Christal1664882414 0 Posted February 4, 2015 I'm starting to get my feet wet with portraiture. Please be detailed and critical in your comments. I want to get better, and I would appreciate any advice. Link to comment
Not Here 93 Posted February 4, 2015 Hey, you've been holding out on us! This is very good and I particularly like the emphasis on her expressive eyes. Again, it may just be the differences in our monitors, but it appears to be about .5 to 1 click overexposed. The added brightness makes the highlights jump out on her lei(?) and the sheen on her face. See what you think of my redo attached. All I did was bring the highlights down a tad and burn in the lower portion of the frame to keep the viewers attention on those eyes. It would be interesting to know your lighting setup. I only see one direct catch light in her eyes but the shadows are very uniform... Mike Link to comment
setsail728 14 Posted February 6, 2015 Christal,If you're just getting your feet wet with portraiture, you must be dipping those feet in holy water!! What a great portrait. B&W very good choice here!! Keep it up! (What camera did you use for this??) Link to comment
andrea allison 0 Posted February 6, 2015 Very NICE Christal !! Lovely light and clarity. great portrait.. Link to comment
Christal1664882414 0 Posted February 10, 2015 Thank you all for taking the time to leave a comment. Greatly appreciated! Link to comment
Christal1664882414 0 Posted February 10, 2015 Sorry it took me awhile to get back here. This was taken at school this summer, and we were trying so many different things that I can't remember exactly what I did. But it looks like I may have had a beauty dish just above my camera. And it looks like I probably had some lower intensity side lights as well. Funny, your version looks really dull on my computer. It would be interesting to sit with a friend sometime and see how our images look on each others' computers. Though I do see what might be some highlights on her forehead, now that you call it to my attention. I think I could spot check those, rather than reducing the overall highlights. And I also agree that the bright spots in the lei could be reduced, so thanks. That's what PN is all about! Link to comment
Christal1664882414 0 Posted February 10, 2015 Holy water, eh? Well you should have seen how many awful shots I got. Ha! This was taken with my Canon 60D and the 24-105 lens. I SO badly want another camera, but it's a struggle to decide what to go with. I can't decide whether to upgrade to a crop sensor, full-frame, or jump ship entirely and go with mirrorless. Stay tuned! Thanks for your lovely comment. Link to comment
hjoseph7 1,449 Posted March 18, 2015 Love the colors on this one even thought it's B&W ... Link to comment
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