Great Saturday Night Recipe

[Nikolai]

Components:

1 aspiring photog
1 aspiring model
1 sunset
3 hours
25 looks/sets
700 frames
10 hours of postprocessingResult:

A Rainbow Called Caitlin

1. Dancing in Blue:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/314641126_Cp4VC-XL.jpg

2. Flirty in Emerald:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/314641131_4jWp7-XL.jpg

3. Implied in Cherry:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/314641952_EFUmN-XL.jpg

4. Pretty in Purple:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/314641158_6raRx-XL.jpg

5. Dreamy in Yellow:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/314642156_iQZjA-XL.jpg

6. Playful in Red:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/314642412_jgfjZ-XL.jpg

7. Naked in Orange:

http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/313883725_4VPyV-XL.jpg

and, finally,

8. Sunset Goddess:
http://nik.smugmug.com/photos/314642360_BRmVw-XL.jpg

Enjoy! :-)

[dogwood]

Very impressive. Lots of work behind these shots! Nice job Nik.

[Swartzy]

Gorgeous.....all of them. Excellent work Nik.....lots of time involved but man, well worth it. Quite beautiful. Good for you!:thumb:thumb:thumb

[cloak]

I like most of the pictures very much. She's a nice model with nice solid legs.

Having saide that... #5. Yellow isn't her color and between the yellow dress, the stance and the background, she looks jaundiced. To put it nicely, it isn't flattering at all.

The only other thing I would suggest is have her put a touch less makeup on her cheeks, they pull her high cheekbones out a bit too much.

Good job overall though.

[Nikolai]

Very impressive. Lots of work behind these shots! Nice job Nik.
Thanks Pete!
Funny, this one was a total breeze from beginning of the shoot till the last picture uploaded.
Previous shoot (the one in the mountains, with the waterfall, harsh daylight, etc.) was a major PITA/drag compared to this one, in all the aspects: logistics, time, finances, shooting, processing.
Maybe it's a sign, I shouldn't sweat it too much... :wink

[Nikolai]

Gorgeous.....all of them. Excellent work Nik.....lots of time involved but man, well worth it. Quite beautiful. Good for you!:thumb:thumb:thumb
Thanks, David!
Check out what my model wrote me when she saw the final results:

OH MY GOODNESS!!!
These turned out AMAZING!!!!
holy smokes Nikolai...
I am sooooo impressed and pleased!!!
Can't wait to upload them onto my profile!!!
THANKYOU so much!!!!!

:ivar

[Nikolai]

I like most of the pictures very much. She's a nice model with nice solid legs.

Having saide that... #5. Yellow isn't her color and between the yellow dress, the stance and the background, she looks jaundiced. To put it nicely, it isn't flattering at all.

The only other thing I would suggest is have her put a touch less makeup on her cheeks, they pull her high cheekbones out a bit too much.

Good job overall though.
Thank you! :thumb

[evoryware]

25 looks in 3 hours and you call that a breeze. LoL.
I like the lighting on all of them and the fabric works well in them too. Silhouettes are well done.

#2, 3 and 6 are my faves.
Killer legs.
I don't think her skin tone looks right in #5.
I wonder how much better it would look if you could get rid of the wisps of hair on the top in #1.
I'm a sucker for green but I wish her fingers were a tad more relaxed in #2 (similar to #3).
#3 I'm not sure how I feel about her heels disappearing.


Nice stuff!

[Qarik]

spectacular set..my fav is #2. I really like the staging and well thought out compoistion as well as great PP

[Nikolai]

25 looks in 3 hours and you call that a breeze. LoL. Compared to 10 hours and 4 looks and barely any keepers this was fun:-)


I like the lighting on all of them and the fabric works well in them too. Silhouettes are well done.

Thanks!


#2, 3 and 6 are my faves.Killer legs.
:ivar


I don't think her skin tone looks right in #5.

That was how I "saw" it, it was a sunset afterall:-) :wink


I wonder how much better it would look if you could get rid of the wisps of hair on the top in #1.
I guess we'll never know now, will we? ;-)


I'm a sucker for green but I wish her fingers were a tad more relaxed in #2 (similar to #3).
I see, good point...:thumb

#3 I'm not sure how I feel about her heels disappearing. I noticed that while shooting. We tried to reposition her, there was no immediate solution, so I just let them be...:dunno

Nice stuff!
Thanks again! :clap

[Nikolai]

spectacular set..my fav is #2. I really like the staging and well thought out compoistion as well as great PP
Thank you very much, appreciate your kind words! :thumb

[Shima]

These are all fantastic. If I had to pick favorites I'd pick 4 and 8. I love the little smile hiding in the mirror in #4... and the framing, lighting, etc is just awesome in #8. Truly impressive work!

[Nikolai]

These are all fantastic. If I had to pick favorites I'd pick 4 and 8. I love the little smile hiding in the mirror in #4... and the framing, lighting, etc is just awesome in #8. Truly impressive work!
Thanks Cat! :lust

[Tango]

#8 with the landscape in the bg is like....wow...
i think next time get more of a stance that helps define her legs better...?

[Nikolai]

#8 with the landscape in the bg is like....wow...
Thanks!:thumb
i think next time get more of a stance that helps define her legs better...?
I agree. Will try next time (hopefully Thursday:-)

[DaddyO]

Oui... My, my nice work. Thoughful & neaningfull sets. Well thought out. :thumb:thumb:thumb

I know its just my laptop but I am getting a large triangle in front of her
face with shot. Dependeing on slight monitor tilt. Actually to her right side and back curtain. 2. Flirty in Emerald. :D Michael

[Nikolai]

Oui... My, my nice work. Thoughful & neaningfull sets. Well thought out. :thumb:thumb:thumb
Thank you, appreciate it!


I know its just my laptop but I am getting a large triangle in front of her
face with shot. Dependeing on slight monitor tilt. Actually to her right side and back curtain. 2. Flirty in Emerald. :D Michael

Probably Holy Ghost :wink

[cmorganphotography]

In the Emerald one, #2, her upper leg has a couple of bruises or shadows on the thigh.

All great shots. Colours are a great theme!:lust

[DaddyO]

Probably Holy Ghost :wink

No doubt she was on site. :D

[Nikolai]

In the Emerald one, #2, her upper leg has a couple of bruises or shadows on the thigh.
Hey, thanks, good eye, I missed those... Hit F5, not anymore:-) :D

All great shots. Colours are a great theme!:lust
Thank you, appreciate it! :thumb

[cmorganphotography]

Hey, thanks, good eye, I missed those... Hit F5, not anymore:-) :D


Thank you, appreciate it! :thumb

If all goes well and water recedes and some bookings clean up... might have some Alice in Floodlands for ya! Trying to get this abandoned farmhouse to work in a shoot. Hope it goes well.

[KED]

Hit F5, not anymoreF5 in what auto-eliminates shadows or bruises? Serious query.

[Nikolai]

F5 in what auto-eliminates shadows or bruises? Serious query.
F5 refreshes the browser window (at least in Windows/IT world...)
I fixed the skin defects and replaced the image (god, I love my S*E, it's soooo easy), but it was already in cache of those who saw the original, so I wanted them to see a new version...
HTH