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Some shots from the weekend from some fit looking folk in Melbourne's Hosier Lane.

A tad underexposed I think (but the highlights in his pants blew out!)




This one was very hard to do with only one flash unit and a very dark background. Shot wide open f2.8 at iso800. Shame also about the back focus! Grr

Nice work Steve, really well done. The 3rd seems a bit busy in the background compared to foreground for me. In the second, tiny thought, remembering that these probably aren't professional models, is the model could hold her abs in.

Great quality, are they for a product shoot?

great work there, the first three images are all nicely done with good colour and composition.

I have to say the last one, although very pleasing does not suit the rest of the series. This one lacks the dynamic and the expression of the first few.

Cheers

Glen wrote:Nice work Steve, really well done. The 3rd seems a bit busy in the background compared to foreground for me. In the second, tiny thought, remembering that these probably aren't professional models, is the model could hold her abs in.

Great quality, are they for a product shoot?

Abs - What is the most appropriate way to tell a girl to suck her guts in?

This shoot was a bit of fun. I was assisting another photographer on Sunday. We were shooting for free to make a fund raising callendar for a local gymnasium. After we got his set up right and ran through a couple of scenarios he let me play with the tallent before he was goign to shoot them (to warm them up and get them used to the cameras and lights).

Steve great result, if these are the trial shots at the start even more impressive

These are great for warm up shots!

I wonder whether you shot any using hard light? esp on the men....

surenj wrote:These are great for warm up shots!

I wonder whether you shot any using hard light? esp on the men....

No I didnt - I only used singular soft box on a pole. The other photogrpaher was using some hard light to accentuate muscual definition on the guys. I will have to remember that for next time!~

Willy wombat wrote: What is the most appropriate way to tell a girl to suck her guts in?

it can be dangerous territory, so careful choice of words is key.

I use the word "breathe", since there is no direct link to what you are trying to achieve, so his/her confidence stays high.

simply "breathe out" to compress the abdomen.

and "breath in" to expand the chest/shoulders/décolletage


you learn the hard way not to use phrases like "can you suck your guts in for me?"

Willy wombat wrote:

surenj wrote:These are great for warm up shots!

I wonder whether you shot any using hard light? esp on the men....

No I didnt - I only used singular soft box on a pole. The other photogrpaher was using some hard light to accentuate muscual definition on the guys. I will have to remember that for next time!~

hi steve,
you might be able to harden his look a little by shaprening USM or similar. mask his eyes/face and give his definition some sharp edges. perhaps also a consequnce of posing so close to sharp lines in the brickwork and grafitti.

Oz_Beachside wrote:

Willy wombat wrote: What is the most appropriate way to tell a girl to suck her guts in?

it can be dangerous territory, so careful choice of words is key.

I use the word "breathe", since there is no direct link to what you are trying to achieve, so his/her confidence stays high.

simply "breathe out" to compress the abdomen.

and "breath in" to expand the chest/shoulders/décolletage


you learn the hard way not to use phrases like "can you suck your guts in for me?"

Good one Bruce. Thanks for that advice

I think use of the words "guts" on will be banned on future phtooshoots. From now on it will be "abdomen" all the way.