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Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/18/2005 11:46:48 PM · #1

Using the Canon Remote, I took a few photos of myself in my studio. This one had the most interesting lighting, tell me what you think!

Taken with white bedsheet backdrop (so much cheaper...), 2 Photogenic Lights with 3 1/2 foot umbrellas, Digital Rebel on tripod. Used Remote.

Wasn't really going for anything in particular, I didn't crop it even. Just looking for comments.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

01/18/2005 11:50:06 PM · #2

I think you need a new barber...

:-)

Robt.

Sonifo

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/18/2005 11:50:32 PM · #3

Do you have a picture of the lighting? I would love to see it.

Great shot! May be a bit bright in a few areas, but not to bad.

Sonifo

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/18/2005 11:51:06 PM · #4

Originally posted by bear_music:

I think you need a new barber...

:-)

Robt.

hmmm..not much of a comment.

jmsetzler

Sony Alpha a6000

Sony 16-50mm f/3.5-5.6 E-mount

01/18/2005 11:51:26 PM · #5

The electrical impulse from the strobes is causing your hair to stand up.

Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

01/18/2005 11:53:36 PM · #6

Haha, yeah my hair is too long for gel. Feel free to cut it in PS. Ha.

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

01/18/2005 11:54:57 PM · #7

Sonifo,

you think he was looking for a comment on the PHOTO? My bad... I thought he was showing his studly looks off...

:-)

The photo's nice and clean. Not much more to say. Clean umbrella lighting, nothing magical.

Robt.

01/18/2005 11:57:33 PM · #8

Originally posted by Sonifo:

Do you have a picture of the lighting? I would love to see it.

Great shot! May be a bit bright in a few areas, but not to bad.

I don't have a picture, but I was standing about 10 feet in from of my camera, 50 mm. One umbrella set at 1/3rd power was to the camera's right, my left. Other umbrella about 4 feet to my right, a little to the back. Hope that makes sense.

01/18/2005 11:59:56 PM · #9

Originally posted by bear_music:

you think he was looking for a comment on the PHOTO? My bad... I thought he was showing his studly looks off...

What else would I put a picture of myself here for?
Heh.

KiwiChris

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/19/2005 05:59:02 AM · #10

The lighting is good and clean, and despite what folks are saying your hair looks fine. :-).

I think you need to have a bit more space between yourself and the backdrop, so it is more out of focus, the texture is showing in places and it could be distracting. Either that or a wider apeture, I'm not sure of the size of the room etc..

Cutting off your hands, but showing all of your arms is a little annoying for me, but that's a personal taste thing...

Thanks for sharing...

Cheers, Chris H.

dpdave

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM

01/19/2005 06:26:06 AM · #11

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

The electrical impulse from the strobes is causing your hair to stand up.

Says the guy with the shaved head. ;0P

Message edited by author 2005-01-19 06:26:28.

01/19/2005 10:49:47 AM · #12

Originally posted by KiwiChris:

Hard to tell if my hands will be cut off when I'm on the wrong side of the camera. I think I was about 4 feet in front of the backdrop, but then my camera was at F8, and the lights were at 1/4th power. I suppose I could've dropped that to F5.6 at 1/8th power. Thanks for the comment.

GoldBerry

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/19/2005 11:13:41 AM · #13

Great lighting. You've got some talent happening :-)

Mick

Canon EOS-5D

01/19/2005 11:14:48 AM · #14

I think your lighting looks pretty good, depending on what you were after. The left side of your face is a little bright, and shadowed on the right. You might turn the key light down a bit and the fill light up a bit. Just don't get them too even or it could end up looking flat.

GoldBerry

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G DX VR

Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM

01/19/2005 11:19:58 AM · #15

Originally posted by micknewton:

The left side of your face is a little bright, and shadowed on the right.

If I'm not mistaken, that's what he was going for. IMHO standard lighting is boring.

aerogurl

Nikon D300

01/19/2005 11:31:16 AM · #16

I have 2 14 year olds, they have taught me over the past few years that a hairstyle has nothing to do with who you are. I've also found that commenting on a younger persons hair is quite upsetting to them, it attacks their individuality, which they hold sacred...

Now for the photo!! I think its GREAT! I love the lighting, the pose, the overall look. The only negative comment I can make is that the sheet is a little wrinkled, but nothing that wouldn't clean up with a little cloning in PS. This would be a great present to print and give to your parents :o)

Mick

Canon EOS-5D

01/19/2005 11:39:28 AM · #17

Originally posted by GoldBerry:

Originally posted by micknewton:
The left side of your face is a little bright, and shadowed on the right.

If I'm not mistaken, that's what he was going for. IMHO standard lighting is boring.

Like I said, it depends on what he's after. The photo looks like to me like he was trying for standard portrait lighting. It may be boring to you, but a lot of people want that look (hence the term 'standard'), and it can be difficult to achieve without experience.

01/19/2005 04:24:13 PM · #18

As I said, I wasn't going for anything in particular, but this one stood out of the bunch because the lighting was so unique.

KiwiChris

Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM

01/19/2005 06:42:46 PM · #19

Originally posted by Plexxoid:

Hard to tell if my hands will be cut off when I'm on the wrong side of the camera.

When messing around with self portraits, nick a portable TV from your brother/mother/child/flatmates/partner and plug it into the TV out on the camera. Stick it behind the camera so you can see the preview image.

As it happens this can be a good idea for normal portraits as well. If you're trying to convince someone that a particular pose or lighting does look neat, not tacky/silly, a TV to review shots on is handy.. Maybe not live, but after a set of 10-20 shots you can plug in and show them what you've been seeing. It's easier to talk about it when it's a 20" TV and the 1.8 " LCD that you have to squint at. Also the model/victum dosn't have to get up from their 'pose' to chimp...

(note: I said '_can_' be a good idea, some people hate seeing themselves on a screen, even if they did commision the portrait.. You only make that mistake once, so caution can be advisable... :-) )

Cheers, Chris H.

deapee

Kodak V803

Nikon AF Nikkor 50mm f/1.8D

01/19/2005 06:46:12 PM · #20

Originally posted by dpdave:

Originally posted by jmsetzler:
The electrical impulse from the strobes is causing your hair to stand up.

Says the guy with the shaved head. ;0P

hey...nothing wrong with a shaved head. ;-)

Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

01/20/2005 12:54:42 AM · #21

Originally posted by KiwiChris:

I had my camera connected to a 27" CRT, but the pictures were sideways. That's ok. I'm not gonna retake, I doubt I could remember exactly how I had the lights.

So when are they gonna come out with an SLR camera with live preview? Seems like they should be able to put a 640x480 sensor inside just for live preview, would that be so hard?

Sonifo

Canon EOS-400D Rebel XTi

01/21/2005 09:46:30 PM · #22

did you retake this yet? Or are you? I would love to see what you come up with.

Spork99

OM System OM-1

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 USM Macro

01/21/2005 11:11:22 PM · #23

A reflector of some sort might help with the dark part of your face. If you wanted to add drama by having that dark, you might want to find a way to keep the 2nd light from spilling onto that side of your face. Just my 2 cents.

BTW, your hair is fine.