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It's a candid snap shot of your cousin. It's fine if that's your goal. It's not exactly going to gather critical acclaim except maybe on facebook from your friends and family or perverts on flickr. I'm loving little bojanglesworth's porno stasch
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May 12, 2011 12:47
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Paragon8 posted:It's a candid snap shot of your cousin. It's fine if that's your goal. It's not exactly going to gather critical acclaim except maybe on facebook from your friends and family or perverts on flickr. haha thanks! It took a while to get him to not pull the mustache off as soon as we put it on but we eventually got it. All of the first shots look like this:  IMG_0404.jpg by www.ShootJoeC.com, on Flickr
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May 12, 2011 16:41
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Greybone posted:How's this? This picture is pretty underexposed in my opinion.
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May 13, 2011 01:10
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I am starting to get this lighting stuff under control, now I am looking for a book on how to pose people. Any good/recent ones ?
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May 13, 2011 01:23
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Cross_ posted:I am starting to get this lighting stuff under control, now I am looking for a book on how to pose people. Any good/recent ones ? i'd say just go for magazines. Depends on your subjects a lot, just give them parameters and have them pose within those. Don't be the kind of photographer that is all "pose like you have a secret pain" but rather "yo, chin up please. cross your ankles" etc.
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Did some "draft" headshots for one of my guys. "Draft because, the third one shows the quality of light my lovely conference room fluorescents have. And, because I'm urging him to think about paying someone (not me, a pro) to do it if he wants to use them professionally (acting).  Devon2 by torgeaux, on Flickr  Devon1 by torgeaux, on Flickr  No Color Balance Devon by torgeaux, on Flickr
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May 14, 2011 01:50
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torgeaux posted:Did some "draft" headshots for one of my guys. "Draft because, the third one shows the quality of light my lovely conference room fluorescents have. And, because I'm urging him to think about paying someone (not me, a pro) to do it if he wants to use them professionally (acting). torgeaux posted:
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May 14, 2011 07:31
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Niagalack posted:This picture is pretty underexposed in my opinion. Yeah, not sure I didn't see that, but cranked it up a stop. Better?
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May 14, 2011 11:54
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Greybone posted:Yeah, not sure I didn't see that, but cranked it up a stop. Better? I like it more!
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May 14, 2011 18:43
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Second portrait shoot with the X100: http://mr-chompers.blogspot.com/2011/05/secondshootwithx100.html 
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May 17, 2011 14:37
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You've got some pretty noticeable halo'ing going on :|
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May 17, 2011 14:39
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evil_bunnY posted:You've got some pretty noticeable halo'ing going on :| Yeah I need to clean it up. It's not all that noticeable on my calibrated monitor at home, but the less nice one at work shows it more. I was using adjustment brushes with feathering rather than actual masks in photoshop.
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I think I forgot to post this. e: nevermind, I had posted it. 
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May 17, 2011 20:43
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Headshots for some of my friends.   I think imgur somehow hosed with my color and contrast just a hair. Hrrmm.. EDIT: Yes, it did. Not sure how to work around that for the moment.
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May 19, 2011 05:29
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I'd either crop tighter, or get all of the hair in frame. The way it is now, especially on the second, it looks like a framing mistake.
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May 19, 2011 06:36
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dakana posted:I'd either crop tighter, or get all of the hair in frame. The way it is now, especially on the second, it looks like a framing mistake. What he said. The first one looks like she has a tiny head as you've cropped the top of it off in an attempt to squeeze her chest into the frame, and it just looks off.
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May 19, 2011 08:32
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poopinmymouth posted:These look cool, but I think his pose in the second isn't as strong as it could be. He seems a bit inbetween movements, just the way his hand is curled and hanging. It's not quite the confident pose I would expect to match the mood of the shot. ogopogo posted:In addition to the framing issues, I think the first girl needs to be more engaged. It's a tight headshot that's supposed to give me an idea of their character and personality. She's looking slightly off frame, I want to really lock eyes with her but it's not happening. The lighting is good though. Here's a Vet doctor I shot last week. 
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May 19, 2011 18:38
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AIIAZNSK8ER How are you getting these different corporate portrait gigs? I'd be kind of interested in shooting that kind of thing for a supplemental income.
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May 19, 2011 18:43
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Most of the time it's shooting for a local business magazine. I happened to network with enough people to get started with them. The magazine itself doens't pay very well because it's a start up, and I make most of my money from reselling the photos back to the business. So my income is very much dependent on my sales skills. From there I'm still networking to get gigs outside of the magazine, which has happened and pays much much better. Still not steady enough to be a success, but I'm putting more hours into it than is healthy. I haven't slept since May 1st. haha. Family, babies, and weddings pay much better and is much much easier to get into. Not to discourage you because I love corporate photography so much more than everything else.
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May 19, 2011 18:56
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He gets gigs because he's a sales and networking machine and we should all be going to him for advice because he's awesome at the hardest part of a photography business.
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May 19, 2011 20:13
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McMadCow posted:He gets gigs because he's a sales and networking machine and we should all be going to him for advice because he's awesome at the hardest part of a photography business. Seriously, I think I could handle the photography side of this kind of work, but it's easy to just look at pictures and think "that seems easy enough" without any thought of the groundwork that goes into it. The actual business side of all of this is a total mystery to me. Best of luck to you AIIAZNSK8ER. 
