Model at Train

Ok, I posted my daughter's pics at the train, here is the real deal.  I like them, but they are totally my style, so it's probably subjective.

I love to shoot around trains.

The first photo I hate the tilt. It may be that I'm the only one but the tilt and her broken hand and the conduit and switch are all I notice, besides she does have great legs... [grin]

If you stepped to your right you might have missed the conduit and then her poor crippled hand would be behind her (I'm messing with you here, pull that lip back)

The second photo I really like. You might could have sped up your shutter to make the train a bit darker except the part lit by the flash. Now you could probably darken the image with curves then mask out the girl and the parts of the train around her like there was a spotlight on her. And please clone out that white dot on the right.
Love the idea and pose, I'll probably steal it..

another one, for fun.

Yep, you did well.

Ladies with having not so skinny legs, in most part, have them put their weight on the back leg and elegantly place the front leg no weight. In order to see where I'm coming from, have a look at dance studio poses.
Ooops, I forgot you know already.   

Susie,

Image 1:  The severed arm is an issue, but I am not crazy about the pidgeon toes or the position of her right arm.  I also think that she is looking too high. 

Image 2:  I like this better!  I agree that she shold be grabbing the handrail, but I don't think that it is a big problem.  One way to avoid this problem is to make sure that you never shoot into the flat of the hand.  Either the back or the palm.  Always try to shoot hand from the side.  I had this beaten into me by Monte Zucker and it has solved problems like this a number of times.  It doesn't help you fix the problem, but it makes sure that you see it before you shoot!.

Image 3:  Cutting off her leg was a mistake.  She is also very square to the camera.  Have her turn to her left a little would put her shoulder to the wall and slim her shoulders and waist. 

BTW:  I love the processing on these . . . they remind me of Cindy's work.

I forgot that you shoot with a D80 . . . interesting . . .

Ed

Right out of the box, I didn't like the images from my D80 either, but there is a lot of control in that menu system.

You can easily rename actions by renaming the file that contains them.  If I was at home, on my own computer, I could tell you where that is, but this is my wife's laptop.

I did mean it as a compliment when I compared these to Cindy's work!  I was referring to the colors and the setting.

Keep it up!


Ed

Ha, ha . . . Nikon just annouced the D90!

I don't think that Ken Rockwell said that the D40 is a better camera, he said that it is all the camera that he needs.  That is a very different statement.  For example, I need a camera that supports a vertical grip/battery pack.  I have big hands and even the D200 is too small for me to carry all day without the grip. 

I haven't been reading Ken's stuff for some time . . . I have to get back over there and see what he has to say these days.

Ed

btw, I buy into the fact that chasing the lastest technology doesn't make you good at using it.  I still have a lot of learning to do with what I got.