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Here goes, did a shoot with this girl/friend/model. Something different to what I have been showing here for the past few weeks which is good. Did a shoot for some interior last week, got another shoot coming up this next couple of weeks too, so keep an eye out :p Check out my site here and flickr







 
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I do like these but think they need a bit more contrast and just tone down the exposure just slightly, I know its the look your going for but think you may have pushed it a little too far. You could also bring out the showdows in her hair a bit more as its get lost in the sky in the first 2. B&W might look cool too.
 
I actually had a look at my website/pictures on a different laptop (Sony Vaio) and HD LCD TV connected through HDMI, and I think I need to give my monitor a calibrate, since it looks vastly different on those monitors and LCD, but on another laptop (Asus) it looked fine and on a Samsung LCD HDTV it looked fine too. iMacs looks the same as it does on my screen (MBP) so Im currently looking into the Gretag Eye-One i1 calibrator. Any chance anyone used this before, is it any good?

Cheers :)
 
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I actually had a look at my website/pictures on a different laptop (Sony Vaio) and HD LCD TV connected through HDMI, and I think I need to give my monitor a calibrate, since it looks vastly different on those monitors and LCD, but on another laptop (Asus) it looked fine and on a Samsung LCD HDTV it looked fine too. iMacs looks the same as it does on my screen (MBP) so Im currently looking into the Gretag Eye-One i1 calibrator. Any chance anyone used this before, is it any good?

Cheers :)
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I'm viewing them on a 24" iMac and they just dont look right.

malc30 said:
They look washed out to me but I don't know owt anyway.
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Very simply put :) but saying that it a look i'm a fan of.
 
Willis said:
I'm viewing them on a 24" iMac and they just dont look right.

Very simply put :) but saying that it a look i'm a fan of.
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Hmm, definitely going to look into a calibrator then. Thanks for letting me know, since I never really get to see/use other computers besides looking at my own when working. :)
 
tbs said:
Hmm, definitely going to look into a calibrator then. Thanks for letting me know, since I never really get to see/use other computers besides looking at my own when working. :)
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I get it lots when friends view my photo's on there machines and then they see them on my iMac they cant believe the difference.
 
Willis said:
I get it lots when friends view my photo's on there machines and then they see them on my iMac they cant believe the difference.
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Yea, I mean Ive viewed my work on iMacs before when I was at uni and they looked alright, but Im not sure if theyre calibrated or not though...
 
I'm not a fan of high-keying so I may be biased here, but I think they've been pushed too far and end up pretty dull.

Compositionally, there are some problems as well I think.
In # 1 the girl is looking the wrong way, she need to look into the space of the photo not outside the frame.
# 2 subject too small and appears to be sleeping, combined with the lack of detail form the high-keying make the photo dull.
#3 is a better version of the same theme. My problem is her face, hat, hair, cardigan sleeves are washed out and lack detail, but the stone texture on the bottom and sides have a much higher contrast and thats what draws my eye. the best of the 3 for me though.
 
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ScarySquirrel said:
Nice shots. I also like a washed out look, but I just don't think it has been applied very well here. It looks less washed out and more over exposed to me.
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Thanks :)

I tend to overexpose most of my shots, its kinda my style I guess even if it wasnt washed out I still overexposed it a tad.
 
D.P. said:
I'm not a fan of high-keying so I may be biased here, but I think they've been pushed too far and end up pretty dull.

Compositionally, there are some problems as well I think.
In # 1 the girl is looking the wrong way, she need to look into the space of the photo not outside the frame.
# 2 subject too small and appears to be sleeping, combined with the lack of detail form the high-keying make the photo dull.
#3 is a better version of the same theme. My problem is her face, hat, hair, cardigan sleeves are washed out and lack detail, but the stone texture on the bottom and sides have a much higher contrast and thats what draws my eye. the best of the 3 for me though.
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In shot #1 shes looking straight into the camera :confused: #2 shes looking out the frame...
 
tbs said:
I actually had a look at my website/pictures on a different laptop (Sony Vaio) and HD LCD TV connected through HDMI, and I think I need to give my monitor a calibrate, since it looks vastly different on those monitors and LCD, but on another laptop (Asus) it looked fine and on a Samsung LCD HDTV it looked fine too. iMacs looks the same as it does on my screen (MBP) so Im currently looking into the Gretag Eye-One i1 calibrator. Any chance anyone used this before, is it any good?

