That's a sweet portrait, you can feel the love.
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That's a sweet portrait, you can feel the love.
@thekingb - Lovely portrait! Yes, you can really feel the bond between the two of them!
Which one's the lawyer, and which one's the accountant?Quote:
Originally Posted by thekingb
Well, the little one is not bad with numbers for a 4 year-old, but I wouldn't trust him with my taxes just yet. The big one happens to have a law degree and is, for sure, my counsel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sean Setters
Thanks Steve, Denise and Doc! It's not easy to get a natural capture of wife and child, so I feel lucky to have captured this one.
Here's my legal counsel--he has an economics degree from Princeton and a law degree from Vanderbilt. He's currently serving on BP's defense team. I'm thinking about having him write a demand letter to my ex-neighbors who ran off with a bottle of my laundry detergent...
http://farm5.staticflickr.com/4140/4...4f7112d5_z.jpg
Haris: Still Looking by budrowilson, on Flickr
Impressive credentials. My lawyer is prettier. :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Sean Setters
Rather than the detergent, you should get him to write a demand letter to your current neighbor for standing you up on the photo shoot.
Can't argue with you there.Quote:
Originally Posted by thekingb
hehe...niceQuote:
Originally Posted by thekingb
Very nice portrait.Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve U
It sounds like there is more to the story... I hope his battles work out in his favor.
Thank you Pat.Quote:
Originally Posted by conropl
"Yes I'm worried, you would be too."
Dawn, Nev's wife.
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Dawn by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
Thanks for viewing.
Steve
A beautiful lady, Steve and they make a very nice looking couple! Did you use any type of light set-up on Dawn's photo or were you lucky enough to get perfectly even natural lighting? A very nice portrait indeed!
My beautiful wife :-)
Two Gridded Strip Boxes in Clamshell formation
1 Kicker camera right and behind with 45 degree reflector
Snapped this one today. Was experimenting blending manual flash power with ambient. Held the flash out in front of the camera with my left arm, using the pop-up to trigger it. Sigh.. tax returns can't come fast enough.
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This was at 1/8th power. Looking at it in post I really wish I was at 1/16th instead.
Thank you Denise, this was midday, natural lighting, with a light coloured reflective roof, outdoors.Quote:
Originally Posted by ddt0725
Very nice work !
Mark,Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Elberson
Can you explain about what you meant about the kicker light with the reflector? I'm having a hard time visualizing that one.
Sure thing. A kicker light is just another name for a rim light or an accent light. I used it to light her hair and add a highlight to her face. Without it her head would completely fade into the background (tonal merger). There's nothing wrong with that, but it was not the look I desired. I was using monolights and reflectors are just basic modifiers that restrict the light to a specified angle of view (like zooming on a speedlight).Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocco
I haven't been here in quite awhile, nor have I taken photos in quite awhile. :( I've had a lot of family things going on. But I'm back! Here is a preview from a shoot i had with a friend that I haven't seen in a long long time - It feels so good to be out with my camera taking pictures again
Taken with my 5D II and 50 1.4
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6...684807540b.jpg
I like it Baker. Good shot and processing.
Nice shot Baker Well done
Wally
Nephew and his wife and dog at Christmas.
http://bimmermail.com/Xmas2011/candl800x800.jpg
Have been out of the loop for awhile and here's one from a recent portrait session with my eldest daughter.. I'm pushing the limits of my 1000D/XS in terms of ISO capability.
https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-p...0/IMG_0062.jpg
1000D + Sigma 17-50mm @ 50mm, f/2.8, 1/30 sec, ISO 1600 + Yongnuo 560 in umbrella as main light + bare 580 EX II opposite of main light.
Noise reduced in LR and tweaked in GIMP.
Your C&Cs are very much welcome. Cheers!
- Angelo
By the look in their faces, they where definitely up to something. Cool shot;)Quote:
Originally Posted by M_Six
Very nice portrait Angelo. She looks like she has a great time and that's nice to watch.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrGreenBug
I so love this shot Baker! Was this all ambient?Quote:
Originally Posted by Baker
Thank you so much for the kind words. Yup, she did had fun until the batteries dried up on our shoot.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheiky
Thank you :) And yes, it's natural light. I have been using natural light for almost all of my portraits recently. I really like the look it gives.Quote:
Originally Posted by MrGreenBug
Here is another from that shoot:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6...4694f7f413.jpg
Untitled by Chris-Baker, on Flickr
Engagement portrait session. Two strobes used with white umbrella.
