Portraits with horses

[rosko]

Love the first one too, although the background is a little bit distracting. The model is beautiful, attractive and very feminine.

In the second one, the horse head is not in focus, hence to many blur elements of the image.

I love the last ones too !

[elsa hoffmann]

These horses are the most magnificent ever for photos

1st image - I dont fancy her expression. She could have looked down - and slightly to one side (horse side)

Underwear sticking out - not in bad taste - doesnt bother me either way - no right or wrong. You could have had 2 different shots if you did a half undressed one and then a more formal one.

2nd image - horse OOF - being such a big part of the frame - distracts hugely for me. Her whote bra sticking out on her back is tatty. Position of the rope is distracting.

image with models face partly behind the horse - doesnt work for me at all. Its a messy image with part of another horse sticking out.

image with half a kiss kind of thing - expression doesnt work for me. In that image I would have liked her more dressed.

I think Armando - what you have to realize-
This is no different to any other "portrait" shoot. You still pay attention to sharpness and especially facial pose and expression of the model
secondly - I think your models were the problem. Your shots would have been totally different if you had more confident models. I know what you can produce quality wise - I really think you were distracted and were finding it difficult to get what you want. (sometimes you only know what you want once you see it)





 

[armando_m]

Great feedback Elsa

You describe how I felt after this session, I was nervous and the girls were too , and well the results show it

I came to the location expecting a wide open space and it wasn't , I was expecting the horses to be moving, and they were standing ... I can give more excuses

if there is a next time I know what to ask and be better prepared

[elsa hoffmann]

Armando - I can pick up all the issues exactly because I make the same mistakes and get into the same situations - so I get it.

You will not have a problem next time - I have seen the quality of your work.