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Matt Wier
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p.1 #1 · Outdoor Portrait

Hey everyone! I'm don't usually do a lot of portrait work but I had an assignment for school for an outdoor portrait, and I'm pretty happy with the result. 4x6' P22 Diffuser the left, Diffuser fill card to the right, and a kicker mirror behind. 1D Mark II and 70-200mm 2.8 @ f/4.
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Nov 20, 2008 at 06:04 AM

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p.1 #2 · Outdoor Portrait

pretty good shot, man. definitely underexposed, IMO. i'd be exposing for the skin tones, here.

Nov 20, 2008 at 07:41 AM

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p.1 #3 · Outdoor Portrait

Agreed... a little more light on the fellow would be nice.
It does seems a little strange too, knowing that he's not on the ground, but not seeing what he's sitting on.

Nov 20, 2008 at 08:03 PM

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p.1 #4 · Outdoor Portrait

I don't like the keys in the pic.
Maybe he has a long butt?
Does he think he is John McCain?

Very cool otherwise!

Nov 20, 2008 at 09:23 PM

Matt Wier
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p.1 #5 · Outdoor Portrait

Thanks guys! Yeah, I should have bumped up the exposure 1/3 of a stop or so. And he's sitting on a sandbag. As for the keys, the assignment was more to make sure we know how to do this lighting setup. We have an additional assignment using the same exact setup, however we have to use so more creative poses - I'm shooting that tomorrow and will post the results!

Nov 21, 2008 at 08:26 AM

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p.1 #6 · Outdoor Portrait

The lighting you chose gave you light to the sides, but kept the front - where the eyes are - quite dark. No catchlights are seen. Eye sockets are in shadow.
You may want to experiment with your main light position to improve the lighting to the eyes and face.
Edit: Bumping up the exposure is not the solution.

Nov 21, 2008 at 12:23 PM

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p.1 #7 · Outdoor Portrait

RyanFlynn wrote:
pretty good shot, man. definitely underexposed, IMO. i'd be exposing for the skin tones, here.

im quite new but when you say this - do you mean to spot meter on the skin in manual mode and adjust depending on the skin tone of the peson ?

Nov 21, 2008 at 03:01 PM

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p.1 #8 · Outdoor Portrait

Same question as screwdriver. Why wouldn't you just use center-metering and focus on his eyes?

Nov 21, 2008 at 03:07 PM


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