Backlighting Beauty

[tirediron]

I agree with the above; as well, I think perhaps your choice of background should be reconsidered... with just a touch more PP this could be a killer model shot, BUT there's too much distracting detail in the background. Can I ask why you used those particular settings? I think an ISO of 1 or 200, combined with a wide-open aperture might have made for a much softer background, which would have in turn caused your model to jump right out of the image at the viewer.

[Mad Aussie]

At 4.30am this time of year in a park full of trees the light is getting down and creating huge shadows. I'm guessing the 400 ISO was used to open up those shadows a bit in the background.

I think, that with so much happening in the background, a much lower fstop would have helped here as TI has suggested. I also think the path is a huge distraction but I guess the backlighting was a priority for this shot so perhaps the choises were a bit limited in this location?

I like the treatment Chantelle. You seem to have gotten a handle on that technique I showed you quite well. The model and her pose look very nice indeed.

In the end I think the background lets this down somewhat. Some smart cropping may help with that.

[Chantelle]

I was using settings my teacher asked me to, and there wasn't alot of light so I couldn't drop the ISO. I know how I will do these late evening shots so I don't have to drop the ISO at all, I will take 2 shots, one for the background and then one with the model. It's so much easier that way. On my screen her face isn't birght at all?
If I used a lower Fstop, then it would be black. It's also hard when the whole class of 8 people were split in two groups and you had to work together with posing her and had to just wait your turn to get in a get a shot. It was frustrating because we didn't have a lot of time to think.

[scorpio_e]

Overall I would say it is a great shoot. The model is posed nicely. Her forehead is a little hot. I use an off camera flash to balance the background and the subject.