and the fence running into the back of his neck in #2 - for example, you could shoot from a lower angle as in #1 and get more of him in the photo instead of just sky and buildings.

In the first photo I would bring some of the detail back in the shadows on the front of his jacket/shirt.

Also, the fill flash at camera right is set too low in height/angle and too high in power, which looks unnatural and is flattening the side of his face into one broad surface that the eye goes to first thing. This is more noticeable in #2 and #3 than in #1.

I like the last shot the most, but would like to see more of him - say, down to his hips or mid-thigh - and less of the sky, in order to actually show the clothing (which is the whole point of fashion photography)

:) Hope this helps!

Love the lighting in these Boyan. Great job for your first time. Well done.

The first image makes me want to look at the sky, then the model. The sky is so very vibrant and blue that its become a bit distracting. The model contrasts because he is a bit dark. His coat deserves a bit more attention. When shooting fashion always think of the fashion as a subject as well as the person. The model seems to be side-lit this helps bring out the beautiful texture of his clothing. The fall-off of highlight to shadow seems a bit uneven though.

The second image has a few compositional problems that could be changed, potted plants above the head and fence on the neck. The wording in near the left elbow "Marina" could be distracting as well. The human eye tends to pay attention to words to figure out the spelling, so unless you specifically want this to be part of your image I would avoid it.

I believe the third image is the strongest. My style tends to be a bit more edgy lighting with a bit of vibrancy, teetering on the edge of unnatural. So I am a bit biased.Also, I noticed that there is a small smudge in the right lapel, it appears to be an editing technique in the post maybe? It appears in the scarf in the second image as well.

A cheap reflector would have worked on this shoot. This could easily have bounced light back into the model for fill and have created a great catch light in the eyes.

Like I said originally, overall great job, wish my first shoot looked like this. Hope this helps. Keep shooting.

Hey Bobby! Nicely done, my friend! I think you've already got some solid feedback so far and there's no point in pressing points that have already been mentioned. I think that the second, or third image is probably your strongest.

I like where your model is framed in the second image. Having his elbow cut off in the first and third shots is something that I would have suggested against, especially if your target is fashion. We'd want to see the whole outfit. The composition also feels a bit imbalanced when your subject is cut off yet there is plenty of white space to the left of the image.

I like the cleanliness of the background in shot #3. As Sennia mentioned, the building behind him is distracting in shot #2, but you successfully avoided that in #3.

The only other thing that I would have suggested playing with is where your models is posed. Personally, the post he's leaning on is just, kind of, there. It doesn't help tell much of a story to me, and seems more distracting. Changing an angle, to create a leading line with the posts/railings might have helped, or posing him in a place where the post doesn't seem to just come out of nowhere.

Either way, I think you're doing some great work, so keep it up!!