[PIC_THREAD] People, Portraits, Street

mrk · 21 Mar 2013 at 00:37

Also, one of these days you'll leave the exif intact and I'll be there waiting, ready!

Raymond Lin · 21 Mar 2013 at 00:40

It's set to off by default but here it is if you want

mrk · 21 Mar 2013 at 01:30

Now that just spoils the suspense!

Baby Ralph is 3 weeks old, apparently he's put on some lbs this week and is destined to be a Rugby player :eek:

Either way I imagine he'll be on the end of my lens for a few more shoots along the way

Phoen1x · 21 Mar 2013 at 07:05

mrk said:
Now that just spoils the suspense!

Baby Ralph is 3 weeks old, apparently he's put on some lbs this week and is destined to be a Rugby player

Either way I imagine he'll be on the end of my lens for a few more shoots along the way

That's beautiful, great capture

Good job she didn't have spinach in her teeth

mrk · 21 Mar 2013 at 08:07

She's a dental hygienist, they were bound to be perfect hehe

And thanks!

domthecondom · 23 Mar 2013 at 20:37

Raymond Lin · 23 Mar 2013 at 20:39

Nice idea but a bit flat and too many shadows.

domthecondom · 23 Mar 2013 at 20:46

I seriously can't shoot people....not got the gift

Devrij · 24 Mar 2013 at 18:46

Trying out a new LR preset I stuck together. It's a high-detail one to bring out character, not to flatter

I'm new to this concept of split toning so not sure if I'm doing it right!

GF's brother

Self portrait from Movember

EDIT: Excuse the horrible watermark, I haven't put a decent one together yet!

mrk · 24 Mar 2013 at 19:05

Rembrandt lighting hints on the first! I think maybe a little too close on the crop? It's a personal choice of course.

Devrij · 24 Mar 2013 at 19:48

mrk said:
Rembrandt lighting hints on the first! I think maybe a little too close on the crop? It's a personal choice of course.

The first is bounced flash off the wall on the left. The second was a closer crop than I wanted, if that's the one you were referring to? I would kill for an articulated screen for self portraits as I can never get the framing/focus right!

EDIT: I have no idea why, but any photos I upload myself look terrible when viewed in chrome (fine in IE), but everyone else's look fine in chrome. What's up with that G?

mrk · 24 Mar 2013 at 19:52

Rembrandt as in the way the lighting is directed, if you look at his paintings of people the lighting is always from a higher corner angle, (45 degrees) and the opposing side is darker, uses a 1 light approach to portraits and gives them a certain look. This works really well for photos as well.

Devrij · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:41

Ah right. I have a lot to learn about lighting! I think understanding lighting is top of my list for developing my skills.

mrk · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:43

The learning never stops

I think lighting is one of the most important things to understand for any photo, not just portraits but at the same time once it is understood it's up to you how you use it creatively!

An Exception · 24 Mar 2013 at 20:51

The common lighting patterns are Rembrandt, butterfly, loop, split.
Then you have things like kickers or rim lights you can add for background separation.

Personally I'm a fan of backlighting...

Devrij · 24 Mar 2013 at 21:36

Yeah, I understand the absolute basics of landscape and how lighting changes the shot, but portrait is tricky. I don't have lighting kit so thinking about how the natural/ambient lighting is working while framing the shot is beyond me at the moment (usually at some informal gathering, and my gf isn't a very cooperative model!)

ElDude · 24 Mar 2013 at 22:38

Devrij said:
Trying out a new LR preset I stuck together. It's a high-detail one to bring out character, not to flatter I'm new to this concept of split toning so not sure if I'm doing it right!

GF's brother

Self portrait from Movember

EDIT: Excuse the horrible watermark, I haven't put a decent one together yet!

I like the detail in the first shot. It doesn't seem to have as much in the second, maybe due to lighting? Not sure and I'm too tired to think

Not overly keen on the tint in the tone, but that's a personal thing. Also, someone stole your ears

Devrij · 25 Mar 2013 at 07:35

ElDude said:
I like the detail in the first shot. It doesn't seem to have as much in the second, maybe due to lighting? Not sure and I'm too tired to think

Not overly keen on the tint in the tone, but that's a personal thing. Also, someone stole your ears

Can I ask what browser you're using? Does it look the same if you view it in IE? I have got to get to the bottom of this issue. There is less detail in the second, but I suspect you're right about the lighting being the cause of that.

Schizo · 25 Mar 2013 at 07:48

mrk · 25 Mar 2013 at 09:11

An unpublished one I forgot about!

Seated by Robbie Khan, on Flickr

Devrij said:
Can I ask what browser you're using? Does it look the same if you view it in IE? I have got to get to the bottom of this issue. There is less detail in the second, but I suspect you're right about the lighting being the cause of that.

They both look the same at work and at home to me. All 4 screens are calibrated though so this is promising in terms of your images looking the same as far as I can tell this morning. What are your screens set up like?