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Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Nick C on Tue Apr 08, 2008 12:37 pm

Just sharing the stuff I shot over the weekend. Enjoy!

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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Glen on Tue Apr 08, 2008 1:05 pm

Hi Nick, I like the first a lot with its leading lines etc and for me want to like the second more than I do. I like it and may suit the model for a slightly anonymous look, but I am left wanting to see just a little more of her. Maybe that is a good thing? Looks like your shoot was worthwhile
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Nick C on Tue Apr 08, 2008 10:46 pm

Glen wrote:Hi Nick, I like the first a lot with its leading lines etc and for me want to like the second more than I do. I like it and may suit the model for a slightly anonymous look, but I am left wanting to see just a little more of her. Maybe that is a good thing? Looks like your shoot was worthwhile


Thanks for dropping by. I will post more of the shots when I have the time this weekend. :mrgreen:
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Big Red on Tue Apr 08, 2008 11:24 pm

i think the first one would look better with more harbour view to the right.
by the way ... niiiice bod :mrgreen:

also like your idea of the bright background in #2 8)
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby surenj on Wed Apr 09, 2008 12:42 am

Like two better for the idea and the lighting... Agree that more of the water might be better in one...
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby gstark on Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:51 am

I think you've gone a bit too far in the high key department in the second shot. There are way too many blown highlights here; I'd like to be able to see her arms etc, which have been blown in the current version.

Also .... the background ... all those dots .... I think you should clone out the one that is at the apex of where her legs meet just below her backside: that one is both distracting and off-putting. It almost looks like a cling-on. :)
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Nick C on Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:54 pm

gstark wrote:I think you've gone a bit too far in the high key department in the second shot. There are way too many blown highlights here; I'd like to be able to see her arms etc, which have been blown in the current version.

Also .... the background ... all those dots .... I think you should clone out the one that is at the apex of where her legs meet just below her backside: that one is both distracting and off-putting. It almost looks like a cling-on. :)


I personally like it overblown this way. My clients prefer it being done this way too :P
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Nick C on Wed Apr 09, 2008 4:56 pm

Big Red wrote:i think the first one would look better with more harbour view to the right.
by the way ... niiiice bod :mrgreen:

also like your idea of the bright background in #2 8)


surenj wrote:Like two better for the idea and the lighting... Agree that more of the water might be better in one...


I have also considered showing more of the harbour but that defeats the purpose of the having the leading lines.
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby timno1 on Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:11 pm

Hey Nick,did you use a filter on that first shot?.It looks like a polarizer after seeing the rich colour of the sky.
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Nick C on Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:20 pm

timno1 wrote:Hey Nick,did you use a filter on that first shot?.It looks like a polarizer after seeing the rich colour of the sky.


Nope. Straight from the camera.
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby gstark on Wed Apr 09, 2008 5:44 pm

Nick C wrote:
gstark wrote:I think you've gone a bit too far in the high key department in the second shot. There are way too many blown highlights here; I'd like to be able to see her arms etc, which have been blown in the current version.

Also .... the background ... all those dots .... I think you should clone out the one that is at the apex of where her legs meet just below her backside: that one is both distracting and off-putting. It almost looks like a cling-on. :)


I personally like it overblown this way. My clients prefer it being done this way too :P


If your clients like it, that's important, but did you show them an alternative that was not blown?

I note though that you've removed the offending dot.
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby cawdor on Wed Apr 09, 2008 8:02 pm

I am torn between 1 and 2 - I like the pose in #2 but the highlights don't do much for me. Like the colours in #1 but the model is too far away.
Btw she's got a killer body, all the right curves :up:
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Shorty on Wed Apr 09, 2008 9:15 pm

I find the background in the first shot distracting and it pulls my eyes away from the woman. I'd be tempted to crop out the buildings in the background and see how it looks from there.

I also find the handrail distracting - if you can remove those 2 objects I think it will make the woman "pop" even more....

With the 2nd shot, I think that is a very erotic pose with her on the tips of her toes, but that wall and all the holes in it are distracting and I'd love to see the same shot against a white wall without all the holes...

In saying all of that, I do think they are great shots!! :D

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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Nick C on Mon Aug 25, 2008 5:45 pm

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Been busy for the last couple of weeks. Here's what I shot during that period.
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Oz_Beachside on Mon Aug 25, 2008 8:26 pm

im confused, the first images I have seen before, long ago... but you said you shot them last weekend?
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby sirhc55 on Mon Aug 25, 2008 9:14 pm

Oz_Beachside wrote:im confused, the first images I have seen before, long ago... but you said you shot them last weekend?


Oz - put the red down :) These are additional images to the orginal post :wink:
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby Oz_Beachside on Tue Aug 26, 2008 7:25 pm

sirhc55 wrote:
Oz_Beachside wrote:im confused, the first images I have seen before, long ago... but you said you shot them last weekend?


Oz - put the red down :) These are additional images to the orginal post :wink:


oh, appologies, I read august in place of april, sorry. :oops:
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Re: Some Nudes - NSFW

Postby rampotta on Sun Aug 31, 2008 6:27 pm

wow... beautiful...
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