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this one had a wider crop, but i feel like i still like the first shot better IMG_8990.jpg by kidkissinger, on Flickr
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I think that one is a much stronger composition. I wish the woman's leg wasn't in a stocking (it disappears into the background too much), but that's it.
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if i were to do that shot again, i would probably shoot at f4.5, with the camera at a slightly higher angle, with my head at 45 degrees to my body, and the leg without a stocking. someday.
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i cant believe i met david lynch
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My first time playing around with long exposures: _MG_5508.jpg by Photografaffer, on FlickrBonus "I accidently left the lights on but I think it's kinda rad" shot.  _MG_5510.jpg by Photografaffer, on Flickr
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Do you live with fundies?
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This is mad. I got bored today, I should probably find someone to sit for me. Excuse the over-sharpening. Fighting with lightroom again.  Self, 26.04.15 by TimFPictures, on Flickr
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Another friend portrait. In his rehearsal studio.  Ross by spikemccue, on Flickr  Ross by spikemccue, on Flickr  Ross by spikemccue, on Flickr
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Is there a reason for so much head room? It doesn't seem to add anything to the picture and makes him seem short to me.
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Chitin posted:Is there a reason for so much head room? It doesn't seem to add anything to the picture and makes him seem short to me. The idea of the project is shooting my friends in their homes or work spaces. There's a bunch of space around them to show the space. Should I do another crop? Edit: clarity Awkward Davies fucked around with this message at 23:53 on Apr 26, 2015 |
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Awkward Davies posted:The idea of the project is shooting my friends in their homes or apartments. There's a bunch of space around them for that reason. Should I do another crop? FWIW, I think it works.
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For my taste I'd do a different crop, since there's nothing above his head other than a couple of acoustic tiles - if there were hanging instruments or signage or something I'd keep as is. That's just me though, and my background is video much more than photography.
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The first one is paper.
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The grain makes that shot. Feels cramped at the top but otherwise great.
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rohan posted:The grain makes that shot. Feels cramped at the top but otherwise great. Thanks! Fair enough - especially given the recent conversation re: headroom. Evidently I don't like it.
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Sorry to post twice in a row, but Self Portrait - "Tipping Point" by Nick Bremer Korb, on Flickr
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I guess this is a portrait. Untitled by Paul Frederiksen, on Flickr
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Chitin posted:Sorry to post twice in a row, but I like what you're going for here, a few points that I think would help you if you're looking to take this into a project. If you're going to go for direct light I'd recommend looking at shaping your light a little better, at the moment the spill above the door frame really looks messy. Creating lines along the backdrop to lead my eye to yourself would have been a good idea and can be done very easily even with practical lamps, additionally I think it's a little too bright for the mood you're shooting for. I don't know what your technical limitations were but a slight rim/backlight on yourself, would have been helpful, as your head is disappearing behind the door(also the reflection in the door doesn't add much.) Composition-ally , your placement in frame is a bit odd, the right hand of frame doesn't quite have enough information to warrant being a near-empty third, I see the chair but it's not quite prevalent enough to be a really convincing story element. My approach would have been to push yourself and the chair right over to frame right, move yourself to the other side of the table, so you were side-lit from the kitchen with bounce fill coming in off the table and perhaps include some other elements (empty scotch bottle maybe?) on the counter. As you almost certainly know we read usually read images left->right, so having the conclusion of your narrative on the far right makes sense. Alternatively, having the chair better lit or more prevalent in frame would have also worked, though the narrative would read slightly differently. Really pay attention to how the eye wanders when you do your tests, and look at frames from films and painters like Vermeer, see how they use that same understanding of how the eye 'reads' an image to tell a story. Hope that makes sense, it's 2:30AM where I am. XTimmy fucked around with this message at 17:36 on May 3, 2015 |
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Pukestain Pal posted:I guess this is a portrait. Sorry, it's street
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Dren posted:Sorry, it's street 
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Dren posted:Sorry, it's street The greatest insult 
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XTimmy posted:Great stuff This is exactly what I was looking for, thank you! The composition and audience response feedback is perfect. In terms of constraints, I hear you on light shaping - I normally have C-stands and flags at my disposal, and working without them was really irritating. Also, parts of the frame ended up way darker on Flickr than on my computer - is this a color space thing? Is there a fix?
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Chitin posted:is this a color space thing? That'd be my first guess.
