The Portrait Photography Thread - Just lol at this though.

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TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Emmy by Steve V, on Flickr

# ? Aug 30, 2015 04:46

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# ? Jun 8, 2024 12:39

Medieval Medic: Sep 8, 2011

Cross posting some street portraiture

Street Portrait by Mitzalo Reyes, on Flickr

Street Portrait-2 by Mitzalo Reyes, on Flickr

# ? Aug 31, 2015 04:01

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Emmy by Steve V, on Flickr

# ? Aug 31, 2015 06:50

dorkasaurus_rex: Jun 10, 2005; gawrsh do you think any women will be there

Untitled by Simon Chetrit, on Flickr

Thoughts? Oh god don't tell me she's red

# ? Aug 31, 2015 23:40

MrBlandAverage: Jul 2, 2003; GNNAAAARRRR

dorkasaurus_rex posted:

Untitled by Simon Chetrit, on Flickr

Thoughts? Oh god don't tell me she's red

she's red

# ? Aug 31, 2015 23:41

alkanphel: Mar 24, 2004

Unless she's been drinking heavily just before getting in, she's red.

# ? Aug 31, 2015 23:50

Thoogsby: Nov 18, 2006; Very strong. Everyone likes me.

So very red

# ? Aug 31, 2015 23:51

bellows lugosi: Aug 9, 2003

looks like ektar. don't shoot people on ektar

# ? Aug 31, 2015 23:53

dakana: Aug 28, 2006; So I packed up my Salvador Dali print of two blindfolded dental hygienists trying to make a circle on an Etch-a-Sketch and headed for California.

It's a v good photo, though!

more of these senior photo things

NKPH4022 by Nicholas Kneer, on Flickr

NKPH3740 by Nicholas Kneer, on Flickr

P8290190 by Nicholas Kneer, on Flickr

NKPH3040 by Nicholas Kneer, on Flickr

NKPH2934 by Nicholas Kneer, on Flickr

# ? Sep 1, 2015 00:51

iSheep: Feb 5, 2006; by R. Guyovich

Kacy/Otis by Glenn Nielson, on Flickr

Was working with such little light that I had to shoot wide open. Wish that I could've had Otis in focus as well.

# ? Sep 1, 2015 01:22

365 Nog Hogger: Jan 19, 2008; by Shine

dorkasaurus_rex posted:

Untitled by Simon Chetrit, on Flickr

Thoughts? Oh god don't tell me she's red

it cool (photo)

# ? Sep 1, 2015 02:51

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Emmy & Kelsey by Steve V, on Flickr

# ? Sep 1, 2015 04:54

Awkward Davies: Sep 3, 2009; Grimey Drawer

365 Nog Hogger posted:

it cool (photo)

it cool and red (photo)

# ? Sep 1, 2015 15:08

Thoogsby: Nov 18, 2006; Very strong. Everyone likes me.

img225 by Benjamin Gibb, on Flickr

# ? Sep 5, 2015 19:13

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Emmy by Steve V, on Flickr

# ? Sep 5, 2015 21:31

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Shayna by Steve V, on Flickr

# ? Sep 5, 2015 23:11

thetzar: Apr 22, 2001; Fallen Rib

Very nice. Whenever a see shots like this, I'm overwhelmed with questions. Like, why is there no exif? The catchlights in her eyes are really interesting, what kind of light or reflectors did you use? Whose car is that? How much retouching was done on her skin? Was this paid for by people selling the jewelry or the hat? Modelmayhem?

# ? Sep 6, 2015 00:06

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

thetzar posted:

Very nice. Whenever a see shots like this, I'm overwhelmed with questions. Like, why is there no exif? The catchlights in her eyes are really interesting, what kind of light or reflectors did you use? Whose car is that? How much retouching was done on her skin? Was this paid for by people selling the jewelry or the hat? Modelmayhem?