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McMadCow posted:He gets gigs because he's a sales and networking machine and we should all be going to him for advice because he's awesome at the hardest part of a photography business.  Aw thanks man. The support in this forum means a lot to me. You really gotta want it if you're going to make it in any business. Marketing and developing the right relationships is the hardest part. A good place to start is chamber of commerce and industry associations. I started out in finance, so I've been to a lot of economic clubs and small business functions. From there just let people know what you do and how you can help, and really mean it. Business people can smell self centered sharks from miles away.
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May 19, 2011 23:20
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AIIAZNSK8ER posted:Sorry, is he a vet or a doctor? Either way, the medical equipment in the background is terrifying. You've captured his face and expression masterfully, I can definitely see a headshot crop in here... but his body is kinda going crazy. His hips and belt draw his waist awkwardly, it looks like his right elbow is in line with his waist. Have your subject ditch the casio, we all want our doctor to be wealthier (better) than his competition. I'm also not sure why he's wearing glasses (because I want my doctor to have 20/20 vision) Lab coats are dangerous if they're generic, we're trained to look for the embroidered names. Why does your subject have/need a timer? distracting, get it out of frame.
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May 20, 2011 09:15
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wanderlost posted:Sorry, is he a vet or a doctor? Either way, the medical equipment in the background is terrifying. That's the gooniest of goony critiques. You do know that your elbows are just above waist height right? Or would you prefer your wealthy, hip young, 20/20 doctor/vet to wear low slung pants too? Personally I like the photo - gives a good impression of the guy and makes him seem happy and confident in his job and like he'd be easy to get along with. The only thing I don't like it the massive space above his head that's filled with OR lamps, but those likely go with the territory. That and he looks a bit like an older Scott Bakula.
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evil_bunnY posted:This says mortician/examiner more than vet to me. The window in the back is kinda distracting, and the light on his face is pretty flat. But I like his expression, and your rapport seems to be improving a lot. Also straighten it the gently caress up. We didn't have any cute and cuddlies around when I did the shoot. Do you find the window distracting because it's too bright? If I brought it down a little would that help? The medical equipment in the back is for animal surgery. It's one of his specialties and the place is a full on pet hospital. Is the medical table in the back really that scary? I thought that the bright windows and trees plus his friendly smile wouldn't make it that negative.
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AIIAZNSK8ER posted:Here's a Vet doctor I shot last week. I think the pose is great, but he's lost in the photo; the profusion of visually diverse elements around him are all far more attention grabbing than the beige-and-white vet. A clean or at least more uniform (just equipment, just window) background would work much better, especially if the subject were more isolated with lighting differentials.
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I'd probably, uh, "smooth out" his crotch region a little, too, before using it professionally.
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mr. mephistopheles posted:I'd probably, uh, "smooth out" his crotch region a little, too, before using it professionally. Not really seeing what you're getting at?
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Well I can't un-see that.
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May 20, 2011 20:43
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Had the opportunity to do a donor portrait for work. I just got a new laptop, and I have not calibrated the monitor, so I have no clue how this will look for people. I feel like I might have over lit this The focus on this was a little soft, since I was handholding at 1/50th and kind of forgot to square up for each shot. I also just noticed the reflection of my softbox in the painting on the wall. Any other thoughts on this would be appreciated. Thanks!  Portrait by JoshuaVanHorsen, on Flickr
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I think it looks pretty good. Some of that stuff on the wall to the left of the woman is a little distracting. I'd personally try to clone it out.
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Elemeno^P posted:Had the opportunity to do a donor portrait for work. I just got a new laptop, and I have not calibrated the monitor, so I have no clue how this will look for people. I feel like I might have over lit this I'm no expert on lighting, but it seems like there's some hot spots on their faces.
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Would more fill smooth out their wrinkles a bit? It mainly seems apparent on the lady. Also, her eyes are dark, but I dont know how you could light them up, she seems to have some very heavy lids
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spf3million posted:I think it looks pretty good. Some of that stuff on the wall to the left of the woman is a little distracting. I'd personally try to clone it out. Yeah, I was thinking of doing that. Maybe I'll give it a shot. I already cloned the table in behind her, and took out a flash reflection off the refrigerator in the background. TheAngryDrunk posted:I'm no expert on lighting, but it seems like there's some hot spots on their faces. TiberiusM posted:Would more fill smooth out their wrinkles a bit? It mainly seems apparent on the lady. Also, her eyes are dark, but I dont know how you could light them up, she seems to have some very heavy lids Yeah, I have a couple shots where there is a bit more light in her eyes, but the rest of their expressions are wack. I could go for an eye replacement procedure, and see what happens. I could also try and soften the wrinkles, but they didn't bother me that much. She may feel differently however. thanks for the thoughts guys!
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Dramatic wrinkled faces might be artistic but your old clients don't want to pay money to be reminded they're old and ugly. See if you can smoothen out the faces a little. Try some fill light in the shadows and then go softer on the skin not sharper. Lighting their faces straight on with a diffuser might also have made them less wrinkly. Edit: you did a good job making them look like a nice sweet couple.
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TheAngryDrunk posted:I'm no expert on lighting, but it seems like there's some hot spots on their faces. They aren't hotspots. Hotspots are more blown out. It's not soft at all! I think for what it is that it's great. Maybe pull your light more towards you to make the lighting on their faces even. I'd maybe try and blur out the background a little more. The plant is a touch too prominent. Otherwise I wouldn't really worry about wrinkles etc. The couple seem to have embraced their age. It's not like she's dressed younger than her age.
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