Valentina

[Wanderer]

With a6000 and 85 1.8

 

[Okinson]

Hi there,

Very nice model!

Now regarding the pic, here are some things I would consider: 

- The background is too noisy, don't let her so close to the leaves as this may be distracting; even if your model is stunning . "If you can" (don't know how much you can pull back) next time try to have the leaves further away from her, meaning ask her to get closer to you and then you step back. In other words, the less close she will be to the background features, the less you will see them (that's kinda how we perceive in 3D you know : "details", the closer the more, the further away the less).  You have a fast lens, so you could increase your aperture as well up to 1.8 to blend the background in a nice bokeh but that's up to you really (like how much you want to integrate your background in the pic); plus you would have to be careful not to get the highlights too high, so it may help to look for the shadows (but here the sun did not seem to harsh so it may work).  

- The position of her hand looks a bit awkward. This is a tough thing to do : direct the model (can check out some good tips here : https://petapixel.com/2013/05/24/dear-model-posing-tips-for-how-to-look-your-best-in-photographs/ but many more on the web). Here for example. Positions of the legs and chest are great, careful to the left arm as well as we see a bit of her watch on the left hand (but that could easily be removed in post prod and hard to see when shooting). 

[Wanderer]

Thanks for your comments. I agree about the leaves. It was a brief opportunity and had I had more time I would have tried different aperture settings to soften the leaves.