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pure white eyes look 100% more weird and unnatural than off-white eyes.
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Jun 26, 2012 19:34
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But not as weird as dead grey eyes.
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Jun 26, 2012 19:40
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Yeah i'm not saying make them pure white, i'm saying make them a natural shade. If that is the natural color of the whites of your eyes, I think you may be ill.
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Jun 26, 2012 20:04
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Here's my very quick take. It took about 2 minutes in PS. Animated Steps:  I think what could have been better during the shoot especially is the lighting on the chest. It looks very burnt in comparison to the rest of her skin.
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Jun 27, 2012 01:38
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Dick Danger posted:There's a huge community of girls in my city that wear these super poofy dresses everywhere. Usually I just shoot candid street shots of them during commutes, so it was fun to do proper shoot with some of the girls.
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Jun 27, 2012 02:30
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psylent posted:Melbourne? Melbourne fashion scene rocks. You get fashion shows like this, which is where I saw Dick Danger's designer I'm pretty sure.
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Jun 27, 2012 05:06
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^ There's lots of them in Sydney, too. I'm wondering if anyone can point me in the direction of a good guide or online class on post processing portraits in regards to doing split-toning and creating those rich, low contrast film looks? I know all the controls to split-tone and play around with contrast, curves etc but it never looks quite right when I try. Some of you, in particular xenilk, seem to have it completely mastered and I was wondering if you could point me in the right direction to learn?
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Jun 27, 2012 06:14
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As far as split toning goes, I've always admired DrewShoots for his ability to use fantastic split toning while maintaining rich tones. http://www.flickr.com/photos/optimus_prime/sets/72157607941501057/
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Jun 27, 2012 06:56
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A lot of that is having good raw files to work with and processing for the image. You just need to get super comfortable with curves and even using different curves on different image selections.
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Jun 27, 2012 18:19
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Exactly. You can clearly tell he used a curves layer on the water to bring up blue in the shadows, and he left the girl completely masked out with no blue in the shadows. Edit: he's actually kind of sloppy with a few images. The water near the horizon has been left out with no blue in the shadows, so it's kind of inconsistent.  He takes good photos, and using very good looking models doesn't hurt. bobmarleysghost fucked around with this message at 00:22 on Jun 28, 2012 |
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Jun 28, 2012 00:17
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Yeah, the more you look the more you can see some flaws. His lighting is good. It never hurts when you've got great locations and models too. I would murder a kitten to shoot in Florida or California. I'd really love to see one of these CA/FL photographers shoot a girl in a lovely flat in East London like I have to. I don't mean to put them down, he's definitely good but gaaah. Frustrating that I don't have access to stuff like that 
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Jun 28, 2012 01:05
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Paragon8 posted:Yeah, the more you look the more you can see some flaws. His lighting is good. It never hurts when you've got great locations and models too. You can crash with me if I can crash with you... Of course Ohio doesn't have the beaches, but we have sunlight!
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Jun 28, 2012 01:48
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Cyberbob posted:As far as split toning goes, I've always admired DrewShoots for his ability to use fantastic split toning while maintaining rich tones. *drools at the models*
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Jun 28, 2012 01:55
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Paragon8 posted:I'd really love to see one of these CA/FL photographers shoot a girl in a lovely flat in East London like I have to.
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Jun 28, 2012 12:46
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evil_bunnY posted:You have soft natural light most of the year, stop bitching. Shooting ISO 400+ to get faster shutter speeds than 1/100 outside isn't fun. It's flat and grey and nobody working here actually likes it. I've shot in the mediterranean and it was just like easy mode.
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Jun 28, 2012 13:19
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Paragon8 posted:Shooting ISO 400+ to get faster shutter speeds than 1/100 outside isn't fun. Try being a landscapist in the pacific northwest, at least you people shooting people can go inside. 
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Jun 28, 2012 15:34
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The grass is always greener on the other side isn't it? I live in Southern California with endless sunshine, but not on the coast and all I want is to be by the water and greenery.
