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08/27/2004 02:23:16 AM · #1 |
  
So, how are they? This is my boyfriend who is just starting his senior year of high school in the next week or two. I know it's a bit too light, but I need to take them earlier in the day next time so it's not so washed out. I tried to fix it but it was hard not to bring out the blemishes in his skin and I'm not big on "fixing" things like that.
This is going towards a photo collection that I plan to make of the best photos I've taken of him for the past two years. He's one of my favorite subjects and I find it kind of sad that his mother isn't getting any of the photos, so it's going to be her Christmas gift.
EDIT: Added a third one.
Message edited by author 2004-08-27 02:39:01.
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08/27/2004 04:23:02 AM · #2 |
hahah, I thought you meant something like this when I read the title.
Added: sorry for the interuption of the topic.
Message edited by author 2004-08-27 04:23:41. |
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08/27/2004 04:31:12 AM · #3 |
1st: I like it best, the close up one.
2nd: think if the hand was under the chin with closed fist it would be beter. He should turn one shoulders towards the camera and turn his head to the camera, it creates more deapth in the photo.
3ed: wish he where looking in the camera. |
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08/27/2004 04:34:26 AM · #4 |
Make sure he keeps his head straight. I just took some of my cousin and his head is "crooked" in alot of them.
Nonetheless they look nice.
Message edited by author 2004-08-27 04:35:10. |
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08/27/2004 05:49:30 AM · #5 |
Hey, I really like the way his eyes turned out on the first and second photo. I also think you choose a good (higher) camera angle for him and he appears to be as relaxed and "natural" as possible. The shirt choice, I think, is good as it draws attention to his face. I think for a senior portrait, you want to have him looking toward the camera.
Just my opinion, but I would say that some of those poses look a bit "feminine" to me. I'll give you some tips that I've picked up in the past year or so.
For a male model, I normally like to see the shoulders turned a fair amount (front to back) and the main lighting opposite the broadside of the face. I would also prefer more direct, hard light.
You also want to top the top of his head toward the far shoulder. (More often than not, female models look better when their head is tilted toward their near shoulder).
Concerning his hands, most male models look better with their hands closed or almost closed and females with more open hands. The pose in your second photo is okay, I definetly wouldn't suggest he rest his head on a fist.
So... um... yea, that's all I can think of at 4 in the morning. I'm no expert and I have very little experience with this kind of photography (or any kind of photography really) so if my suggestions are completely wrong and I blow your next photo shoot, you can't hold me responsible! Ultimately, it's up to you to find what you like. :)
...perhaps you could hit up EddyG for some more tips, I saw his senior photo shoot post a week or two ago and was blown away by his work.
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08/27/2004 05:58:29 AM · #6 |
Originally posted by siggi:
hahah, I thought you meant something like this when I read the title.
Added: sorry for the interuption of the topic. |
I though you meant more like this :D
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08/27/2004 05:59:03 AM · #7 |
What lens are you using? It seems a little on the wide size?
Is it under 100mm?
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08/27/2004 06:04:36 AM · #8 |
Originally posted by jonpink:
What lens are you using? |
Jon, it's not a DSLR mate. ;-D |
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08/27/2004 08:07:31 AM · #9 |
Oops :D
Didn't even think to check.
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08/27/2004 08:33:35 AM · #10 |
| There are many diferent tones in the face. This makes the picture a bit amateur. Natural light is not so simple to portraits. You can put more light or do a makeup to compensate it. |
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08/27/2004 10:29:13 AM · #11 |
One thing I noticed is the white balance appears to be off. In the first two especially, there appears to be a green cast to it. You should be able to easily fix that in PS.
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08/27/2004 12:40:35 PM · #12 |
NOTE: These aren't really his senior portraits, but my versions of it. I just used him to practice on. ^_^
Originally posted by VisiBlanco:
Just my opinion, but I would say that some of those poses look a bit "feminine" to me. I'll give you some tips that I've picked up in the past year or so. |
*nods* Thanks. He's the only guy I've worked with so far, so I haven't really practiced with posing guys as much as I have girls. I'll try some of that next time.
Originally posted by GoodEnd:
There are many diferent tones in the face. This makes the picture a bit amateur. Natural light is not so simple to portraits. You can put more light or do a makeup to compensate it. |
Yeah, I'm going to try and redo these in better light, but since I am an amateur, I guess that's right. ^_^ I don't have a studio or anything so I did the best with what I had at the time.
Originally posted by cbeller:
One thing I noticed is the white balance appears to be off. In the first two especially, there appears to be a green cast to it. You should be able to easily fix that in PS. |
Yeah, I'm trying to get used to my new laptop screen so it was hard to figure out the color tones. The third one I applied another step (Manual color balance) to that added more red to the photo so I think I may be trying that on the others too.
Originally posted by jonpink:
Originally posted by siggi:
hahah, I thought you meant something like this when I read the title.
Added: sorry for the interuption of the topic. |
I though you meant more like this :D
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Hehe, I knew someone was gonna say that. ^_^
Thanks everyone!
Message edited by author 2004-08-27 12:41:19.
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