No particular reason for no exif. Well, there is I guess, but only because I set up my LR export presets a long time ago to strip the exif. Shot on the Sony A7R II and Canon 24-70. Actually there were no reflectors used. The catch lights are just the reflections from the ground, which would have been way higher than the exposure in the car. Thus the strong catch lights. The car was an abandoned car at a ghost town here in Nelson, NV. There was some retouching done on her skin, but not all that much. The model has really good skin to start, plus the light was very soft. The shoot was basically a test shoot. She's a working model here in Las Vegas and we both like this style of shooting so we decided to work together for our books.

# ? Sep 6, 2015 01:13

thetzar: Apr 22, 2001; Fallen Rib

TheAngryDrunk posted:

No particular reason for no exif. Well, there is I guess, but only because I set up my LR export presets a long time ago to strip the exif. Shot on the Sony A7R II and Canon 24-70. Actually there were no reflectors used. The catch lights are just the reflections from the ground, which would have been way higher than the exposure in the car. Thus the strong catch lights. The car was an abandoned car at a ghost town here in Nelson, NV. There was some retouching done on her skin, but not all that much. The model has really good skin to start, plus the light was very soft. The shoot was basically a test shoot. She's a working model here in Las Vegas and we both like this style of shooting so we decided to work together for our books.

Thanks so much for the extended and comprehensive answer! You do great work.

# ? Sep 6, 2015 22:52

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

thetzar posted:

Thanks so much for the extended and comprehensive answer! You do great work.

Sure thing. Ask away. This isn't my main source of income (or even a significant part of it!), so I'm not too worried about giving away secrets. And thank you!

# ? Sep 7, 2015 06:17

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Shanya and Zoe by Steve V, on Flickr

# ? Sep 8, 2015 02:33

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

Kelsey by Steve V, on Flickr

# ? Sep 9, 2015 18:49

iSheep: Feb 5, 2006; by R. Guyovich

Kevin by Glenn Nielson, on Flickr

# ? Sep 9, 2015 23:09

MrBlandAverage: Jul 2, 2003; GNNAAAARRRR

TheAngryDrunk posted:

Shanya and Zoe by Steve V, on Flickr

TheAngryDrunk posted:

Kelsey by Steve V, on Flickr

TheAngryDrunk posted:

Emmy by Steve V, on Flickr

Why is the white balance so warm? When's the last time you calibrated your monitor?

# ? Sep 9, 2015 23:15

BANME.sh: Jan 23, 2008; What is this??
Are you some kind of hypnotist??; Grimey Drawer

he's evoking mood

(i personally like the warm tones)

BANME.sh fucked around with this message at 23:55 on Sep 9, 2015

# ? Sep 9, 2015 23:46

akadajet: Sep 14, 2003

His name is MrBlandAverage, so maybe that's how he likes his colors.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 00:29

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

MrBlandAverage posted:

Why is the white balance so warm? When's the last time you calibrated your monitor?

Do you really believe that they look like that because of a miscalibrated monitor? Or doj you just not like them and are trying to be humorous.

It's fine if you don't like them, but if you were asking a sincere question I'll give an answer.

BANME.sh posted:

he's evoking mood

(i personally like the warm tones)

Or rather, this guy will.

And thanks!

# ? Sep 10, 2015 00:34

8th-snype: Aug 28, 2005; My office is in the front room of a run-down 12 megapixel sensor but the rent suits me and the landlord doesn't ask many questions.

Dorkroom Short Fiction Champion 2012; Young Orc

*Mood: Liver failure *

# ? Sep 10, 2015 00:38

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

8th-snype posted:

*Mood: Liver failure *

See, at least that was funny.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 00:41

dorkasaurus_rex: Jun 10, 2005; gawrsh do you think any women will be there

On a new setup, nonetheless:

Untitled by Simon Chetrit, on Flickr

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:18

MrBlandAverage: Jul 2, 2003; GNNAAAARRRR

TheAngryDrunk posted:

Do you really believe that they look like that because of a miscalibrated monitor? Or doj you just not like them and are trying to be humorous.

