Amateur Print Photographic Model From Mumbai India.

Josh Venu:

Hi, Height is less of a problem if the print-ads are focussed on your upper body. I am not in a position to be of help as my assignments require tall models. Try cosmetic industry...that could be an oppurtunity.....on top of that you have sharp facial features. good luck


Joshi

matt tan photography:

hello from halifax, canada.
i just voted LIKES / DISLIKE for 3 of your four poses in your portfolio.
the other one would get a NEUTRAL vote.

your facial features are outstanding. study the 2 photos which i voted LIKE
and compare them to the other one i DISLIKE.
note the texture of your skin shows too much on the one that got a bad grade
also, there is too much light on the rest of your shoulder,etc..

remember put shadows where you don't want the eyes to go
use light to draw to your best features... ie. your eyes, your lips.
and if you use shading, try to even use shadows to lead the eyes to your best features.

notice how much wider your face is when too much light is given to it.
also, i think you used a different focal length for the ones that made you "larger" (bigger)
careful with what focal length lens you use. experiment, shoot through 35mm to 85 mm
(these are based on SLR film format), and study how each focal length makes you thinner, fatter, not so sweet, older,etc.

remember the wrong pose, wrong lens, wrong lighting,.can make you look older..
and we can also make you look even prettier with the right pose, right lighting, right lens.

you have at least started on the right foot
. you have good quality photos in your portfolio
. i would suggest keep the ones i chose LIKE they're excellent.
that's the type of portraits you should make more of.
and try if you can to replace the one i voted DISLIKE.

don't be discourage if i chose DSILIKE. it 's not to say you do not look good. you do.
but a bad pose or a bad portrait can do just as much harm than an excellent one to promote you in the best way.
better to have less photos but all great ones, then to put one extra that does not look too good.

thanks for allowing me to comment. i hope this helps.
and keep working at it.

last thing, you mentioned you're from india. so you must know the most famous actress in bollywood. i can't remember her name but she has the most incredible eyes and she knows how to use her poses to attract the camera. that's why she 's so well-known and every girl wants to look like her.

study how she lures your eyes to her. and work on doing the same thing when you're posing in front of the camera. practise in front of the mirror, so you know when it's successful.

the eyes must do the smiling, not just the teeth. remember that.

as i wrote in another forum, the great Cecil Beaton, (my idol in glamour photography and set lighting. he was in charge of all the glorious old Hollywood movies with the glamourous women). Beaton said over 50 years ago, "if you can't smile with your eyes, that's not a smile!"

keep it up! you're in the right direction

Persis Umrigar:

Hi Matt,

Thanks for all your comments,complements, & advice. I have seen your official website and must say that you have a great portfolio too!! Wonderful snaps.. you must be a very experienced photographer yourself!

This is a great help! ...
All the details of the camera was so very usueful... I will also pass this on to her Photographer, so that he learns in the process too. God Bless.. this was a real eye opener for us.
Just to inform you off the record.. that Persis is a hearing impaired girl from birth and has such great talents that I see within her and wanted her to grow to her full potential.
The Actress you are talking of I think is REKHA.. who was proclaimed in yesteryears as the Bollywood queen for her EYES.. .. I have informed Persis about this and she will study her before she goes for her next shoot.

All the best to you too and take care.
Regards - Dilly
(Mother)
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