First attempt at a boudoir shoot CC welcome

[Crabwok]

Just a few from a shoot we did with our good friend Kate. Shot on a D7000 w/ 17-50 2.8, a continuous set with an SB700 over head left
C&C welcome!
Cheers


KD3 by AberrantWorks, on Flickr
KD1

DSC_4736 by AberrantWorks, on Flickr
KD2

DSC_4723 by AberrantWorks, on Flickr
KD3

 

[Austin Greene]

First, welcome to TPF One thing you'll learn here is that people can be quite honest in their CC. Take it for what you will.

I'm not a Boudoir shooter, but here's my 2 cents:

- In general the colors seem bland.

- There is very little depth to the shots, a wider aperture would have helped with this to provide some seperation from the background.

- The posing or shooting angle could have been better in the first one. I'm not one to care, but she seems a bit, how might you say...flat?

- In the third shot her feet look like they're dirty. The pose isn't bad, but compositionally you have something creeping into the top right. Also her fingers are oddly spaced.

- The background is distracting in #2.

- The setting could have been used more effectively. I've seen some great shots come out Hotel rooms, in which there is very little control over the shooting environment. Here it looks like your in someone's home, so maybe manipulate it a bit. For one, the bed looks like it was just slept in.

Not trying to be harsh, just trying to effectively point out things as they come to mind Regardless, its not at all a bad first try

 

[techniker]

- The posing or shooting angle could have been better in the first one. I'm not one to care, but she seems a bit, how might you say...flat?

Yeah I don't see any boobs in #1 either but I know they're there. Maybe it's the lighting or the angle...something just aint right.

 

[Universeal]

Use open aperture and don't use at all wide lens. You can always make some abstract photos, be sure you have details on her on what she likes most. Make her boobs bigger and her ass. Be sure that you do that in camera.

 

[cgipson1]

Poses are uninspired, reminds me more of amateur porn than good boudoir! Her expression is vapid, and never changes.. like she is just there, and could care less. Make your model part of the shoot... get her involved!

 

[DiskoJoe]

Some better angles are definitely needed here and some DOF.

 

[amolitor]

Lens seems a little too wide for this. The wall behind is kind of eh, backgrounds are always tough for this kind of thing.

The last one seems pretty good, it's a classic "tastefully erotic" pose, but notice how small her feet look? Wide lens.

She is nicely styled and looks very good. Don't let her relax like she does in #1, everything goes slack and loose, and unflattering. She can relax if she's gonna sprawl out, smile, and look wanton and "inviting". Poses on all fours like #2 are always very very iffy, since this is such a classic porn pose, and also incredibly unflattering.

 

[Granddad]

Boudoir photography is hard to do well. I tried once and I don't think I'll be going there again. Finding the line between tasteful and porno and staying the right side of it must take a very discriminating eye.

The young lady is gorgeous, perhaps you could try something more along the lines of "fine art lingerie"?

 

[Derrel]

In the first three originals, the color looks like there is a green tint. Moving the tint slider to +37 units produces this much warmer look:



Adding a vignette and dinking around a bit in Lightroom gives a different look:



I think that the soles of the feet need to be lightened up...they are the most-distracrting element. Oops! In the shot below, I see I accidentally over-sharpened the daylight out of the B&W file!

 

[bunny99123]

I erased her legs and feet and left the upper body. The background needs to be brought down on the right. Anyway this gives you idea. This is a good pose for the upper body. Shoot so her leggs are not shown.

 

[hirejn]

I don't see a quality of light. You need a custom white balance and color correction. My monitor is calibrated and the sheets have a greenish hue as does the skin -- very slight. That could come from the paint. In the first pose the right arm and hand should be doing more and the left leg should be doing more.

 

[Derrel]

I think Bunny's idea of just cloning out the torso and feet is an excellent idea on this one pose!

 

[DGMPhotography]

Hahaha, such an entertaining thread. "Classic porn pose." LOL! Funnies aside, I agree with the others. The best thing you can do is to agree with them as well, and try again, and don't be afraid to experiment! Practice makes better!

 

[desmondlewissmith]

I too think they poses are the issue here. I would try looking up the work of other artists and find poses that flatter what appears to be a pretty killer body. Sideways? Curves, back angle...

 

[Pallycow]

I read some, but not all. I just want to say, with all of the negative...yet constructive feedback. I will say good job. First times can be tough...even with friends. So you did well. Take their feedback and use it, they gave great feedback and advice.

Secondly, the man in me says "I'm in love" lol, she's hot. You could do soooo much more with her...tastefully I mean, to really show her beauty and features. ;-)