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I shot a kid today, just call me Todd
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Oct 19, 2012 04:39
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Which one is strongest/best?  Please, let one of them be good 
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Oct 19, 2012 05:47
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I like the first one a lot more. There's much greater separation between her and the background. In the second one, her head kind of blends into the tree. I also like her expression a lot more in the first. The one problem I can see with the first is that you can't see both of her arms, but I think all of the positives outweigh that.
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Oct 19, 2012 05:50
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That's helpful, especially on the arms. Thanks! I like the first more as well.
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Oct 19, 2012 05:57
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I know it might have been a conscious decision but the color balance is so warm that her teeth look straight up yellow - you probably have room to cool it down, maybe add a bit of magenta, and still have some warmth/magic hour look if that is what you are going for.
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Oct 19, 2012 06:07
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The top one due to the colour difference between her head and the bg tha'ts already been mentioned. However I don't like the off-kilter horizon that cuts through her head, but I'm a picky little bitch.
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Oct 19, 2012 14:03
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Reichstag posted:Why is that woman breaking a jar on her face, I love it. She's actually blowing a hand full of glitter and confetti; I loved the explosiony way it turned out. Here she is again, entirely different context.  Royal by thetzar, on Flickr
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Oct 22, 2012 02:58
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thetzar posted:She's actually blowing a hand full of glitter and confetti; I loved the explosiony way it turned out. Great lighting on this one! Was it natural or strobes?
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Oct 22, 2012 03:01
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Santa is strapped posted:Great lighting on this one! Was it natural or strobes? Natural light; bright sky, but no direct sun, thanks to shooting in the city. We were shooting mid-late afternoon, and weren't using any reflectors as it was already dim enough to make them mostly useless. I did some post on the background to drop it down a little bit and give her a bit more pop.
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Oct 22, 2012 03:04
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Ringlight best light.
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Oct 22, 2012 03:14
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Random R.O.E. by Myotomy, on Flickr Random  R.O.E. by Myotomy, on Flickr Album Cover  R.O.E. by Myotomy, on Flickr
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Oct 22, 2012 15:51
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Kids are fun
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Oct 23, 2012 03:18
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Oct 23, 2012 04:41
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A couple days ago I was able to go out with some of my wife's friends who have a two month old and get some family picture practice. The only real experience I have has been shooting my own family, so I wanted to try branching out and shooting some other people and kind of practice/pretend it was a job I was being paid for. I ended up choosing these 8 shots for them - if you are doing a shoot and getting paid for it, do you let the family know how many photos to roughly expect, or just see what happens? I think some are stronger than others but felt almost obliged to include the one i thought was the weakest (the third photo) because a family would expect a shot with all three of their faces showing. The baby was in a bad mood and that was the only one close to presentable. The light was also problematic - it was really bright so being in the shade presented really bright backgrounds (and being a fall shoot we wanted some representation of that in the backgrounds) or being out in the light created hot spots. As it got later it got better but the baby also got fussier - the seventh shot was the last one and the light was so much better to deal with. I had to try to boost the shadows in photos like the eighth one because it was shot under the shade while the background was in full sunlight. In the first I just decided to blow it all out, which I think ended up being effective and also more natural. Anyways, that's a lot of words. I would appreciate any advice on any of this or any of the pictures, processing etc. as I am trying to get confident enough to eventually want to try to make a few bucks doing it, but I need to be 100% sure that the output will be good enough that I feel comfortable charging for it. There is so much poo poo out there with baby/family photography.  DSC09784-Edit by Paul Hofreiter, on Flickr  DSC09777-Edit by Paul Hofreiter, on Flickr  DSC09769-Edit by Paul Hofreiter, on Flickr  DSC09756-Edit by Paul Hofreiter, on Flickr  DSC09743-Edit by Paul Hofreiter, on Flickr  DSC09730-Edit by Paul Hofreiter, on Flickr  DSC09851-Edit by Paul Hofreiter, on Flickr  DSC09833-Edit by Paul Hofreiter, on Flickr e:I will probably choose my favorite 3 for some advice in PAD as stand alone pictures but wanted to hit up this thread for advice first for general advice regarding all of the above. RangerScum posted:Random I like this the most of all three shots. Is it multiple photos stitched together? No any sort of critique here but this is badass. What film was this shot on? rio fucked around with this message at 21:26 on Oct 23, 2012 |
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Oct 23, 2012 21:19
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I'm going to guess triX
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Oct 23, 2012 21:30
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evil_bunnY posted:I'm going to guess triX Yup, 400tx in rodinal 1:100 stand.
