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09/24/2008 04:51:20 PM · #26 |
Originally posted by violinist123:
Originally posted by JesiLynR:
Pfft, advanced editing, who needs it? Certainly not me ;)
But honestly, whenever I try to spot edit things, the original always ends up looking better. Always. Maybe I just need photoshop lessons... |
Maybe so, because most people's skin can benefit from a little spot editing here and there. As opposed to say Abstract Emotion, which no one knows what the hell it is much less worries about spot editing a photograph of it. |
exactly my thoughts!
here's an edit of an image from yesterday's portrait shooting:
 with advanced editing
 with basic editing
eta: now that i see them side by side i actually like the colors of the basic version better...DOH!
anyways you can see how a little spot editing can do a whole lot of a difference in a portrait when handled correctly.
Message edited by author 2008-09-24 16:54:13.
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09/25/2008 05:56:33 PM · #27 |
ok...soooo... how do I ask this without giving away my idea... ok... here it goes... If I want to take a picture of a Farmer... would it be better for me to take the pic of him:
a) sitting on a stool, while milking a cow, looking at the camera?
b) sitting on a tractor
c) standing infront of a barn
d) other.... please help
These pics would all be mostly a closeup so you can see the eyes in sharp focus... shot wide open to blur out the background... probably f/1.8 with a 1.4 lens...
I am not taking a pic of a farmer... this was just to help with the word "studo"
I just bought an alienbees B1600, softbox, Vagabond II power pack, and a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 D...
I broke the bank and now I am totally psyched about this portrait shot...
Please Help me!!! |
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09/25/2008 05:58:10 PM · #28 |
BTW... I have done some test shots with this softbox... Amazing!!!
In my own opinion, if you have the right lighting and the right lens, then Basic Editing should be enough to get an amazing picture |
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09/25/2008 06:21:58 PM · #29 |
Originally posted by Shutter-For-Hire:
ok...soooo... how do I ask this without giving away my idea... ok... here it goes... If I want to take a picture of a Farmer... would it be better for me to take the pic of him:
a) sitting on a stool, while milking a cow, looking at the camera?
b) sitting on a tractor
c) standing infront of a barn
d) other.... please help
These pics would all be mostly a closeup so you can see the eyes in sharp focus... shot wide open to blur out the background... probably f/1.8 with a 1.4 lens...
I am not taking a pic of a farmer... this was just to help with the word "studo"
I just bought an alienbees B1600, softbox, Vagabond II power pack, and a Nikon 50mm f/1.4 D...
I broke the bank and now I am totally psyched about this portrait shot...
Please Help me!!! |
Look at the old challenges. The Top 10 for both had zero environmental portraits and none outdoors. |
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09/25/2008 06:36:20 PM · #30 |
| hmmm... good point... sooo if I am sooting a farmer outside in a barn, the backgound of the shot should be either solid colour or blurred away to nothing? |
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09/25/2008 06:48:21 PM · #31 |
Originally posted by Shutter-For-Hire:
hmmm... good point... sooo if I am sooting a farmer outside in a barn, the backgound of the shot should be either solid colour or blurred away to nothing? |
I would not personally advise any hint of being outside... |
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09/25/2008 06:52:52 PM · #32 |
yea... after looking through the other past challenges, I agree totally... i'll make sure that it looks like it was taken in a studio...
Now... for a backdrop... any half-assed things that I can throw together to use? any ideas? I'm too broke to go buy a background tarp... wait... hmm... ok.... thinking... thinking.... (i'm thinking as I type...)
ok... i've got an idea... =) |
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09/25/2008 07:20:18 PM · #33 |
Originally posted by Shutter-For-Hire:
yea... after looking through the other past challenges, I agree totally... i'll make sure that it looks like it was taken in a studio...
Now... for a backdrop... any half-assed things that I can throw together to use? any ideas? I'm too broke to go buy a background tarp... wait... hmm... ok.... thinking... thinking.... (i'm thinking as I type...)
ok... i've got an idea... =) |
Just use a plain wall. If you play with your lights get the background about 1.5 to 2 stops darker always makes for a good backdrop,
Look at  Mephisto examples in this thread. Just point your lights away from the back or use something to block the light from going to the back.
You dont need to buy backdrops.If you decide to buy just buy paper its cheap.
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09/25/2008 07:41:54 PM · #34 |
true... I've got an idea for a backdrop... i did some research... i have an idea... i think I can do it, but i'm not sure how good it will do... but i'll do it anyway... I'll save my "non-studio" colour portrait for this months Free Study...
Here is a Half Ass Sample pic I fired off the first night I got my Softbox/Flash setup...
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Aside from the background... any suggestions???
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I just got the setup a couple days ago, so I'm still learning...
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09/25/2008 07:44:34 PM · #35 |
Cancel that pic...
Here's a croped version...
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any suggestions |
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09/25/2008 07:48:08 PM · #36 |
Originally posted by Shutter-For-Hire:
true... I've got an idea for a backdrop... i did some research... i have an idea... i think I can do it, but i'm not sure how good it will do... but i'll do it anyway... I'll save my "non-studio" colour portrait for this months Free Study...