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Even if people seem to be using this thread as a place to publish their pics, I'd like to ask a few suggestions for an upcoming charity shoot. I'm going to be taking promotional photos of a my MMA-training partners and I'd like to hear some suggestions for it. They're looking firstly for a basic 3/4 or 1/2 for each of the top fighters/trainees they have and even though I'm an amateur I can probably deliver that. I'll use a harsh rembrandt lighting with metz 58 in a small diy soft box and black background to do these. Might use a reflector in the opposite lower corner if necessary. +Have the model do some exercise before shots to make them look more ripped. I'd like to do something innovative on top of that, and sort of lacking ideas that would be original. Thought about using flour or spray bottle to create particles that'd enhance the feeling of depth and have the models throw a kick or punch towards the camera. But this feels a bit lame. Anybody here have ideas they'd be willing to share? Gear available, EM-1, Oly ed 12-40mm f2.8, Zuiko 75mm f1.8, metz 58. Shoot through umbrella, diy mini-box and a diy reflector. TLDR: Un-innovative amateur hack wants to steal your ideas. beta fucked around with this message at 22:04 on May 3, 2015 |
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beta posted:Even if people seem to be using this thread as a place to publish their pics, I'd like to ask a few suggestions for an upcoming charity shoot. You aren't gonna get cool particle effects with just one light. you would need aggressive side lighting to do that. Definitely grab a friend and practise lighting it before doing it in front of strangers.
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Thanks. I realized the side lighting was necessary when doing tests for the stuff I want to try out with the shoot. I feel I can get enough of bokehing particles to make the effect happen I'm looking for. Please tell me if I'm completely wrong. Man nipple warning and no reflector used: http://i.imgur.com/Z38KR2M.jpg I was planning on using a bounce from the side with some of straight flash leaking and a reflector as close as possible and a little to the front, to fill out the opposing side and give a little gleam to the eyes. Problem with this is approach is light leakage. I'll see how much it matter as we're shooting in the gym so there's, well not a lot, but hopefully sufficient amount of empty space to vanish the unwanted light in to.
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beta posted:Thanks. I realized the side lighting was necessary when doing tests for the stuff I want to try out with the shoot. I feel I can get enough of bokehing particles to make the effect happen I'm looking for. Please tell me if I'm completely wrong. Try using your flash further away from him. Bump iso if you really need to.
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O.k. Thanks. I wish I had a multifunction brolly instead of shoot through as I would be able to control the light a bit better. I can try the spray paint method though http://allenmowery.com/diy-reflective-umbrella-with-dual-speedlight-bracket
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beta posted:Thanks. I realized the side lighting was necessary when doing tests for the stuff I want to try out with the shoot. I feel I can get enough of bokehing particles to make the effect happen I'm looking for. Please tell me if I'm completely wrong. That just looks kinda dirty. I would suggest you ditch the idea of particles and rembrandt them with the soft box. Maybe oil them up first so they look all muscly.
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beta posted:Thanks. I realized the side lighting was necessary when doing tests for the stuff I want to try out with the shoot. I feel I can get enough of bokehing particles to make the effect happen I'm looking for. Please tell me if I'm completely wrong. This is setting my "someone didn't dust well enough when scanning" alarm off.
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Or it looks like selfie in a filthy mirror.
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Hmm. You may have a point. If they want to actually invest money at some point we can try to do it in a studio or in the gym with rented flashes. I'll have the guys do do some exercise to buff them up and have a spray bottle ready if I need more sweat. I'll do the rembrandt anyways. This rest is just something to try take a couple of shots that would be, I don't know, not dull. The second idea I had was going for aggressive expressions. I.e.  Edit: Ha! Thanks, it's definitely some other material than misted water I'll use if I ever do the particle idea 
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beta posted:Hmm. You may have a point. If they want to actually invest money at some point we can try to do it in a studio or in the gym with rented flashes. Just book a couple hours in a local studio that has more lighting than you could ever use available to you.
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beta posted:Hmm. You may have a point. If they want to actually invest money at some point we can try to do it in a studio or in the gym with rented flashes. Consider using hard light from either the top down or straight up for your "interesting" shots. The aggressive expression thing might back fire on you when someone makes a dumb face while punch-kicking.
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Pukestain Pal posted:Just book a couple hours in a local studio that has more lighting than you could ever use available to you. 8th-snype posted:Consider using hard light from either the top down or straight up for your "interesting" shots. The aggressive expression thing might back fire on you when someone makes a dumb face while punch-kicking. beta fucked around with this message at 04:26 on May 4, 2015 |
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