Makeup time

[Hamish Gill]

Working through some pre-wedding shots today... worked into this one quite a bit as i quite like it
thought i would share

 

[adrian jordin]

I can see why you like it...though the highlights have burnt out too much for my personal taste.

 

[Hamish Gill]

See I like that sorta thing ... Probably because it breaks the rules and I'm a proper rebel like

 

[Darren Bradley]

Lovely shot, Hamish. I quite like the mood and the symmetry.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Cheers Darren!
It was quite a calm room all things considered, I got quite a few faith relaxed looking shots! Think there is a little bit of tension there though ... ?
I think that comes accros in this?

 

[Darren Bradley]

Yes, good eye! Definitely a bit of tension.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Glad you think so, it's quite hard being objective about this sort of thing eh?

 

[Darren Bradley]

I know what you mean, Hamish. I'm usually a poor judge of my own work. The photos I like best are frequently not the ones other people comment on the most. It always seems that one photo that I almost didn't bother to process or publish is the one everyone likes at the end of the day.

 

[Hamish Gill]

Yeah, I know that feeling all too well!
although I'll be buggered if it makes me a "poor judge" of my own work... That concept just fuels the fires of self doubt! I prefer a "different" judge of my own work... Makes me feel better that way
This sort relates to what I was saying to Laurance here http://www.realphotographersforum.c...k/3949-confessions-neurotic-photographer.html ... Not entirely on topic there or here really, but this is my current neurosis ... Constantly tryin to live by my own preachings that it's only really my opinion that matters! If I like it then I have won... If other people comment, then that is just a bonus, or at best gives me some idea how I can win for my self even more in the future!
Threads like this don't help though, where I thought I had done something universally likeable ... With maybe a hint of controversy in the lost high lights ... And I barely get any response to it!
Half of me follows my positivity and says, it's fine I like it and I know the bride will like it... The other half goes, Blimey it must be **** if people are avoiding saying somthing ...
I'm wittering anyway... It's funny what we do to our selves as photogs eh? I'm just quite please to have this place as a bit of a therapy sesion once in a while

 

[Darren Bradley]

I can completely relate. I'm very neurotic about my work, too, and have often wondered the same thing when something I post on here or flickr doesn't get a lot of hits or comments.

 

[Brian Moore]

With respect to Adrian's preference, I like the burned out highlights. In this fotie I think it adds a lot to the mood.

 

[Paul Lange]

It is a great image Hamish but I have to say I think it works a lot better if you crop off the left hand side completely (no disrespect to the make up artist, I think it just works better that way).

 

[Hamish Gill]

Will you show me?
I played with a crop on a similar shot that excluded her but it didn't seem to work ...

 

[Paul Lange]

You know what? I will have to take that back. When I placed my hand over the left side of the image I quite liked what remained. Now though, after trying to crop it properly I realise that the make up artist's arm just doesn't look right when not connected to a body. Sorry, it seemed like a good idea at the time .