John, these are fabulous! First off, I cannot believe how much they have grown in such a short amount of time since their last photos! Secondly, I think you can erase the "amateur" from your bio ...these are VERY professional looking!
Denise
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John, these are fabulous! First off, I cannot believe how much they have grown in such a short amount of time since their last photos! Secondly, I think you can erase the "amateur" from your bio ...these are VERY professional looking!
Denise
I agree. Great job JohnQuote:
Originally Posted by ddt0725
A photo of a friend in the summer
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Fantastic shots John. Beautifully excuted and I agree with Denise they are genuine Pro Shotshttp://community.the-digital-picture...ons/icon14.png
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John, excellent photos.
Here's a few of mine, I've just started to get into portrait photography, as you may be able to tell by these:
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Nice photos James:) I couldn't tell you just started. They look pretty good. You like to play with the vibrance/saturation sliders don't you? :DI rarely like shots that are B+W with a few colored items, but I like the ladybug-shot.
James, Killer job on these and for a noob in Portrait Photography ---well, lets just say you have the knack and I am envious. I could see parents paying a lot of money for shots like these.Quote:
Originally Posted by Photog82
The first shot---Love it, what a smile you captured on this little girl and the mix and vividness of the colors are outstanding, the only critique I can offer is maybe tighten up on the crop just a little, but not too much--you still want to keep much of the tree and leaves in the pic.
Second Shot: Perfect don't touch it. Very sharp face with the leaves in action and again gorgeous colors and great crop.
Third Shot: Love the way you did the black and white with the ladybug in color and I really like this crop as well. I also like the ladybug being the focal point----it just works----Frame this one.
Last shot----Great framing, back ground and pose---and of course, wonderful subject with a another great smile. The only comment I have for this one is the lighting is a little harsh and appears that it was camera mounted; try practicing with your flash off camera or bouncing it of the wall or cieling.
Again, Great series and beautiful model---very, very nice work.
Bob
+1 with all of Bob's comments. Great set.Quote:
Originally Posted by Photog82
Welcome to the forum.
Thanks everyone for the nice comments. Bob, the last shot, I agree with you, unfortunatley that day she wasn't co-operating as much as she was in the first set of photos. I want to buy a speed light so that I can bounce the light off of the ceiling. I just purchased a 7-in-1 light reflector as well which I'm looking forward to trying. I normally don't like B&W shots for portraits however I thougt it'd be neat to focas on the lady bug.
Really nice series of portraits James and welcome aboard.
Welcome, James!! I think you did a fantastic job on these photos ...they sure look like you have been doing this for awhile! With such a willing model, I think you are going to be able to get a great deal of practice time in! I am looking forward to seeing more in the future!
I have been debating for awhile now on which 5-in-1 or 7-in-1 reflector to get. Which one did you get and would love to get your opinion of it.
Denise
Beautiful James. My fav is the first shot. Welcome to the TDP forum.
I have this one, however I don't think I'll ever use the green/blue screen and am going to see if they'll exchange it for the 5-in-1 version. I like it so far, but you need adequate light elsewhere for it to reflect properly which I'm sure you know.Quote:
Originally Posted by ddt0725
Both shots are truly fantastic, Mark! I was just looking through your website and your work is so remarkable, every shot shows such creativity from props, lighting, composition, depth of field. I love your work!!!
Wow 😊 Thanks so much Denise!!!!!!
Love this shot Mark! Was this set up or just spur-of-the-moment?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Elberson
Stephen
Spur of the moment. She was on her mat and looking terribly cute so I grabbed my camera and got on the floor with her :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by NFLD Stephen
Thanks!
C'mon Mark all brides look cute sitting on their mats. ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Elberson
Seriously, I really like the the clever DOF you selected, the perfect framing of those baby blues on the top third and that expression is a beauty.
BTW, the bride is a really good B&W image as well.
Those are often the best shots! Do you mind if I ask how you got the background so white? I think having the background free from other clutter/distractions adds so much to the effect created by the "dreamy" DOF and great expression on her face! Was there coincidentally a white wall behind her?Quote:
Originally Posted by Mark Elberson
Yep, that's my family room's white wall, but it was not by accident. I always try to eliminate distractions when composing. There was an outlet just out of frame to the left and a table to the right. I shot this at 50mm f/2.Quote:
Originally Posted by NFLD Stephen
Thanks Steve :-) I could stare at those baby blues all day!Quote:
Originally Posted by Steve U
Don't even talk to me until....
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Not till I've had a coffee... by Steve's Life, on Flickr[/img]
Thanks for viewing.
Beautiful shots Mark Well done....
Steve what can I say....That shot has Perfect framing, Perfect composition, Perfect dof, Perfect everything. As matter of interest, was the Lady someone you use to know....LOL :D
That ain't no lady that's my wife!:o
Thanks a lot Wally.
:D:D:D:D:D LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Steve U
That is a bore through your soul look that only a wife can give.:eek:
We where looking through some older photos when we passed this shot. My girlfriend insists that I share this shot, because she claims that I always make this face when being the co-driver. I really don't... I think:o
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Scary times driving with her:p
WOW...Something is going to happen.... :confused:
I'm more interested in that car.. Looks clean!
Take a guess;)
In this scene she probably didn't have the strength to steer with one arm or was too late brakinghttp://community.the-digital-picture...ies/tongue.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by bouwy
Are you sure she's not checking her breath for alcohol?;)
Random breath testing.
Or she looks like she might even be scaring herself.
It's a great shot Jan.
Nice shot Jan. Did she run a stop sign? Run over a pedestrian? We may never know. ;)
Here's a couple of portraits from our walk in the woods. The wildlife was, pretty much, all still asleep somewhere.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7064/6...318e0f3a_b.jpg
Magda by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr
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Bella by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr
Great shots David! Great spontaneous posing and you sure have some nice bokeh there. Also like the processing you've done.
The teeth are almost there:o
Thanks for the comments guys! Steve I'm pretty sure this was before we has wine, but it might as well be afterwards:confused: David, "Run a stopsign, Run a pedestrian?" These things may have been happening, but definitely not in a running pace:p The '67 VW Beetle is not that fast hehe!
The post processing done is "Cross processing". You can do this in anything that lets you edit the curves for each channel separately. This site describes it's done. Basically it emulates when you develop film of one type with chemicals meant for another type of film. Adjust the curves however you like to get a variety of different feels.
Cool thanks for the link David! I must admit that I have quite a few choices of cross processing on Alien Exposure 3. But to be honest they don't look at all like this. I quickly tried out your method on this shot. I like the idea. I'm definitely going to play with it sometime.
I find that after applying the curves (and I usually leave blue pretty much alone), I'll go back and tweak the white balance so the hue is more natural, you just get heaps of contrast. While the first one below didn't necessarily require extra contrast, on the second one, it really helped make the sand pop out from the background.
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7195/6...1cb5f513_z.jpg
Swing by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr
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Sand by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr
Nice treatment Jan.
Good images Dave, you are right the sand is really popping in that last one, it's a great capture.
Thanks Steve. It was just a quick test to see the cross-processing thing.
Thanks for the white balance tip David! Your photos look fantastic. Not just the post-processing but also the photo in general. Great shots!
Thanks Steve and Jan.