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bisticles posted:I feel like they'd all have their place in the correct context. An alternating grey and lighter-grey forum doesn't always make the best frame for portraits I've seen in here, but that doesn't mean they aren't exactly what's needed for a particular project. Yeah, I see what everyone means with the hands. Directing people is hard for me; I never can really think of what I want them to do; and with quick grabs, which many of these are, I also feel like I'm stealing someone's time. I freeze up and just take a few frames. I need to get over that. The gelled lights aren't diffused, but they're largeish hotlights, so a bigger source than one mgiht expect. The minimum amount of fill and tiny catchlights were provided by a hotshoe mini LED bank. I'm curious to hear what people mean by the 'flat' tones in the first black and white. What's making it flat? I usually hear that term applied to frontal light, where dimension is hard to see. Is it because the light is so diffused (open shade)?
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Maybe I'm missing something, why is he so underexposed?
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thetzar posted:Yeah, I see what everyone means with the hands. Directing people is hard for me; I never can really think of what I want them to do; and with quick grabs, which many of these are, I also feel like I'm stealing someone's time. I freeze up and just take a few frames. I need to get over that. Part of it is the diffusion, but I think more people are looking at the relative lack of contrast in the image which to me has to do with what you did in post (unless this is Flickr loving with the black point of the image).
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triplexpac posted:Maybe I'm missing something, why is he so underexposed? Not sure either, but at least nobody can say "the background is blown out and it ruins the pic!"
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The guy is actually properly exposed, he is that dim in real life.
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Subyng posted:The guy is actually properly exposed, he is that dim in real life. drat sorry, I didn't mean to exposure shame
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triplexpac posted:drat sorry, I didn't mean to exposure shame Would you F-ng stop already. 
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widunder posted:Candid portrait photography (with manual focus) is hard God, those are sharp as gently caress. Well done. What body is that?
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Neowyrm posted:God, those are sharp as gently caress. Well done. What body is that?
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widunder posted:Candid portrait photography (with manual focus) is hard This one is beauty. Since I got the Fuji X-T1 I've been loving adapting FD lenses. widunder posted:An old Canon FD 50mm adapted to X-E1. A 50mm (f/3.5 macro, though) is next on the list. Rot fucked around with this message at 23:32 on Jul 29, 2014 |
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VendaGoat posted:Would you F-ng stop already. Ugh, I shuttered at that one.
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Subyng posted:Ugh, I shuttered at that one. I SO TIRED OF ALL DEES JOKES
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There's no need to flip out over it.
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Well it really was that dim at 7 in the morning, and sadly I can't push the shadows much with Provia.
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SoundMonkey posted:I hate all of you so much. I guess you aren't Leicing these puns? In my opinion they're the highlight of this thread. But I guess some would consider such posts to just be noise. Subyng fucked around with this message at 01:38 on Jul 30, 2014 |
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Subyng posted:I guess you aren't Leicing these puns? In my opinion they're the highlight of this thread. But I guess some would consider such posts to just be noise. Please do not post.
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1st AD posted:Part of it is the diffusion, but I think more people are looking at the relative lack of contrast in the image which to me has to do with what you did in post (unless this is Flickr loving with the black point of the image). Gotcha. Here's what the image looks like straight from the raw, for anyone who's curious: http://imgur.com/nxDWz7B This one is entirely unrelated:  under the wave by thetzar, on Flickr
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thetzar posted:Gotcha. Here's what the image looks like straight from the raw, for anyone who's curious: http://imgur.com/nxDWz7B It's a nice photo. I kind of like it straight from the camera.
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ISO a good pun. Contact me if you have one.
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I'll get you back to camera pun chat in a flash, but first, here's something I did last night with another local photographer. Just trying out some new lighting and processing options. 
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bisticles posted:I'll get you back to camera pun chat in a flash, but first, here's something I did last night with another local photographer. Just trying out some new lighting and processing options. Would you share your lighting setup? There's something... funny happening with that strap of light around his chin.
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Look at the catchlights and shadows from the glasses. I think it's just a bit of an awkward double chin.
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Lighting was a gridded 22" silver beauty dish 3' out and just high enough to shoot under, and another strobe with a 9" reflector and 15° grid about 12' back. Background is just gelled speedlites. I think what you're seeing is light bouncing off of his upper chest, at least on the left side of the image. On the right, it's the rimlight. It looks smoother in the native file, imgur strikes again on subtle details.
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 Untitled by 8th-samurai, on Flickr
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A couple recent shots: Kehli by kschruder, on Flickr Vicky by kschruder, on Flickr
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triplexpac posted:
This one feels really weird, it's oddly unbalanced on the left.
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It's weird because that girl is freakishly skinny.
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widunder posted:More hand in face action Try to catch him before he's smoked it down to the filter next time, it wasn't even obvious it was a cigarette in the thumbnail.
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widunder posted:More hand in face action RIP in peace Phillip Seymour Hoffman. (I like it)
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SoundMonkey posted:Try to catch him before he's smoked it down to the filter next time, it wasn't even obvious it was a cigarette in the thumbnail. He hasn't smoked it to the filter, it's just foreshortening.
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I saw a co-worker sitting like this during a meeting, giving someone this face. I asked her to duplicate the look after the meeting was over. Untitled by thetzar, on Flickr
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thetzar posted:I saw a co-worker sitting like this during a meeting, giving someone this face. I asked her to duplicate the look after the meeting was over. Shoes/bare feet make it. Good stuff.
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I'm THIS close to purchasing an oliphant backdrop for my portraiture. What does everyone think about them? Overrated? Worth it? You're crazy somnambulist? I want cake? Look how beautiful this isssss  I dunno what to do 
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somnambulist posted:I'm THIS close to purchasing an oliphant backdrop for my portraiture. What does everyone think about them? Overrated? Worth it? You're crazy somnambulist? I want cake? holy poo poo that's nice
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It's between that one and something like this I wish they were cheaper or I'd get both. They make amazing poo poo. somnambulist fucked around with this message at 04:30 on Aug 3, 2014 |
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somnambulist posted:It's between that one and something like this If it were me I'd go with the first one.
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SoundMonkey posted:If it were me I'd go with the first one. I linked the wrong one, what do you think of the one i just edited?
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