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Originally Posted by BenE
One of the most difficult things with males, especially in suits, it to make the clothing appear smooth. In the first image special care needs to be taken so the front of the shirt is not wrinkled. I realize the "style" nowadays is loose, but when that is seen in portraits it is something our eye keeps going back to, just as collars that are not neat around the neck.
If clothing is a bit too loose, close pins or some other clips can be used in the back to tighten it. Another thing that can be done is to fold the sleeves of a coat in such a way that they do not appear as full. It is sort of difficult to describe, but you just fold an pinch the material until the looseness is less noticeable.
As I say, I realize styles for me are looser, but in the first image, the pants are too low and loose in the waist for a business suit,in my opinion.
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I agree with much of what you said had this set of images been a "portrait" session...which it was not.
Had it been...A.) The suit would have been wrinkle free...and B.) I would have used lighting suitable for portraiture...
You are correct, todays style IS different and our goal on this shoot was for dramatic lighting and leaning towards a more fashionesque delivery...not portraiture. As for the wrinkles, that was intentional...I wanted the contrast of light and shadows and they provided just that...