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Oct 23, 2012 23:18
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rio posted:I like this the most of all three shots. Is it multiple photos stitched together? Nope! Just a single shot that I played around with curves on.
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Oct 24, 2012 06:56
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 more cliche fall kid shoots.
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Oct 24, 2012 17:48
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Latest from a Halloween inspired shoot. Bones by Rick0r McZany, on Flickr
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Oct 24, 2012 23:31
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Strobist learning experience #1, setting up speedlights and having at it; first time I've picked my camera up in about 3 months   Missy Portrait 2 by NoneMoreNegative, on Flickr  Missy Portrait 1 by NoneMoreNegative, on Flickr Speedlight in Westcott Apollo softbox CL, gridded speedlight CR. Went a little heavier on the post than usual, just to see what I could get away with 
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Oct 25, 2012 01:04
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NoneMoreNegative posted:
It may be partly my monitor to blame, but I'm not seeing any separation at all between the profile of her nose and her cheek. You need to model your light in such a way that this doesn't happen because it's seriously awkward here. I think this situation is also worsened by the extreme angle at which her head is turned but her eyes are still facing in-camera. It's just a really awkward presentation all around. 
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Oct 25, 2012 02:11
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NoneMoreNegative posted:Strobist learning experience #1, setting up speedlights and having at it; first time I've picked my camera up in about 3 months Get a look from the side showing the tattoo. Would look rad against that background.
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Oct 25, 2012 03:37
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Cyberbob posted:Latest from a Halloween inspired shoot. Very cool! I like it a lot... nothing wrong to say about that picture
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Oct 25, 2012 16:29
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Just a couple from my shoot with a friend tonight, and it's my first time shooting digital. I'm used to a 35mm and my Yashica/Hasselblad. Completely Serene. by Scott LaChapelle, on Flickr  Look at Her. by Scott LaChapelle, on Flickr  One More. by Scott LaChapelle, on Flickr
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Oct 26, 2012 07:25
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scotty posted:Just a couple from my shoot with a friend tonight, and it's my first time shooting digital. I'm used to a 35mm and my Yashica/Hasselblad. You're cousins with David LaChapelle, right?  I think this would look better with the background washed out and the subject exposed a little bit more, like one or two more stops.Here's my shot of a male fitness model:  Rob Roman-4.jpg by Chris Hayden Photo, on Flickr and a pornstar:  Minimal LR post processing on both of them.
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Oct 26, 2012 08:10
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Well, for one, I think you should change or get rid of your watermark (and perhaps posting in the portfolio thread for critique on that) and focus on photographing people, not just a thing you have in front of you. Which is not to say you can't focus on their bodies (and many good photographers do) but in this case, you seem to have ignored your subjects faces and expressions in favor of "what a photograph of a sexy person is supposed to look like". What are you trying to show about them? Are you trying to show off their bodies? Study those powerful athlete photographs (ESPN's nude ones are a great example) to see how you can do that. Are they supposed to be promotional? You probably want to make them look more appealing, for one, and good expressions are a huge part of that. Their body positions are also very passive, and not interesting. In particular, the "pornstar" if you want her to look something other than... ummm, for lack of a better word, cheap, you'll need to put more thought into it, including the styling and the lighting. A better lighting set up will help it feel not so "harsh" and also mask any skin problems naturally, rather than bring them out. Higher quality styling will make her look professionally sexy (so to speak) and less like her clothes/jewelry were picked out from a strip club. I highly suggest checking out designer lingerie company's ad works, you'll see that often they pick much softer lighting to compliment the mood. I hope this helps you out some
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Oct 26, 2012 16:29
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scotty posted:Just a couple from my shoot with a friend tonight, and it's my first time shooting digital. I'm used to a 35mm and my Yashica/Hasselblad. These are super neat. I almost went through the effort to try and find my flickr password to comment but I'll just do it here!
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Oct 26, 2012 17:27
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Thanks! I posted some more that are NSFW and I'm not sure what the rules on here for that are.