It's fine if you don't like them, but if you were asking a sincere question I'll give an answer.

I dunno, there seem to be a lot of people with chronic color issues in this forum lately.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 02:43

alkanphel: Mar 24, 2004

The Wall by alkanphel, on Flickr

# ? Sep 10, 2015 06:00

8th-snype: Aug 28, 2005; My office is in the front room of a run-down 12 megapixel sensor but the rent suits me and the landlord doesn't ask many questions.

Dorkroom Short Fiction Champion 2012; Young Orc

MrBlandAverage posted:

I dunno, there seem to be a lot of people with chronic color issues in this forum lately.

Cop threads are in GiP these days bro

# ? Sep 10, 2015 08:14

poopinmymouth: Mar 2, 2005; PROUD 2 B AMERICAN (these colors don't run)

alkanphel posted:

The Wall by alkanphel, on Flickr

I love this one if for no other reason it shows that the subject can take up a minuscule amount of the overall picture space, and still be the obvious and blatant focal point. Makes me want to try something similar, but see how complicated the neutral space can get before it stops working.

# ? Sep 10, 2015 14:31

MrBlandAverage: Jul 2, 2003; GNNAAAARRRR

TheAngryDrunk posted:

Kelsey by Steve V, on Flickr

Here, see how much more natural it looks with a normal white balance and blacks that are actually black?

# ? Sep 13, 2015 05:41

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

MrBlandAverage posted:

Here, see how much more natural it looks with a normal white balance and blacks that are actually black?

Hideous.

Medieval Medic posted:

Cross posting some street portraiture

Street Portrait by Mitzalo Reyes, on Flickr

Street Portrait-2 by Mitzalo Reyes, on Flickr

Why is everything so desaturated? Totally unnatural.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 06:23

MrBlandAverage: Jul 2, 2003; GNNAAAARRRR

TheAngryDrunk posted:

Hideous.

That's just, like, your opinion, man. EDIT: or there's something really wrong with your monitor.

TheAngryDrunk posted:

Why is everything so desaturated? Totally unnatural.

Good color or no color

MrBlandAverage fucked around with this message at 06:47 on Sep 13, 2015

# ? Sep 13, 2015 06:43

Dren: Jan 5, 2001; Pillbug

MrBlandAverage posted:

That's just, like, your opinion, man.

He's right, dude. You converted the overly warm, saturated sun beam lens flares into pale yellow beams of horse piss.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 06:51

8th-snype: Aug 28, 2005; My office is in the front room of a run-down 12 megapixel sensor but the rent suits me and the landlord doesn't ask many questions.

Dorkroom Short Fiction Champion 2012; Young Orc

Dren posted:

He's right, dude. You converted the overly warm, saturated sun beam lens flares into pale yellow beams of horse piss.

Time to recalibrate your monitor man because MBA'd edit is loads better color wise, pity he couldn't do anything about the rest of the image.

# ? Sep 13, 2015 07:01

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# ? Jun 8, 2024 12:39

TheAngryDrunk: Jan 31, 2003; "I don't know why I know that; I took four years of Spanish."

MrBlandAverage posted:

That's just, like, your opinion, man.

It is my opinion, which is kind of what I was hinting at earlier. But here's why I don't like it. It was shot a sunset and you converted it to look like it was shot at noon.

8th-snype posted:

Time to recalibrate your monitor man because MBA'd edit is loads better color wise, pity he couldn't do anything about the rest of the image.

It's only "better" color wise if your goal is to mimic a light source with a color temperature of 5500K. And given that it was shot at sunset and the color temp was nowhere near 5500K, I don't see why you would want to do that.

TheAngryDrunk fucked around with this message at 07:26 on Sep 13, 2015

# ? Sep 13, 2015 07:23

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