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I haven't posted a photo of my kids in a while. This guy is hard to work with. Way worse than my girl ever was. 2015-19 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr
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# ? Jan 9, 2015 16:04 |
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# ? Jun 7, 2024 01:51 |
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TomR posted:I haven't posted a photo of my kids in a while. This guy is hard to work with. Way worse than my girl ever was. A St Kilda fan?? Poor guy.
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# ? Jan 11, 2015 06:14 |
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I've started to mess around with external flashes, borrowed from my school library. Shot my roommates and sister a bit, this is the best picture I feel I came out with. Any critique or comments are welcome. Zach by dshenphotos, on Flickr
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# ? Jan 11, 2015 19:17 |
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Spedman posted:A St Kilda fan?? Poor guy. Ha ha, my brother spend six months working in Australia and got really into the sports down there. I had forgotten where that scarf even came from until you pointed it out. We're in Canada and no one knows what the scarf even says.
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 16:00 |
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hi liter posted:I've started to mess around with external flashes, borrowed from my school library. Shot my roommates and sister a bit, this is the best picture I feel I came out with. Any critique or comments are welcome. Mind your backgrounds.
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 17:24 |
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Pukestain Pal posted:Mind your backgrounds. Is this a reference to the painting in the background? I deliberately framed that thereto make the photo look more casual, but I can see how that it is distracting from the subject.
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 17:45 |
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hi liter posted:Is this a reference to the painting in the background? I deliberately framed that thereto make the photo look more casual, but I can see how that it is distracting from the subject. Is that all you notice that is wrong with it?
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 17:47 |
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Yea, that white pillar on the right, making it clear that its not level. And pretty dark and otherwise boring. Ok, more background attention, thanks! edit: Anything else that I'm just missing?
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 18:23 |
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hi liter posted:its not level. hi liter posted:boring.
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 18:26 |
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hi liter posted:otherwise boring. ding!
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 18:27 |
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hi liter posted:otherwise boring This but also, what is going on with his sweater? Why is half of the collar tucked into the front? Is that intentional? If not, you should haven given your portrait subject a heads up that his sweater was all jacked up.
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 18:41 |
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Thanks for the feedback. I'll definitely be on the lookout for more interesting backgrounds for portraits. This past weekend was mostly for me to get used to working with external flash. Is there anything notably bad/annoying on the lighting on my subject look ok in that photo? I was using a reflective umbrella to the camera's left for key, and ambient from a window off frame on camera right to fill the shadow.
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 18:47 |
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It's just normal mostly flat lighting... the exposure is okay overall but that's nothing to write home about. I personally think it'd look better if the exposure was even across the face. If you're trying to get used to using external lighting then imo you shouldn't try to use more than 1 modifier / source at first.
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 18:49 |
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Yea, put your camera in M, ISO 100, shutter 1/200 and then go hog wild with the aperture and flash settings. The shutter speed will make it so only the light from your flash is recorded. Now you are in control.
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# ? Jan 12, 2015 19:01 |
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Lindsey by Sheep Photo, on Flickr I tried to go for processing that made the photo feel wintery? I can't help but feel her skin looks a little dead. She is already fair skinned as it is... How would you guys resolve this?
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# ? Jan 15, 2015 18:54 |
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I think the skin is fine.
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# ? Jan 15, 2015 20:14 |
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You can use a selective color adjustment layer to lighten up the reds and magenta so they don't contrast so much with the pasty skin.
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# ? Jan 16, 2015 03:22 |
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Processing looks good, I think her blush needs a little fixing personally but otherwise the photo is good.
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# ? Jan 16, 2015 03:40 |
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Skin is fine. Her facial expression looks like she feels uncomfortable/awkward. Like she's halfway between trying to smile or look serious and isn't sure which she should be doing.
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# ? Jan 16, 2015 04:00 |
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1st AD posted:Processing looks good, I think her blush needs a little fixing personally but otherwise the photo is good. As in when she applied it? Is there a tactful way to tell subjects to take it easy with the makeup besides hiring a makeup artist? It's not the first time I have ran into this. mr. mephistopheles posted:Skin is fine. Her facial expression looks like she feels uncomfortable/awkward. Like she's halfway between trying to smile or look serious and isn't sure which she should be doing. I kind of like the expression, but here is one where she is smiling: Lindsey by Sheep Photo, on Flickr
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# ? Jan 16, 2015 04:17 |
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iSheep posted:As in when she applied it? There's stuff you can do in post to fix it now like rear end is my canvas posted:You can use a selective color adjustment layer to lighten up the reds and magenta so they don't contrast so much with the pasty skin. I actually don't mind the color myself, but I think she applied it kind of weird and it's doing weird things to the contours of her cheeks.
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# ? Jan 16, 2015 04:25 |
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iSheep posted:
Yeah, I'm finding this one to be a little creepy.
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# ? Jan 16, 2015 05:00 |
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# ? Jan 16, 2015 05:05 |
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"Is there a veterinarianin the house?" "BECAUSE THESE PYTHONS ARE SICK!
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# ? Jan 16, 2015 06:06 |
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1st AD posted:There's stuff you can do in post to fix it now like I think I found something that worked with some brush adjustments in Lightroom. I'll have to keep playing with it til I reach a point where I am Never ceases to amaze me the details you guys can spot that I wouldn't have in the first place.
