Photography hints, and a request

[SierraLynnSC1]

Wow, this is all very informative and thanks for the insight. I smile alot in my pictures because when I look serious/seductive I always look angry or sad lol. I used to not smile much in pictures then I had alot of fans/members telling me to cheer up and smile, to look happy.
I also have the 10 second timer to deal with so hard to hold expressions I guess but like they say, practice makes perfect so I will definitely work on this. . Any other tips or if you have any specific advice for me please feel free to let me know. I try to edit out stuff in the background but I overdid it in Update 43 and it ruined the update.

Thanks,

Sierra

[Just Me SC3]

Glockenspiel...."Here's looking at you kid!"

www.southern-charms3.com/justme/ju209x001.jpg

I have always believed that it is in the expression....more so than the blatent pussy!!!

After all, isn't it about the imagination?

PS. I would appreciate your take on it though...wink, wink!


Kisses from Just Me XXX

[glockenspiel]

A couple of things - instead of leaning slightly forward, try leaning a little back. It will also make the breasts look a bit more 'in your face', like instead of sheltering them and tucking them away, you are kind of thrusting them out there a bit.

The face is a bit out of focus I think. I think the eyes are great, I suppose I might prefer to see the mouth slightly parted with a slight bit of tongue sliding over the lip, but the current expression is definitely bold, so i like that.

Try moving either you or the photographer a bit more to the side, to accentuate the sneaky, 'with attitude' look even more.

Again, and i sound like a broken record, but I would get closer / crop much closer.

[RosiePieCharm]

Thanks for the tips and ideas!

I like to keep my face moving in my photo sets (unless I'm doing a custom or request and they tell me not to, which happens more often than you'd think). Though, I like to keep my angry or unhappy looks in their own photo set. Like, doing whole photo sets of smirks, glares, and demanding looks. I also like to theme photo sets with pouts, blushing, uncertainty (like being embarrassed and unsure, but interested). When I take pictures it's hard not to smile, even when I don't want to, because a group of fun loving girls and I often get together to do pictures with each other and we're so goofy.. We're often more laughing in our pictures than just smiling. Which I LOVE!

On the topic of full body pictures, I have found that a LOT of my fans like to see the whole body. Though a trick I use is taking a full body shot, then a few closer up shots, and a lot of time even a super close up of something (like my toes, feet, kitty, etc). I like to get things from a lot of angles as well. I have a LOT of upskirt/giantess photos and I have been doing them since my first few photo sets. I really like stepping down at the camera or showing off my naughty bits from that angle. I'm glad to see another fan.

[ritegi4u6911]

In response to Bea Brite, I love your pics. You're actually one of my favorite charms. I just prefer you as a redhead or your natural color. You're beautiful as a blonde, but natural or red suits you better. No offense to the blonde beauties out there, but that color gets old after a while. Other than that, it'd be nice if you'd do more pics without stockings. You eventually do away with them anyway, and you can never have too much of a good thing. Put them aside for a while.

[Alexus Lin SC1]

Sorry I did not see your reply sooner.
You mentioned I should do from the bust up photos. You must have
missed them, but i do put those in just about every set.
I must have thousands on my site.
I also put the close ups of other body parts in my sets too. (naughty grin)
Here are a few from the bust up from my site.
Hugs, Alexus Lin
http://www.southern-charms.com/alexuslin/photos.htm

[timboy]

Although not currently a photographer, I see a few rookie mistakes made that might be improved by some of the ladies.

1) Bright window in the background - you want a dark background, not a light one

2) Picture always taken from above the lady - get down to her eye level at least

3) Insisting on taking pictures of the whole body with a big space around. Boring. Get closer. I find that Jackie Reese's photographer makes this mistake all the time. I would love to see more pics of her much closer. Try just the top, just the bottom, maybe the face from the eyes down. We have no interest in seeing the paneling or walls of the room you are in.

4) Constant facial expressions. I don't know about you, but I get turned on by a variety of diverse facial expressions, but too much sweet smiling can get boring. Dear Em is Excellent in this area - I love her hint of naughtiness, sometimes a beginning of a mocking smile. All sorts of wonderful scenarios run through my head when I see that.

Kinky Kristi is also good at having a seductive, understated smile, her head turned to one side, that makes me want to ravage my computer monitor when I see it!

Also, try some stern, even angry looks. Imperious, haughty, scornful, intense smoldering stares. What about a tongue swirling around the lips? Squinting glare. Teeth bared. Biting the lip. I really like Jilly, but I wish she would have a few more 'mean' looking shots!

Who said you even need to look at the camera? Don't be looking at the camera with the same smile every time. Look back over your shoulder at the camera. Etc

5) Angles - I love upshots! A low angle shot with her looking down at the camera..

6) Standing up with legs crossed, in a dominant, don't give a damn pose, while staring at the camera Love it

Many wise words, glockenspiel!
Though in general I prefer the lady to look into the lense, it creates an illusion of contact with me. This esp for the dangerous, 'mean' looks, that I too enjoy very much. Some Charms do the cruel look very well. And nobody will suspect they really are that mean in real life. (Maybe slightly sadistically inclined, only...) I too love you Emma!
What bores me the most is those eternal smiles tha are the same in each and every picture, like a mask they put on.

[cinnamonbunSC3]

I've been a charm for only 6 months now. I make mistake after mistake not so much with the way I look but my lighting is really bad. I'm pretty sure I have the worst lighting of any charm. I've done the light behind me thing but I won't do that any more, lol. All of my house lighting is yellow and my walls, floor and furniture are all yellowy brown. So everything turns yellow. I can't use the flash because all those pictures turn blue. My pictures end up fuzzy, yellow, grainy, too bright, too blue... it never ends.

[timboy]

I've been a charm for only 6 months now. I make mistake after mistake not so much with the way I look but my lighting is really bad. I'm pretty sure I have the worst lighting of any charm. I've done the light behind me thing but I won't do that any more, lol. All of my house lighting is yellow and my walls, floor and furniture are all yellowy brown. So everything turns yellow. I can't use the flash because all those pictures turn blue. My pictures end up fuzzy, yellow, grainy, too bright, too blue... it never ends.

Actually, most of the free pics you have up right now are quite ok regarding light and colour.
But you do have one with a purple ass that is more of a challenge.
I passed it through the color treatment in the pic viewer ACDSee and through Photoshop.
Both could even the colours out somewhat.
What program do you use looking at and arranging your photos?

[timboy]

- the photoshop version. I guess more could be done too -
I have given more yellow and more red. But I have not used the paint tools, which allow a transparent spray of colour, f ex yellow.

[OneMatureVixenSC4]

Ok Hun what can you do for me...

[OneMatureVixenSC4]