TigerLord
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| First model shoot... pics inside!
PENTAX K10D
77mm 1/180th F8 ISO100
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PENTAX K10D
77mm 1/180th F8 ISO100
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PENTAX K10D
77mm 1/180th F8 ISO100
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PENTAX K10D
77mm 1/180th F9.5 ISO100
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PENTAX K10D
77mm 1/180th F8 ISO100
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I had already asked my best friend Karine, with whom I've been very close since high school, if she would agree to model for me when it would be ready. She is pretty good looking and LOVES to have her picture taken, and on top of it all she is very photogenic. I think she was as excited as I was for today's shoot. And we did! And it was FANTASTIC! I think I will never forget that first day.
You read and see so much, and hope that one day, you will perhaps even approach the smallest fraction of the quality of some photos you are looking at. And today, I did! I still have so much to learn, but I am VERY happy with how this 4 hours shoot turned out. It was nothing very fancy nor extreme, but we had many laughs. She was nervous as hell at first, and I have a few very good "candid bloopers" where she just loses her serious looking model look and explodes in laughter.
I have attached a few of my favorites, and am still going through the 846 exposures I made (though to be honest, I probably won't have more than 30 keepers!)
This is the beginning of a very exciting 10 months. Today I only had 3 lights, one 48" Umbrella and one 22" Beauty Dish to work with. No grid, no snoot, no gels, no softboxes... they will be added to my arsenal eventually as I can afford it. That 77mm FA Limited is absolutely WONDERFUL and I CANNOT wait to get the 50-135mm. My full body shots were made using a 12-24mm (not enough depth for my 77mm) and I'm only half satisfied with the result!
As always I very much always appreciate your comments and criticism! Full shoot is at »www.fcphotog.com/photos/ under portraits->Karine. | |
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Jodokast96
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Erial, NJ | Re: First model shoot... pics inside! You've got a lot to be proud of. | |
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1 edit | My God, I think I'm in love! 
That second shot REALLY does it for me - it's just superb.
Comme on disais dans le bon vieux temps "le Québec sais faire"!!! | |
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TigerLord
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Montreal | I wonder how I could make catch lights bigger using a beauty dish? Most shots on the white seamless had it at CR high looking down... | |
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Canada | Put it 10 inches from her face. That's how a gridded beauty dish is meant to be used. In fact your lights should always be as close as possible to the subject. | |
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1 edit | 10 in? Wow!
Mine was about 40inc.... and either socked or not, but no grid.
I appreciate the critics, especially about the softer skin. I've always appreciated sharp shots a lot, I don't oversharpen my shots imho but the 77mm is so fantastic I'd sell a tiny part of my soul if I had to to keep it!
Anyone can suggest a good plugin or plugin suite for PS? I used the demo of Alienskin Exposure 2 for sepia and B&W (I know you can do it manually with curves but I'm not that good yet). OnOne also has a suite that looks good with a bunch of goodies.
Anyone? | |
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jaykaykay
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| I am no real critique but do know what I like. You absolutely should be proud of these images and the rest of the shoot. She's a lovely model, but that doesn't mean anything without a good lens handler with good instincts as well as lighting and a myriad of other things. Well done! | |
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»www.imagenomic.com/pt.aspx
As far as skin goes you have to be aware of who you're shooting for. If you're doing happy slappy beauty stuff then plastic skin is fine, but in general for fashion you don't make them look like plastic. Pimples and scars should be removed, but small hairs and pores should stay.
Skip the softboxes and other stuff and get yourself a grid set and grid for your beauty dish. The light falloff with the grid is what makes the beauty dish so special. Putting a sock on the beauty dish just turns it into a round softbox or umbrella.
Always set the lights as close as you can without actually being in the frame. I'm doing a shoot right now (just waiting for MUA to finish changing looks) so I'll take a picture and show you what I mean | |
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1 edit | Re: First model shoot... pics inside! Cool, will await the examples!
Edit: found out by calling Paul C Buff that Speedotron makes a grid so does a forum user. Sent him a PM! | |
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Jodokast96
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Erial, NJ | Re: First model shoot... pics inside! For me, not really. The other two expressions are too similar and make it seem out of place. First shot with a similar look or one of the other ones with a totally different look would do better. Just my opinion of course. | |
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Canada | The speedo grid is great. That's what I have on my dish | |
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