http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21018294 en Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:22:13 EDT Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:22:13 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21028071 Jodokast96 : 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. ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21028071 Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:05:46 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021990 Exit : The speedo grid is great. That's what I have on my dish]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021990 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 17:25:27 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021884 TigerLord : Wanted to keep the blooper shot at the left alone but ended up trying some sort of collage thing. Does it work for you?

Please comment!

Does this work?

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Edit: found out by calling Paul C Buff that Speedotron makes a grid so does a forum user. Sent him a PM!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021718 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:33:39 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021699 Exit : I use this program
»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]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021699 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:29:41 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021678 jaykaykay : 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!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021678 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:26:30 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021571 TigerLord : 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?]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021571 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:06:20 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021549 Exit : 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.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021549 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:03:16 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021507 TigerLord : 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... ]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021507 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 15:56:04 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21021079 Pretorious : Very well done! The angles of the compositions, lighting and shadowing are all very effective to each individual image and as you already mentioned the model is quite photogenic.

If I were to offer some advice, from many of my past shoots both the models and their agencies prefer a softer skin appearance. I've found that selective sharpening often helps reduce showing too much detail in the skin, particularly closer images of the face where it's easy to make the model look older than they really are. Several methods to smooth the facial areas depend on each individual model and image as to how light or heavy to apply them.
Slightly blurring selective areas of the face usually is a good technique in taking so much detail out of the skin but it's always good to leave things like the eyes, nose, mouth and such features sharp.
I guess it would depend on the individual being photographed, the agency and the photographer as to when and how much of this type of editing should be applied, some even insist that any and all imperfections be completely removed and smoothed out.
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I also like the hair flip one. Looking forward to seeing more of your shoot.
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The 50-135mm should be a good fit for you... a little room to either side of the 77mm. :)
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That second shot REALLY does it for me - it's just superb.
Comme on disais dans le bon vieux temps "le Québec sais faire"!!!]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21018357 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:12:55 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21018308 Jodokast96 : You've got a lot to be proud of.]]> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21018308 Thu, 28 Aug 2008 00:54:22 EDT http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,21018294 TigerLord : Last week I happily announced that I had finally finished building my first small home studio. My younger brother agreed to serve as model for me for 40 minutes while I played with my new lights. It was only the test phase of something more fun to come!

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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