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[21 Oct 2009 | 109 views]

After every workshop, whether through the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) or privately, attendees are invited to submit images based on the workshop for further comment.   I always hope to provide information suitable for the individual and for others readers.   If you are interested in attending any future workshops, please contact me sqw @ FilmPhotoAcademy.com
 

OK, I’ll be honest here – this prop I have never successfully got a standing posed shot I like with it.  It looks great – looks like it ought to be interesting – just never works for me. 
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Critiques, Photography Tips, Workshops »

[19 Oct 2009 | 107 views]

After every workshop, whether through the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) or privately, attendees are invited to submit images based on the workshop for further comment.   I always hope to provide information suitable for the individual and for others readers.   If you are interested in attending any future workshops, please contact me sqw @ FilmPhotoAcademy.com
 

Really nice composition and pose.   The diagonal frame created by the elbows is terrific, keeps the eye contained within the image.  Nice tonality across the image too.  Would like to see the very bright hair on the right …

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Critiques, Photography Tips, Workshops »

[17 Oct 2009 | 77 views]

After every workshop, whether through the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) or privately, attendees are invited to submit images based on the workshop for further comment.   I always hope to provide information suitable for the individual and for others readers.   If you are interested in attending any future workshops, please contact me sqw @ FilmPhotoAcademy.com
 

The desaturation on this is very interesting.  I would tend to go for a high-colour because of the contrast between the cloth and Iveta.  However I really like what you’ve done.
As for the shapes, they are just terrific, …

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Critiques, Photography Tips, Technique, Workshops »

[13 Oct 2009 | 46 views]

 After every workshop, whether through the Royal Photographic Society (RPS) or privately, attendees are invited to submit images based on the workshop for further comment.   I always hope to provide information suitable for the individual and for others readers.   If you are interested in attending any future workshops, please contact me sqw @ FilmPhotoAcademy.com
Martin was one of the attendees at the recent RPS Creative Nudes workshop.  Here are some images he has sent for review and my comments.
First up a general comment, I would be much happier if the tiny …

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[3 Aug 2009 | 48 views]


I do like your thinking on this one, a great idea.   For me it doesn’t gel, some how the elements don’t seem to join up, I think it’s because there’s no grounding to Cat or the drape – it needs either a little shadow or a little reflection to stop them floating.
 

Now this is clever, I suspect you’ve seen that getting the legs right is crucial in this image.  I’ve shot this quite a few times and getting the legs right is really difficult, so dropping them out …

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