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Oct 26, 2012 19:30
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scotty posted:Thanks! I posted some more that are NSFW and I'm not sure what the rules on here for that are. I think we used to have a nsfw thread but the activity wasn't great so no stuff out here.
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Oct 26, 2012 19:36
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Not quite what I normally post but had time after a shoot to do some informal portraits: 
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Oct 26, 2012 20:04
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 Something for fun.
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Oct 26, 2012 20:18
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sw1gger posted:
Ha! I like it. Nice and creepy, too. Adding to the creepiness, here's a cross-posted self-port: 
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Oct 26, 2012 20:33
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PushingKingston posted:Not quite what I normally post but had time after a shoot to do some informal portraits: pitch perfect commercial portraits. They must be thrilled. You do the bearatar clan proud
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Oct 26, 2012 21:48
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PushingKingston posted:Not quite what I normally post but had time after a shoot to do some informal portraits: Love these.
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Oct 26, 2012 22:13
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PushingKingston posted:Not quite what I normally post but had time after a shoot to do some informal portraits: Also love these, though the guy's expression make me a little uncomfortable. Probably because my doc gets that same excited kid look when he has an excuse to perform surgery.
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Oct 26, 2012 23:52
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scotty posted:Thanks! I posted some more that are NSFW and I'm not sure what the rules on here for that are. Shots are nice, the model reminds me of Brittney Murphy.
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Oct 27, 2012 01:43
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PushingKingston posted:Not quite what I normally post but had time after a shoot to do some informal portraits: These are absolutely perfect. I've stared at them and can't pinpoint anything I don't like. Amazing work!
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Oct 27, 2012 17:01
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I was asked to do a maternity session by a friend of mine. It's in 2 weeks and I'm really excited but also kind of freaking out. A lot of maternity pictures out there look terrible to me and I would really like to avoid the super cheesy stuff. She showed me some pictures she likes, and while they're fairly typical of maternity pictures, they're not overly cliche. We're doing it at her house so I'm thinking I'll just keep it really natural, especially for the ones where he's involved and try to minimize the posey shots. Anyone else have experience? Any tips on things to do/not do?
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Oct 29, 2012 06:43
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CarrotFlowers posted:I was asked to do a maternity session by a friend of mine. It's in 2 weeks and I'm really excited but also kind of freaking out. A lot of maternity pictures out there look terrible to me and I would really like to avoid the super cheesy stuff. She showed me some pictures she likes, and while they're fairly typical of maternity pictures, they're not overly cliche. I would say listen to what she likes, do those photos, then get your ideas going. I don't do baby shoots very often at all, but I did one about 18 months ago as it was for a friend and they really wanted to use me. He just wanted to dick about with the baby, which was great, but she wanted a couple of photos that you see everywhere, namely the B&W big hand on little hand / foot thing and that thing where you rest them face down on your forearm and have them hang there, limbs either side, like a monkey on a tree branch. I did them and then got on with my own ideas, which weren't exactly stellar but looked nice and natural, and they loved all of those. But they were also very happy because I did those cliche shots they asked for. Doe she have the baby's room set up yet? You could do shots in there, as that's always quite an emotionally charged thing: when you have everything ready and now you're just waiting to pop a baby into the scene. Have her in a chair looking at stuff in the room and get her to think about what she'll do with the baby and what it might be like, presuming it's her first, that is. Just off the top of my head, really!
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Oct 29, 2012 10:25
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Gazmachine posted:I would say listen to what she likes, do those photos, then get your ideas going. I don't do baby shoots very often at all, but I did one about 18 months ago as it was for a friend and they really wanted to use me. He just wanted to dick about with the baby, which was great, but she wanted a couple of photos that you see everywhere, namely the B&W big hand on little hand / foot thing and that thing where you rest them face down on your forearm and have them hang there, limbs either side, like a monkey on a tree branch. Yeah I'll definitely do the ideas she has in mind, I wouldn't skip those. They unfortunately don't have the baby room ready yet, but I wish they had cause I agree it'd be a wicked place to get some shots. I think I'll try to incorporate a few baby things, like the booties or maybe a stuffed animal if they have. How many pictures did you deliver? I'm going to try to do it like I would any portrait session and just include aspects relating to the belly/baby. We'll see how it turns out.
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Oct 29, 2012 16:47
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