Amy in lingerie...

[Zack_Phillips]

One from a set taken about a week ago.


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[j4m3z]

I love the idea for this and the model is gorgeous! The lighting look decent too. One or two big softboxes? Now for the constructive criticism part: First and foremost there's too muching going on in this image for me. The XOXOX, lipstick, pillows, pearls, and furniture background all ask for attention which gets spread rather thin. It's also discontinuous. Why is there a big mirror in front of drawers? Why is the lipstick dark red but the writing on the mirror kind of orange (that may just be the way lipstick-mirror writing works, but it doesn't look right)? Why is there an odd pillow out? Does her toenail polish not match her fingernail polish? Shouldn't the mirror be angled down towards her instead of up? Also her skin looks a bit too PS'ed for my taste. You took the time to touch that up but not clone out the electrical outlet or touch up some of the unflattering bulges that are a consequence of the pose.

I know it sounds like I'm beating up on you, but I do like the model, the pose, and the mirror idea. I just think you need to simplify the scene so more focus is on your attractive subject. Heck, I've taken tons of pictures a lot worse than this! [img]/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/tongue.gif[/img]

[Zack_Phillips]

Hey James, thanks for the constructive critique. I also thought this shot was too busy which is really different than my norm (the reason it was posted for critique). The lipstick is the same color. No her toenails did not match her fingernails. I actually do have a shot with the mirror turned down but i thought it was a bit too vulgar looking for my taste.
Here is another. Same model, same set. More "simplified".


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