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Jun 26, 2006
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We could use some honest advice on the quality of our pictures. Is it the photography? Or, can the lighting and posing be made better.

We are always looking to improve. Here’s one of the images. For a larger pic go to
http://www.americanbikinishop.com/photoshoots/6_03_06/6_03_0 6_03bg.jpg

Thanks in advance.

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Roberto
Jun 26, 2006
The exposure of the female is fine. However, it would be nice if the sky wasn’t blown out. If you are going to go to the trouble to do location shots then the location is important as well and shouldn’t be blown out.

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Tacit
Jun 26, 2006
In article <rxIng.179227$>,
Photographer wrote:

We could use some honest advice on the quality of our pictures. Is it the photography? Or, can the lighting and posing be made better.

The lighting is flat and the composition uninteresting.

I would recommend picking up a book on lighting for outdoor and location photography; it’s way beyond the scope of one UseNet message. 🙂


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Harry Limey
Jun 26, 2006
"Photographer" wrote in message

We could use some honest advice on the quality of our pictures.

Then open an account with Flickr (the free ones are fine!!) then join the CAFE group, very friendly and very helpful!! – Just one image at a time though (read the guidelines!!)
http://www.flickr.com/groups/cafe/
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Helen
Jun 26, 2006
"Photographer" wrote in message
We could use some honest advice on the quality of our pictures. Is it the photography? Or, can the lighting and posing be made better.

Apart from the dull and flat lighting, couldn’t she have tried to look slightly interested? Frankly she looks disgusted by the whole thing.
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KatWoman
Jun 26, 2006
"Photographer" wrote in message
We could use some honest advice on the quality of our pictures. Is it the photography? Or, can the lighting and posing be made better.
We are always looking to improve. Here’s one of the images. For a larger pic go to
http://www.americanbikinishop.com/photoshoots/6_03_06/6_03_0 6_03bg.jpg
Thanks in advance.

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hire this guy:
http://www.shootfashion.com
http://www.shootfashion.tripod.com

catalog from $1500.00 per day
plus expenses (model, makeup, assistant, location fees, insurance and permits, lunch)

I disagree about the background comment because when you are shooting clothes, in this case the bathing suit, it is the most important thing in the picture. That said though the colors and lighting should be nicer. It would help if the model looked even vaguely happy or sexy or something but squinted up, and the lack of makeup on mottled skin, no good!! get a makeup artist. No strings should be showing from the front, swimwear looks better and more saleable dry not wet. The posing I could write a book, try a pro model who knows the swimsuit poses not a stripper.
Use at least 85 or longer lens for fashion and portraits. Take pictures at nicer time of day or use a reflector and or scrims.
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Jun 26, 2006
In article <rxIng.179227$>,wrote:
We could use some honest advice on the quality of our pictures. Is it the photography? Or, can the lighting and posing be made better.

Why are your models always in the shade?

They might want to study posing so that they can look like models.

One of them should pay as much attention to her moustache as her bikini line.

Dark roots… is that a cultural thing?

Overall, I’d say a C minus.
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JP Kabala
Jun 27, 2006
"Photographer" wrote in message
We could use some honest advice on the quality of our pictures. Is it the photography? Or, can the lighting and posing be made better.
We are always looking to improve. Here’s one of the images. For a larger pic go to
http://www.americanbikinishop.com/photoshoots/6_03_06/6_03_0 6_03bg.jpg
Thanks in advance.

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Oh, where to start? The others have mentioned the lighting issues and the fact that the model is posed looking like she needs a dose of Ex-Lax– um, perhaps models who had a better plastic surgeon?

Here’s your main problem. You have no idea who your customer is. Get a clue. Men don’t ordinarily buy women’s swimwear, women do. Those photos are offputting to most women in so many ways it isn’t funny.

–A woman would know that those are quite possibly some of the least-realistic
looking implants ever– They should be on that "plastic surgery gone wrong" site. Some men might appreciate that canteloupes glued to the chest look, but
any woman who has normal sized or shaped breasts and is looking to buy a awimsuit that might actually fit and look attractive on HER is going to pass you by without stopping.

–Get their roots done, at least.

–Three of the 4 girls look like strippers. Would your sister, wife, whatever
take fashion advice from a stripper? And none of them look like they’re having
a very good time. Yeah, I want to take clothing suggestions from a depressed pole dancer.

–The girl in 6_03_09 at least is smiling and not skanky-looking, but what is up
with the locations? I don’t know where you are, but the support wires for the
palm trees and the trash cans have got to go.

Get rid of the hooker shoes, too!
There are plenty of cute BEACHY (not bitchy) sandals that would be more appropriate.

These pictures are a trainwreck. They are not selling swimwear. If you are, you need a better photographer. Try hiring a female photographer who can put the models at ease and sees swimwear and models with a female sensibility.
If you’re selling porn to adolescent boys, they’re probably OK. Adolescent boys won’t notice anything other than the T&A anyway.

Take a look at these photos
http://tinyurl.com/regbd

Far fewer armpits, no beachballs in pasties, a few accessories, some makeup, some
attention paid to hair, the hands look graceful, not grabbing, no boobs falling out of
the bottom of the cups, the look is sexy, not slutty.
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Roberto
Jun 27, 2006
Yah, whoever does the work for Victoria’s Secret they need to clone. Awesome work, they sell the clothes and not the prostitutes wearing them. Not that they look like prostitutes, but the original posters does. Remember you are selling a product not the snatch, you don’t want to offend your customers.

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Tony Cooper
Jul 1, 2006
On Sun, 25 Jun 2006 23:31:43 -0400, Photographer
wrote:

We could use some honest advice on the quality of our pictures. Is it the photography? Or, can the lighting and posing be made better.
We are always looking to improve. Here’s one of the images. For a larger pic go to
http://www.americanbikinishop.com/photoshoots/6_03_06/6_03_0 6_03bg.jpg
Thanks in advance.

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Offer the model some stomach acid tablets before the shoot. She’s obviously in pain.



Tony Cooper
Orlando, FL
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telbee
Jul 2, 2006
Actually – being a woman, I agree with everything that’s been said here

I’d say the photography was pretty mediocre – the burned out sky is an issue – better to under expose and then compensate in photoshop or similar. Or why not just add in a different sky

But the most important bit is that the model looks very very uncomfortable, and apart from the nice bod (which is in the wrong pose, more like a man’s mag), she definitely needs the makeup – you know nice bod, shame about the face!

Also, is your average woman going to buy this costume?

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