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01/12/2010 01:20:02 PM |
Like it, too late to give advices as all has been said :)
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01/07/2010 02:16:32 PM |
Fun image. The lighting is nicely set up, can see catch light in the eyes. I agree the focus is a bit soft. Nice work on not over powering the white shirt.
cheers,
JKH |
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01/05/2010 08:07:11 PM |
| Very fun shot - this is looking like a great start. |
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01/04/2010 10:36:39 PM |
| I love Boston, but I like your shot! The lighting is really good. Nice job! |
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01/04/2010 04:37:58 AM |
| I heart New Years, too! ;-) Wonderful, fun shot! |
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01/04/2010 12:13:16 AM |
First impression:
Fun shot. I like the fact the BG is not completely black, but has a bit of light to it. Makes it more interesting.
Suggested improvement:
I think I would have backed up just a bit to avoid cropping at the elbow and so close tot he models left arm.
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01/03/2010 10:56:09 AM |
| lots of fun ahead with the new equipment - you're on your way... |
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01/03/2010 04:28:31 AM |
| Fun portrait. I think it is just a bit soft but overall a nice image. |
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01/03/2010 03:30:50 AM |
| I think for just getting your lights and practicing..you did great!!! |
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01/02/2010 01:55:03 AM |
| Nice shot. If I was going to be picky, I would say that the brightness of her right forearm draws some attention away from her face. Her arm was probably closer to your main light, which can be a challenge any time a subject lifts a hand or arm to face level. |
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01/01/2010 07:43:36 PM |
Originally posted by paulbtlw:
Nicely lit and good colours, the hair is particularly striking but I do agree that the focus is a little off - I tend to use around f/9 in the studio but you can get some really nice work with shallow DOFs but you have to nail the focus on a really important element of the face for it to work. Looking at your settings, a brighter light setting with smaller aperture whilst maintaining your 1/160 shutter speed would probably have helped. I also think you could have cropped the bottom up to the hand/wrist articulation. |
Thanks for the suggestion! I will try this in the next batch of photos I shoot for this side challenge. |
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01/01/2010 07:41:36 PM |
Originally posted by smardaz:
the lighting looks great steve, recently i got to borrow some flashes and backdrops from a friend and it was great to work with....one of thes days.......if i could offer any criticism it would be the focus on her face seems a bit soft.  SandyP told me once that on her ports she goes no wider than 7.1 on the fstop for good sharpness on the subject. |
thanks for the advice - I am going to give it a try! |
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01/01/2010 07:38:04 PM |
Originally posted by ErikV:
Nice lighting (BTW, which ones did you get?), great expression. I agree, a bit soft -- but if you could do some selective sharpening on the eyes that might take care of much of it.
But what is an Ohio person doing promoting NY? Go Buckeyes and Bearcats!!!! |
I bought some cheap Cowboy Studio monolights. I was quite surprised as to what I have been able to do with them. I appreciate all the comments very much here about the sharpness. This is something I have struggled with for some time. I will go ahead and adjust the f/stop as recommended here...
thanks very much! |
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01/01/2010 05:40:14 PM |
Nice lighting (BTW, which ones did you get?), great expression. I agree, a bit soft -- but if you could do some selective sharpening on the eyes that might take care of much of it.
But what is an Ohio person doing promoting NY? Go Buckeyes and Bearcats!!!! |
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01/01/2010 03:23:31 PM |
| Nicely lit and good colours, the hair is particularly striking but I do agree that the focus is a little off - I tend to use around f/9 in the studio but you can get some really nice work with shallow DOFs but you have to nail the focus on a really important element of the face for it to work. Looking at your settings, a brighter light setting with smaller aperture whilst maintaining your 1/160 shutter speed would probably have helped. I also think you could have cropped the bottom up to the hand/wrist articulation. |
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01/01/2010 02:59:06 PM |
| glad to see you back! :-) really great expression, and your use of lighting has really progressed! good luck! |
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01/01/2010 02:54:00 PM |
| the lighting looks great steve, recently i got to borrow some flashes and backdrops from a friend and it was great to work with....one of thes days.......if i could offer any criticism it would be the focus on her face seems a bit soft. SandyP told me once that on her ports she goes no wider than 7.1 on the fstop for good sharpness on the subject. |
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01/01/2010 02:40:38 PM |
nice shot.....great expression
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01/01/2010 02:24:02 PM |
| This is just a fun shot. Nice work. |
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