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Jan 04 2010
Jan 04 2010
JaimeVinas


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark II
Lens: Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
Galleries: Portraiture, Studio
Date Uploaded: Jan 3, 2010

Viewed: 649
Comments: 10
Favorites: 0

 This shot is part of a series based on Trinity of the Matrix Movies.

Photo specs:
1) Done in a studio setup with a gray concrete wall as a backdrop.
2) I used one ABR800 Ring Flash unit using a 56" inch Moon Unit straight on and about 5 feet away from my subjects.
4) I shot this at F-14 and a shutter of 125 at 100 ISO.
7) I used a 85mm lense for this

Processing techniques used:
1) did levels at each channel (RGB)
2) DId curves to find true whites and blacks
3) did selective Coloring and darkened the reds a little
4) Dodge the face and burn the hair to bring those out a bit more.
5) burned the background to pop the subjects
7) Did selective saturation and selective colors
8) Sharpened eyes and lips
9) Created a black layer and made it with 30% opacity. Then created a layer mask to show that on the eyes. The catchlights are very strong with the moon unit on the ring flash. You need to tone that down.

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 01/05/2010 08:42:20 PM
I like the edgy lighting and the great happy faces - it contrasts and complements each other well
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 01/05/2010 05:32:00 PM
Interesting shot - has a stark frozen look that I like.
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 01/05/2010 12:02:55 PM
your specs and processing details are incredible! thanks for sharing them.

your colors are so fantastic.
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 01/04/2010 09:26:38 PM
Holy smokes, those eyes are popping! Great focus
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 01/04/2010 06:54:09 PM
you are one of the greatest here...thanks for the details on the setup and processing. Awesome!
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 01/04/2010 02:52:17 PM
WOW...look at those eyes!!! Great post processing...thanks for sharing.
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 01/04/2010 11:26:09 AM
This is striking! Thanks for sharing so much of how you did it. It's a great study in getting this very unique effect of your subjects popping like that in such a dramatic 3-dimensional way.

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 01/04/2010 06:50:26 AM
Great eyes and teeth! Nicely posed, well lit. Backround burning to make the subjects pop had its desired effect.
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 01/04/2010 02:13:54 AM
POW! Colors pop and the eyes explode! :) GREAT job!
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 01/04/2010 02:01:26 AM
nice, i really like your work on the eyes, looks like a fun, natural shot, not forced or posed
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