Originally Posted by 2HousePlague

it's really not that unusual -- everybody has a "good side" and a "bad side" in pictures -- i guess we can offer our opinion on her basic appeal as a model, but also on these specific sample images, and maybe give dax some feedback he can actually take back and use.

i can tell you what went wrong here...

let's look at these two pictures, since they are the only two that show her whole face in a near-natural vertical position...



the difference is all lighting -- on the right side (the shot we all seemed to dislike), the model has a lot of direct-forward light on her face which has over-exposed it slightly relative to the rest of the image. her hair is off her forehead and that makes the face look larger -- the absence of any shadows on the face makes it look flat, and therefore makes you overlook what are, actually, very pretty features. look at the left picture, how much more dimensional her face looks -- it seems to "stick-out" more -- the attitude seems more confident, her eyes look really captivating - that's all a function of the position of the lights -- ! the last thing is, the slight overexposure has made her face look paler but also "cooler" (in color temperature) than the rest of the scene -- i'm gonna guess a flash was used on her face (or caught more of her face directly in this shot) -- this is what makes her look sick and old -- she's pale and her color is "off" -- we interpret those as signs of age or illness -- look what i did in photoshop by just "warming" her up a bit and placing some strategic shadows...








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