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I don't know about elsewhere but in Texas it has become popular to take a piece of furniture out to a pasture for a portrait.
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Canon 30d, 24-105mm, ISO100, 1/160, f5.6, 67mm
@ Mark - Faantastic composition on all of them but I love the processing of the second one in your engagement set! Also, really like the second to last shot with the horse in the background!
@gk - Very cute fall photo! You really captured the happiness of the day ...a photo to treasure!
Baker - The eyes are beautiful in this shot. I went to flickr and looked at the larger version, and there is a black outline around the iris of her eyes. Is this something you add in post processing?Quote:
Originally Posted by Baker
Mark - I do like the Texas style shoot. It always looks homey and relaxed.
[QUOTE=conropl;63428]Baker - The eyes are beautiful in this shot. I went to flickr and looked at the larger version, and there is a black outline around the iris of her eyes. Is this something you add in post processing?QUOTE]
Just a guess but colored contacts does this sometimes.
The black outline is actually from me not being careful enough in photoshop when I selected the iris to brighten/sharpen it.... oops!Quote:
Originally Posted by conropl
A shot of my dad.
500D, 17-55 f/2.8 @ 55mm, 1/60s, ISO320
http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/9747/img7886dxo.jpg
This is my daughter Sophie. Looking for a little feedback. Curious what you guys will (or won't) notice about this one.
Used my 430 ex II camera left with the Gary Fong LightSphere (love that thing).
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7168/6...4c7b7364_b.jpg
IMG_5453-2 by RVier199, on Flickr
Hi, the first and overall impression is, of course, something like ”beautiful portrait of a pretty model”. But, since I got a feeling from your post that there could be some “secrets” about it, I put on my Sherlock glasses and had a closer look:Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocco
- The description says 430 EXII camera left, but the shadows look as if it was mainly lit from front, slightly above camera. The small but intense reflex in the center of her eyes could be on-camera flash. (The camera right shadows are less distinct and the corresponding eye reflex is not as intense.)
- Not a single hair pointing out in any direction means either an extremely well combed model or, as in this case, an extraction from the original photo put on a white background. Masking hair is a pain in…
- I get a feeling that focus hit the hand/nose rather than the eyes. It’s hard to tell from an image this size but at least that’s the impression I get. Such a difference in focus at such a small difference in distance would tell you used a wide aperture. Assuming your 17-55 stays on the camera by default, my guess would be that the photo is taken at 55mm, f/2.8.
- You named the file “…-2”. That indicates you made a second editing attempt that you are more pleased with. My guess is that in “…-1” the background looks different.
- Finally, I’m trying to figure out the reason for her somewhat aghast expression. Maybe you shaved your hair just to get the shot and revealed it just in time for the firing.;)
(Just to make things clear in case it's not obvius - I really like the portrait and my attempt to "analyze" the photo is by no means meant as negative criticism.)
Save some for the rest of us! :D I guess there's nothing else to say... wait, I do have a guess at her expression. Instead of a shaved head, I'm going to guess someone in earshot uttered a bad word.
[I'm going to guess someone in earshot uttered a bad word.] LOL.. I would not be suprised.
HAHA! Well then.. heh. I did extract it from the original picture and put it on the white background. I was hoping that it wasn't SUPER obvious.. or at least well done. I think I did okay, but man.. a good backdrop with a strobe hitting it would be ideal. That took so long to make it look like it wasn't a copy/paste job.Quote:
Originally Posted by cls
Thanks for the compliments though guys. Love that girl.
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Originally Posted by rlriii13
I honestly have no idea! I think she was blowing me a kiss. Only thing I can figure.Quote:
Originally Posted by bouwy
She's two years old so.. the only bad word she knows is "NO". Say that to her and you'll get an expression that puts Anjelica Huston's character in The Witches to shame!
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From a recent Valentine's portrait session with the girls:
"Be Mine"
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7044/6...dee15d7f_z.jpg
EOS 5D Mark II, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm, 1/200 s, f/9, ISO 100
"Sweet"
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7190/6...64505916_z.jpg
EOS 5D Mark II, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm, 1/200 s, f/9, ISO 100
Both shots lit from camera high front/left with a PCB Einstein 640 in a 48" octabox and camera right with a 430EX II in a 24" Lastolite Ezybox. Some vignetting added in post.
Thanks for looking!
-John
Lovely portraits John. Gorgeous subjects and artistic light.