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Model

lucysgrave

Posts: 4

Grand Rapids, Michigan, US

I have no idea what to keep up, put more of, get in there, or how to organize. Halp?

Jan 07 21 05:28 am Link

Photographer

FIFTYONE PHOTOGRAPHY

Posts: 6597

Uniontown, Pennsylvania, US

Hi there.

Easier said than done, there's a lot of images.  I'd start by looking for any multiple images from the same set, choosing a favorite and removing any others.

For visual impact less is more.

Jan 07 21 05:47 am Link

Model

lucysgrave

Posts: 4

Grand Rapids, Michigan, US

FIFTYONE PHOTOGRAPHY wrote:
Hi there.

Easier said than done, there's a lot of images.  I'd start by looking for any multiple images from the same set, choosing a favorite and removing any others.

For visual impact less is more.

Thank you! I've done some pruning. What do you think? And, thank you for your time. smile

Jan 07 21 06:15 am Link

Photographer

sospix

Posts: 23778

Orlando, Florida, US

Easiest way to cull edit is to take a group of images (or a row in your port) and pick the best of each group, keep that and dismiss the rest  .  .  .  keep doing that until you've reached a nice mix of images, each as a strong stand alone that doesn't duplicate looks  .  .  .  I used to do a lot of agency and ad work, so being able to whittle down a day's output to the "best" one (or best handful and let the client choose the best one) from hundreds of images quickly was important  .  .  .  take images from each shoot you do and make the images compete with each other to survive the cut, it'll become easier and quicker the more you do it!

SOS

Jan 07 21 07:24 am Link

Photographer

Guss W

Posts: 10964

Clearwater, Florida, US

Less gore.  Or if you are going to do gore, at least make it seriously scary.

Jan 11 21 02:08 pm Link

Photographer

FotoCult

Posts: 1

Norcross, Georgia, US

What should I remove?

Jan 12 21 06:08 am Link

Photographer

Lee_Photography

Posts: 9863

Minneapolis, Minnesota, US

Hi,

Hope 2021 brings you much success.
Going to tell you what I like and what changes I might make if any.
As a lazy photographer, too many photos, is way to much work to look at.


https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/201216/16/5fdaa2d7f388b_m.jpg
Shows you as the model quite well, suggested changes, tighter crop at photo bottom just above the hands or knees, light areas distract the viewer’s eyes; crop off photo left, at the edge of your black shirt sleeve.
[I care about you the model not the window.]

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/201207/18/5fcee2fa7fa13_m.jpg
I think you pulled this one off nicely

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/201206/09/5fcd153b68d50_m.jpg
Love the sparkle in your eyes

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/201206/10/5fcd215fcb2dd_m.jpg
Interesting, looks like a scene out of a movie

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/190709/16/5d251d6a68b22_m.jpg
Fun photo, the blond hair was an interesting twist

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/201206/10/5fcd25e204c99_m.jpg
Tighter crop, move the logo

https://photos.modelmayhem.com/photos/201207/17/5fced162e5e93_m.jpg
[Of all the bars you had to come to mine.] My impression of the story line

The reason some photos were not selected was because the eyes lacked sparkle, good catch lights add muck to a photo.

I wish you well

Jan 12 21 10:59 am Link