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10/12/2004 01:01:37 PM · #1 |
First self portrait. What do you think?
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10/12/2004 01:02:18 PM · #2 |
| How do I get the photo to show up? |
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10/12/2004 01:02:21 PM · #3 |
Here's the link.
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10/12/2004 01:06:20 PM · #4 |
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10/12/2004 01:09:57 PM · #5 |
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10/12/2004 01:11:22 PM · #6 |
Originally posted by JuneBug28:
hey thanks! |
I posted a comment on the link.
by the way, to link a thumbnail pic..
[ thumb ] (pic number, in URL of photo page) [ /thumb ]
no spaces in the brackets, and no spaces between those and the pic number
ie.
[ thumb ] 13343 [ /thumb ]
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10/12/2004 01:11:27 PM · #7 |
Good job with the lighting. More than one source obviously.
What kind of setup did you use, what kind of flash units?
Good focus, catchlights in the eyes are nice as well.
Very nice. |
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10/12/2004 01:13:08 PM · #8 |
Originally posted by saintaugust:
Originally posted by JuneBug28:
hey thanks! |
I posted a comment on the link.
by the way, to link a thumbnail pic..
[ thumb ] (pic number, in URL of photo page) [ /thumb ]
no spaces in the brackets, and no spaces between those and the pic number
ie.
[ thumb ] 13343 [ /thumb ] |
ps thats not your pic number, i just chose one at random. let's see what it was!
[thumb]13343[/thumb]
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10/12/2004 01:14:02 PM · #9 |
| I used a 1600w Balcar for the Main light with a wide grid and a piece of diffusion. And a 1600w alien bee for the hair light. Would have used another balcar but the eyeball wasn't working |
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10/12/2004 01:16:01 PM · #10 |
| Tried not looking at the camera too, but just didn't look like me...to dramatic or something. hee |
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10/13/2004 04:05:52 AM · #11 |
Hi-ho,
I think you (literally you..) might be slightly underexposed, and the deep shadows are a little distracting.. If you didn't have a third light working for fill, a bit of white fabric/card/concrete/polystyrene off to your right would have worked...
What lens / zoom where you using? I'll go out on a limb and say it looks like you've got some 'wide angle' distortion in your shot. Your nose an lips look a little large for your eyes. For portraiture 80mm (equiv) or longer is a good bet. (50mm on your 10d). Either that or the camera was sitting below eye level, so your chin is closer to the camera? If I've got that bit wrong, feel free to hurl abuse at me for suggesting you've got a big nose and lips.. (Ducking stones).
'Broad' lighting like this works much better with more space IMHO, the tight crop makes me concentrate on the darker aspects of the image (shadows, your hair on the right) when I should be looking into your eyes. (Broad as in from the more visible side of your face, not broad as in of a woman. Short lighting is the opposite, from the side turned away from the camera.)
I think tight crops work better with more balanced lighting...
Overall it's a good photo, and you have a pretty model to work with, who I imagine works for free so you can re-shoot any time. :-).
I'm probably being a little picky, but Critique is what this forum is for..
As always, only my 2c worth.
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10/13/2004 10:55:55 AM · #12 |
| You were right about everything, except I did have white reflector on the right. Thanks for the critque. Appreciate it. |
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