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# ? Jan 16, 2015 08:32 |
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Tanya by SPV Photo, on Flickr TheAngryDrunk fucked around with this message at 05:37 on Jan 17, 2015 |
# ? Jan 17, 2015 05:24 |
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Natalia by SPV Photo, on Flickr
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# ? Jan 18, 2015 17:44 |
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TheAngryDrunk posted:
drat you warm weather havers. Sten by Sheep Photo, on Flickr
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# ? Jan 18, 2015 19:27 |
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TheAngryDrunk posted:
TheAngryDrunk posted:
I really like the first one. It's warm but not all-yellow thanks to the blue sky. It's a portrait of an atmosphere, and it works. It is a bit look-at-this-belly, but that's fine too. The second shot seems a bit awkwardly posed to me. The composition is great, the exposure nice, but the model just seems to be in an awkward part of her spin. Her hand is a little claw-like there.
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# ? Jan 19, 2015 04:38 |
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^^ Yeah, I saw the claw. Still like it overall. Tanya by SPV Photo, on Flickr Busy weekend. Preemptive "I know her knee is blown out." TheAngryDrunk fucked around with this message at 05:39 on Jan 19, 2015 |
# ? Jan 19, 2015 05:35 |
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Picked up a camera for the first time in months over Christmas. I'm way out of practice with my P6, so many shots where I've just missed focus. Nobody will notice on Facebook, but I do and it hurts me.
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# ? Jan 19, 2015 14:13 |
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big scary monsters posted:Picked up a camera for the first time in months over Christmas. I like your photos big scary monsters. They are honest and playful. 2015-43 by Tom Rintjema, on Flickr
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# ? Jan 19, 2015 17:54 |
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big scary monsters posted:Picked up a camera for the first time in months over Christmas. Keep at it. I like them all, especially the first two.
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# ? Jan 19, 2015 18:12 |
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TomR posted:I like your photos big scary monsters. They are honest and playful. TheAngryDrunk posted:Keep at it. I like them all, especially the first two.
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# ? Jan 20, 2015 02:51 |
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Hey guys, used to post a decent amount in the Dorkroom but I kind of fell into hibernation for a while, I'm thinking I should probably put an end to that. I used to mainly shoot urbex and nature stuff, but I recently moved to NYC and figured that if I was gonna start shooting portraiture seriously that now is the time. Got to the city with not much in my port but I ground out Model Mayhem models for a while and now I'm getting to the point where I'm working with agency models. I know the next step is getting a regular team together here but I'll be damned if it isn't difficult. I'll start with a general question, what do you guys think of really stylized portraits (shooting through things, dragging the shutter, intentionally blurry shots, etc.)? I know that agencies like cleaner stuff and it's pretty much a no no in fashion unless it's really really well done, but I'm a total sucker for it. I'm assuming it's more of a matter of execution, but will having stuff like this really hinder me as long as I demonstrate I can shoot really solid normal poo poo as well? Some examples: Untitled by audiesumaray, on Flickr Untitled by audiesumaray, on Flickr Untitled by audiesumaray, on Flickr Untitled by audiesumaray, on Flickr
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# ? Jan 20, 2015 06:19 |
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trip9 posted:I'll start with a general question, what do you guys think of really stylized portraits (shooting through things, dragging the shutter, intentionally blurry shots, etc.)? I know that agencies like cleaner stuff and it's pretty much a no no in fashion unless it's really really well done, but I'm a total sucker for it. I'm assuming it's more of a matter of execution, but will having stuff like this really hinder me as long as I demonstrate I can shoot really solid normal poo poo as well? Some examples: I love that stuff. Just know your audience. Yes, they might not find their way on an agency board, but there is a demand magazine editorials. Plus, it's a lot more creative and fun than shooting boring poo poo that will go on an agency board.
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# ? Jan 20, 2015 07:14 |
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I love that first photo and I demand you tell me how you accomplished it.
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# ? Jan 20, 2015 07:28 |
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TheAngryDrunk posted:I love that stuff. Just know your audience. Yes, they might not find their way on an agency board, but there is a demand magazine editorials. Plus, it's a lot more creative and fun than shooting boring poo poo that will go on an agency board. I guess that's the benefit of being a glorified hobbyist, complete creative control since I don't rely on photography as a main source of income. My stuff just looks pretty different from a lot of the other photographers I'm following and seeing pop up in my social media, so I hope it comes off as interesting and not like it's amateur hour in here. iSheep posted:I love that first photo and I demand you tell me how you accomplished it. All the photos except the third one were shot through a little plastic prism I got off amazon, you can get all kinds of crazy stuff shooting through random things in different kinds of light.
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# ? Jan 20, 2015 08:14 |
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trip9 posted:All the photos except the third one were shot through a little plastic prism I got off amazon, you can get all kinds of crazy stuff shooting through random things in different kinds of light. Have a link or search words? (pictures are awesome by the way)
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# ? Jan 20, 2015 16:30 |
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Thoogsby posted:Have a link or search words? (pictures are awesome by the way) Thanks! Also I think this was the exact one: http://amzn.com/B0006Z8YB6
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