"Check out the latest shoot I did last weekend. Maternity set. They turned out relatively good."
Sean, these shots are beautiful. i love B&W and the last one is something I am pining to achieve. this is so well done.[Y]
"Check out the latest shoot I did last weekend. Maternity set. They turned out relatively good."
Sean, these shots are beautiful. i love B&W and the last one is something I am pining to achieve. this is so well done.[Y]
Originally Posted by BES
By "last one," do you mean the one where she's leaning up against the wall?
Yes, that is the one, it is a great shot. I do not know, but if someone took a picture of me in that state and it came out like that, I would be VERY happy. You are soooo GOOD.....getting green with envy now, I am going to go and cry for a little and trash all my pictures on my computer[:'(]
Generally speaking, everything I do has its inspirational roots in someone else's photo I came across. Being able to recognize the aspects of the images that draw your eye will enable you to re-create those traits in your own images. When that happens, you'll become so enamored with your own work that you'll proudly showcase it for others to learn from and enjoy.
...and possibly your head will get so big that it'll scarcely fit through narrow doors (not that I would know). ;-)
As far as that particular image is concerned, it was quite simply lit with 1 flash and the 28" Westcott Apollo softbox. The softbox allowed me to keep some of the light from spilling onto everything in the image. However, the background was still illuminated too much for my taste, so I did some fairly heavy burning and added some vignetting to draw (and keep) the viewer's attention to the subject.
Sean, I hit post before I had a chance to say why i like it...
You managed to get her skin tones so even in this B&W conversion, shadows on her arm shows such a nice definition and the light just hits in such a way that it brightens her hair, so it makes her look very pretty. I am sure she will be looking at these pictures smiling. Great job.
I wish I knew your secret to B& W conversion, my PS skills suck, I am just starting... [:'(]
Let's see...for the black & white conversion on this series I believe I went to LAYER-->NEW ADJUSTMENT LAYER-->CHANNEL MIXER, Clicked OK, then checked "MONOCHROME." You can adjust the REDS, BLUES, and GREENS separately, but I find the default of REDS at 100% to be very good for creating flattering skin tones while producing pleasing contrast in the image.
OOOOOH, that was easy and cool, thanks for sharing. I just made my bulldog in B&W and it looks better than my previous attempts. Cannot vouch for skin tones as she has a fur, but it still looks good. I am going to dig up some two leggers and give it a try. Thanks!
Now....can I send you all my photos to fix them, LOL [] ?
Honestly, I prefer to do as little photoshop as possible. However, if I really like a photo, I'll do whatever it takes to make it look the best that it can. Most of the time, I do "transparent" editing--that is, the viewer typically isn't able to tell anything's been done. Every now and then I do some editing that's a bit more obvious, like the vignetting in that picture you liked.
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