Cheers :)
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Calibration isn't something to get your monitor matching all your various output devices.. It's something to use to be relatively sure you're seeing the correct colour and tonal information in the file (screen specs permitting). It's giving you a starting point you know is right. You can't possibly create a file for every different type of screen your photographs will be seen on so don't bother trying. Just make the file and know it's right, and if anyone else is viewing it on a calibrated screen hopefully they're seeing close to what you are.

Edit: For referance, I'm looking at these on a very accurate monitor, and I think there fine. Though I prefer the more 'flat' look of number 2 and 4, if anything I would be going for less contrast, not more. :)

Second Edit: Infact the difference between 3 and 4 is night and day. 3 looks like you've just found the overlay blending mode, 4 looks to have a genuinely nice tonal range and feel. Looks far more professional IMO.
 
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Adrianr said:
Calibration isn't something to get your monitor matching all your various output devices.. It's something to use to be relatively sure you're seeing the correct colour and tonal information in the file (screen specs permitting). It's giving you a starting point you know is right. You can't possibly create a file for every different type of screen your photographs will be seen on so don't bother trying. Just make the file and know it's right, and if anyone else is viewing it on a calibrated screen hopefully they're seeing close to what you are.
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Oh no, I just meant it like you said to give me a starting point to how close the colors I think Im seeing is, plus I do print work for clients which would come in handy, but I havent had any problems with the print work atm even though my MBP is uncalibrated.

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Adrianr said:
Edit: For referance, I'm looking at these on a very accurate monitor, and I think there fine. Though I prefer the more 'flat' look of number 2 and 4, if anything I would be going for less contrast, not more. :)

Second Edit: Infact the difference between 3 and 4 is night and day. 3 looks like you've just found the overlay blending mode, 4 looks to have a genuinely nice tonal range and feel. Looks far more professional IMO.
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Cheers for the heads up :)

I like #4 too but for some reason I prefer #2 overall in the set.
 
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I love the look personally, maybe a touch overdone. My work monitor is normally quite dark so when I check at home later I'm sure they might be a bit too washed out.

I think a bit of noise would set these off. I know people seem to run away from noise I but I love the 60s/70s feel to the pics.
 
Namistai said:
#2 is a fantastic image. I agree with the comments above about the set being a little overexposed though.
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Cheers for the comment :)

twoblacklines said:
Im not good enough with photoshop but ideally I would select just her (very hard due to hair etc) and make the background slightly desaturated, making the main image (her) pop out.

Looks slightly better with black background :

http://www.fluidr.com/photos/forty-forty
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Weird, didnt even know you could do that! Ive seen this Fluidr thing but didnt know if it was part of Flickr or not, cheers for that :)

Dup said:
I love the look personally, maybe a touch overdone. My work monitor is normally quite dark so when I check at home later I'm sure they might be a bit too washed out.

I think a bit of noise would set these off. I know people seem to run away from noise I but I love the 60s/70s feel to the pics.
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Yea, please if you could give it a check, since Im asking my friends and they said it looks fine/okay so Im getting 50/50 on washed out and fine lol.

Maybe youre right, a little bit of grain/noise might add a vintage feel to it, good thinking! :)
 
Deffo too bright on my home monitor (NEC 20wGX2).

The first two it works fine although I'd be tempted to remove the little big of background, on the last ones it makes the background quite distracting.

Still, a nice concept. I think you just need to tweak it a bit more :)
 
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