Professional Photo

[snousle]

It took all morning, but I got one that is at least acceptable:



"Excessively squinty" is the smallest problem I could come up with out of 150+ shots. Better luck tomorrow? I hope to have a non-embarrassing web page by then. It's so much more difficult than I had expected.

Comments

[bitterlawngnome.livejournal.com]

Ugh I wish I was there to help. the solution here is very simple, you should be in clear but indirect light.

Re the post that disappeared. Don't forget that even the best people only get a success rate of something like 20%. Take a LOT of photos, way more than you think you need. Don't just click once on a given pose, try 25 or more shots of it. It's not like you have to pay for the film.

Also the more recent research suggests that people do not look at "perfect" images of models anymore in the context of advertising; we have learned to filter it out. People's eyes do not rest on it, and they do not have an emotional reaction, people have become very good at identifying stock photography.

[snousle.livejournal.com]

Also the more recent research suggests that people do not look at "perfect" images of models anymore in the context of advertising

Well, that is encouraging at least.

I think this would also be easier if I had someone with an aptitude for photography on the other side of the camera.

[dhpbear.livejournal.com]

Are these all self-timer shots?

[dhpbear.livejournal.com]

Yes! Those "Perfect" models often adorn 'squatter' sites.

One of my web pet-peeves: Generic People!

To wit: