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BD - 26 Jun 2006 02:09 GMT

I did a modeling shoot recently; most of the shots were 'subject first,
setting second', but I rather like the composition of this one.

I am curious of what more experienced folks have to say. Not sure if
the orientation of the model in the image is too far off centre;
conversely, I'm not sure if the wall make the whole image too 'busy'. I
had metered more on the stairs, which made the back wall almost black;
I brought it out with Camera Raw in a separate layer.

Anyhoo. I quite like it, and am curious for an objective opinion.

http://members.shaw.ca/robertrd/steps.jpg

Thanks!!

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mark.thomas.7@gmail.com - 26 Jun 2006 04:02 GMT

> I am curious of what more experienced folks have to say.

Oh well, that's me out... (O: Never stopped me before though..

> Not sure if
> the orientation of the model in the image is too far off centre;

I never have a problem with going off-beat and avoiding the centred or
rule of thirds approaches. What looks good, looks good. I like this
image.

> conversely, I'm not sure if the wall make the whole image too 'busy'.

I'm a great fan of 'less is more', so my crop would have still been
vertical, but would have lost almost the entire left side of the image,
a lot off the top and some off the bottom - in other words, a much
tighter crop on her. She's much more interesting than the building,
and to me there is no doubt of the type of building even from the small
area around her!, so the statement of environment is made. The rest is
just a bit too distracting to my eye.

> I had metered more on the stairs, which made the back wall almost black;
> I brought it out with Camera Raw in a separate layer.

You've done well. I think the exposure works very well. Dress looks
close to blown, but it is white and I wouldn't have done it any
differently.

> Anyhoo. I quite like it, and am curious for an objective opinion.

So do I. My approach is a bit different, that's all. By the way, the
pose is a little unflattering to her right thigh/hip area, and an
adjustment to the angle of her leg, or just a re-jig of her dress might
have helped. Just nit-picking, but you did ask for opinions..

> http://members.shaw.ca/robertrd/steps.jpg
>
> Thanks!!

And thanks for posting it.

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BD - 26 Jun 2006 04:55 GMT

> adjustment to the angle of her leg, or just a re-jig of her dress might
> have helped. Just nit-picking, but you did ask for opinions..

Mmm. Yes, I think this gal's double-jointed; she does stuff with her
wrists and knees that sends a shiver down my spine. ;-) As it happens,
that's not the original pose. The original shot was a different pose,
but I preferred the way she was holding her head in this one, and the
behavior of her hair. But I did like the wall in this one. So I erased
the original image of the model, added in wall and stair where none had
existed, and then cloned the gal in from another shot in the series.

Thankfully, the shot that I pulled her from was taken from almost the
same angle, so her hand and feet ended up on the surfaces of the steps,
without too much mucking about required.

As to the white being blown out - another run with Camera Raw could
likely help add more texture to the white fabric. I may pull up the
original image, bring the exposure down a bit, and clone her into
place...

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