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Jun 28, 2012 15:52
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Paragon8 posted:It's flat and grey and nobody working here actually likes it. I've shot in the mediterranean and it was just like easy mode. Flat grey skies make for wonderful even portrait lighting, very flattering on most people with just a reflector.
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Jun 28, 2012 15:53
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I try and schedule my shoots around a heavy overcast layer. Direct sunlight suuuuucks. Thankfully I get plenty of that in SF. Sounds like I will in London, too! 
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Jun 28, 2012 16:52
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A few more, mostly snapshop-like things where I'd been stretching the legs on the new camera. Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr  Amarides by thetzar, on Flickr  Ms Montgomery by thetzar, on Flickr
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Jun 28, 2012 17:37
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thetzar posted:
I really like this.
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Jun 28, 2012 21:11
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thetzar posted:
What's the lighting setup on this?
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Jun 28, 2012 23:16
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David Pratt posted:What's the lighting setup on this? Im going to guess a beauty dish head on, a ring light would have left more of a visible ring shape in the eye, and possibly either a reflector or a second light to the left because that side of her face is brighter than the right.
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Jun 28, 2012 23:48
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One of those tiny ring lights like the Orbis or something.
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Jun 29, 2012 00:01
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David Pratt posted:What's the lighting setup on this? It actually IS a ringlight; an Alienbees one I borrowed. However, I shot from far enough away that the characteristic ring didn't form in her eyes.
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Jun 29, 2012 00:16
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thetzar posted:A few more, mostly snapshop-like things where I'd been stretching the legs on the new camera. Echoing that this is great  One day I'll have to try out a ringlight, seems fun.Here's one of mine, been awhile.  IMG_9248 by avoyer, on Flickr
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Jun 29, 2012 01:12
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Again with the scalping?
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Jun 29, 2012 07:53
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Hahahaha that sleeve.
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Jun 29, 2012 11:09
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Jiblet posted:Again with the scalping? I think it's fair play, nothing about the hair worth showing. ;P
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Jun 29, 2012 14:21
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xenilk posted:I think it's fair play, nothing about the hair worth showing. ;P Fair point, well made; though I think she'd disagree :p
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Jun 29, 2012 14:34
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I'm usually okay with cut off heads but the framing and overall capture are really awkward.
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Jun 29, 2012 16:37
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crop it tighter. like mid forehead
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Jun 29, 2012 18:38
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Paragon8 posted:crop it tighter. like mid forehead Like so?  IMG_9248-2 by avoyer, on Flickr edit: reframed it a little bit better I think
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Jun 29, 2012 21:12
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Eh the original was fine.
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Jun 29, 2012 21:22
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Now that I'm comparing, the first one makes her head look huge because of her hair. The second is better.
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Jun 29, 2012 21:27
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Bottom Liner posted:Eh the original was fine. Maybe if shot from a lower angle it would've been better but I would not have been happy if I was given that shot of myself.
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Jun 29, 2012 22:27
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 maybe something like this I think it's fundamentally ok
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Jun 29, 2012 22:38
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I've never really done any portrait shooting before, and my gf was happy to indulge me one morning. Any thoughts? (This is a scan of a print, so the tones for some reason are coming up a bit flatter than they really look).
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A lot of kids are in my life right now. My niece just turned one and my friends kid is getting so big. I swear they have unlimited energy. o_o;; lucas by francography, on Flickr  lucas2 by francography, on Flickr  351B1040 by francography, on Flickr somnambulist fucked around with this message at 05:17 on Jun 30, 2012 |
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I've been really keen to shoot lately, even the meager upgrade to a 50mm prime has been a huge motivation. Had a bit of a rainy day shoot today. Given I'm still working without a flash I had to work around dull rainy day natural light which I'm certainly not used to. I'm reasonably happy with what I got out of today but it was a huge reminder I have a lot to learn about composition.  Adventure 3 by dick town, on Flickr  Adventure 6 by dick town, on Flickr  Adventure 5 by dick town, on Flickr Dick Danger fucked around with this message at 14:32 on Jul 1, 2012 |
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