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 01/23/2005 09:26:19 PM · #1
Here's a set from the studio work I shot today. I feel pretty good about the ones with some white in them; feel like I got better on the white balance/levels issue. I like the darker shots but I wish they had the same punch. Just couldn't set a white point and they suffer because of it. Anyway, here ya go.

Thanks for comments/critiques.


































Thanks,

Kev
 01/23/2005 11:35:39 PM · #2
Some nice work. I especially like number 5 and the last one. Of course the last one suffers as you pointed out. You could set a custom WB in camera by having her hold a sheet of white paper for a single shot, then setting that shot as the custom WB in camera for the session. Hope that helps for future sessions.

Pretty model too!
:)

Looking back through to try to figure out what besides the coy pose makes number 5 stand out to me, and I think it's the skin tones. In the others her face with looks overly red, or overly brown. I feel the best balance is reached in number 5. Hope that's more helpful.

Message edited by author 2005-01-23 23:37:31.
 01/24/2005 01:07:47 AM · #3
Great work again. You already know whcih ones suffer and which don't. (C: I do love the one with her in the jacket! and the over the shoulder "lil devil" look. Did you use the same lighting setup throughout. The jacket one has great all over light and cannot see any shadows on her face at all. (besides the slight one on the background.)
About theWB issue...I bought some of these //whibal.com/products/whibal/index.html and am starting to use them consistenly (hopefully more with models, portraits, etc.) when working with RAW images, which is all I shoot now anyway. They are awesome and versatile. I have the pocket one to take hiking. The site has some video on use, etc, but even on cable modem it stuttered alot. But good info.
Between using these and the RAW Workflow from Bruce Fraser the WB issues and color are much easier to deal with. I also set a Custom WB prior, just to try and get close.

Message edited by author 2005-01-24 01:09:19.
 01/24/2005 09:40:09 AM · #4
I'll jump back in a bit and offer more of a critique, but I wanted to comment on the white balance issue while it's in my head. I had a similar problem with a recent set of images. Assuming you have the same white balance setting for each, set at capture or when importing RAW, and your exposure is fairly consistent, you can set your levels on the one with the best white and black points and then save the levels settings in the levels dialog. You can then load those same levels settings for the other images in the series. You may have already known this, but I had completely overlooked that option until about a week ago.
 01/24/2005 10:21:06 AM · #5
In DPP, you can make exposure, white balance, curves, levels, etc changes to one picture, copy that recipe, and paste it onto all the other photos in the series. Assuming your lights both have the same white balance, it works great!
 01/24/2005 10:41:09 AM · #6
They're all nice photos, but I don't particularly like any of the poses. I'm sure she was very happy with them, however. To me, she just doesn't look natural or comfortable.

01/24/2005 11:22:14 AM · #7
Originally posted by Plexxoid:
In DPP, you can make exposure, white balance, curves, levels, etc changes to one picture, copy that recipe, and paste it onto all the other photos in the series. Assuming your lights both have the same white balance, it works great!

I like the way DPP lets you set up all of your adjustments for a series of images and then batch process the entire set, I just wish it ran a little faster (on a mac).
 01/24/2005 12:09:40 PM · #8
Good job Kev.
My only two little nit-piks are that #3 4 and 5 really are not flattering because of the angle or the lens that you used? They really make her legs look short, and a bit distorted? I like the poses on them, but that was the first thing that I thought when I saw them. My second nit pik was that they look a bit dark overall to me. It may have been the WB issue that you had referred to? Overall you did a nice job, had a pretty model, and I always enjoys when people share their portraits of any kind. It helps to see others work, and I appreciate it!
 01/24/2005 01:21:30 PM · #9
Originally posted by Plexxoid:
In DPP, you can make exposure, white balance, curves, levels, etc changes to one picture, copy that recipe, and paste it onto all the other photos in the series. Assuming your lights both have the same white balance, it works great!


DPP?
PS CS runs these RAW conversions very well also. Not to mention if you shoot jpg, you can make an action to do it also.
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