Here is a Half Ass Sample pic I fired off the first night I got my Softbox/Flash setup...
Aside from the background... any suggestions???
I just got the setup a couple days ago, so I'm still learning...
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The lighting isn't too bad on the right side of the image. There is an odd shadow on the left side next to your head. A dark background will eliminate that problem. If you are going to use this type of directional lighting, the dark background will likely be easier to work with. For the background - a dark bed sheet works pretty well as background. |
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09/25/2008 07:53:23 PM · #37 |
yea... sorry, the shadow is from an arm chair...
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Nobody would pose for me... my cat will sit still for a good half hour... so I took lots of cat pictures last night... I got 3 pictures of my brother, then he complained that the flash was bothering him, then he left... oh well... |
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09/25/2008 07:58:41 PM · #38 |
yeah, just find yourself a window that's looking north to get nice soft light. than hang a dark sheet about 2 or 3 meters away from that window and place your model about in the middle between the window and your "backdrop". shoot at fast apertures (most likely with your 50 1.8 @1.8 or 2) in order to blur out the background. place your "model" so the light highlights her or his features, maybe also find some big white sheet of paper and use that as a reflector to fill in some shadows.
that's one really easy and cheap way to achieve studio-like results.
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09/25/2008 08:04:00 PM · #39 |
| hmmm... i like the white reflector idea... i think i'll try a piece of white bristol-board to light up the other side of my face... |
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09/25/2008 08:05:57 PM · #40 |
| Anyone got any ideas on how lessen frown lines and, ummm, upper lip issues? Neat Image can only go so far before the model starts looking like they belong in a wax museum... |
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09/25/2008 08:06:58 PM · #41 |
Originally posted by rinac:
Anyone got any ideas on how lessen frown lines and, ummm, upper lip issues? Neat Image can only go so far before the model starts looking like they belong in a wax museum... |
Makeup? Botox?
Message edited by author 2008-09-25 20:07:12. |
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09/25/2008 08:09:29 PM · #42 |
Originally posted by bassbone:
Originally posted by rinac:
Anyone got any ideas on how lessen frown lines and, ummm, upper lip issues? Neat Image can only go so far before the model starts looking like they belong in a wax museum... |
Makeup? Botox? |
LOL! The model was wearing only a light application of makeup, so I guess I'll need to start again with a heavier covering. Probably won't help with the upper lip though... Unless there's a magic basic editing adjustment anyone knows of??? |
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09/25/2008 08:14:52 PM · #43 |
Originally posted by rinac:
Originally posted by bassbone:
Originally posted by rinac:
Anyone got any ideas on how lessen frown lines and, ummm, upper lip issues? Neat Image can only go so far before the model starts looking like they belong in a wax museum... |
Makeup? Botox? |
LOL! The model was wearing only a light application of makeup, so I guess I'll need to start again with a heavier covering. Probably won't help with the upper lip though... Unless there's a magic basic editing adjustment anyone knows of??? |
Hence the fun of basic editing - you get what you get and make do with what you have... |
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09/25/2008 08:45:23 PM · #44 |
Just curious if anyone has used one of those diffuser? filter. Not sure if that is the proper term or name for it. I am thinking of a filter that softens out the skin.
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09/28/2008 09:42:23 PM · #45 |
| Technical question: What constitutes a portrait? Does it have to be a head-and-shoulders shot or can it focus on other parts of the person (hands, mouth, etc.)? Full body? Just curious if there's a technical studio way of doing it. |
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09/28/2008 10:19:18 PM · #46 |
Originally posted by smudgeSMJ:
Technical question: What constitutes a portrait? Does it have to be a head-and-shoulders shot or can it focus on other parts of the person (hands, mouth, etc.)? Full body? Just curious if there's a technical studio way of doing it. |
portrait usually refers to full body too facial.
the title is "portrait" not "hand Portrait",....ya know?
what ever you are thinking, go with the flow or expect low scores.
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09/29/2008 11:48:15 AM · #47 |
There can be more than one person in the shot, right?
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09/29/2008 12:08:03 PM · #48 |
Originally posted by JaimeVinas:
There can be more than one person in the shot, right? |
Yes :) Family portrait, Sisters, Brothers, Mother and baby, etc... :)
I actually entered this one :-S eek! |
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09/29/2008 12:19:38 PM · #49 |
Originally posted by TCGuru:
Originally posted by JaimeVinas:
There can be more than one person in the shot, right? |
Yes :) Family portrait, Sisters, Brothers, Mother and baby, etc... :)
I actually entered this one :-S eek! |
Can it have a wall behind it? I mean do I have to use a white background? |
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09/29/2008 06:17:48 PM · #50 |
Originally posted by Melethia:
I'll be shooting my color studio portrait outdoors without a studio, without lights other than what's there, and without a model. It'll be a candid.
Is that too much information before the challenge? :-) |
the world is our studio yes? |
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