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10/22/2005 06:00:15 PM |
Another aid to "lifting" a portrait from its background is to backlight with a lesser strength lamp than your front lighting affords. This lightens the rear of the head and shoulders, giving them a rounded quality. Or ... you can train a spot on the backdrop to create a vignette light which cradles and haloes the subject's head.
edit: You could have also lessened those deep shadows around the mouth with a white card board bounce ... or .... lighten them in your editing suite. That would have improved this portrait considerably.
Message edited by author 2005-10-22 18:02:33. |
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10/17/2005 07:19:06 AM |
| Well, to be honest, I know he's smiling, but he almost has a grumpy look on his face. :) I would also try not so tight of a crop, showing more of his upper body, and perhaps angled a bit. Other than that, you did a good job with your b/w conversion. Is there a black backdrop behind him, or did you burn out the background? If there's a true background, I would recommend blurring it rather than burning it, as it gives your subject a 3d feeling. Hope this helps! :) |
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