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    Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!



    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Lee


    Dang Sean...


    That shot is awesome. Not just the lighting but the composition is phenomenal.


    Thanks Chuck. I like it too. It's kind of surprising how much I like it because I skipped over it in my initial review of the images. I didn't catch it until the next day when I took a look at them on my home machine (I had originally gone through them on my girlfriend's laptop). In fact, it had the honor of being the first photo I ever printed on my new Pixma Pro9000. ;-)

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    Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!



    That's cool....How's that new printer...we expect a good thorough Sean Setters review....[] in a seperate thread...of course

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    That's a great shot Sean.





    Here's a self-portrait I did the other night while bored. I wanted to get shadows from the tree in the front yard but couldn't make it work so I just switched up my flash placement


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    Very cool one-light there, twisted. Nice comp.

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    I agree, nice shot. I like the restricted light area (like when using a grid or snoot), and it works well with your framing.

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    it was actually two cinimon toast crunch snoots set onto one another (i'd say in the area of 8-9") from about 10-15 feet. and thanks guys.
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    Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!



    Quote Originally Posted by Chuck Lee


    Kieth,


    I like your messing around portrait. The colors aren't that bad. The lighting is soft and very natural. It sorta looks like you took the shot while she was watching TV. I agree with Sean, mess around with black and white filters, you'd be suprised at what can come out. Picasa 3 has a very good filtered black and white converter. I play with the white balance and color deflection in Silkypix when converting from RAW to B&W.



    Thanks Chuck


    I mess around with BW filters in PS all the time the thing about this shot I don't care for in BW isn't the wall or sweater, the skin tones are shadowy and you actually lose the fact there is a difference in light ratios and angles. She was actually watching TV, but the lighting is all strobes. 580EXII in a 36" Softlighter II for the key and a 580EXII on camera with a Ray Flash ring for the fill.


    Sean


    The tracks shot IS awesome. Great comp.

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    Keith-


    I hope you don't mind, but I thought I'd take a shot at making your picture black & white while trying to preserve/enhance the lighting ratio. I think it turned out alright.
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    Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!



    Quote Originally Posted by Sean Setters





    Keith-


    I hope you don't mind, but I thought I'd take a shot at making your picture black &amp; white while trying to preserve/enhance the lighting ratio. I think it turned out alright.
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    Don't mind at all. Looks good. It looks real similar to what I had. I think I meant more of, I would have lit it entirely different If I were shooting for BW.


    Here is what I got from PS CS3


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    Yeah, I like yours better. I tried to enhance the contrast (locally, on her face)...but I like the more typical red filter results you have there.

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