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solomon10 Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #1 · Portaits for a friend. Help I took some photos of a friend who is getting married in August, As a wedding gift, i would like to print one of these photos for her. I am new to portrait and not very good at post processing. CC are welcome. I was wondering how i can improve the images. Exif information Model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II Date 2009:06:20 14:17:38 Original date 2009:06:20 14:17:38 Exposure time 1/60 sec Focal length 85mm Focal number f/1.2 ISO speed 100 ISO Exposure compensation 0.0 Exif information Model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II Date 2009:06:20 13:51:15 Original date 2009:06:20 13:51:15 Exposure time 1/500 sec Focal length 85mm Focal number f/3.2 ISO speed 100 ISO Exposure compensation 0.0 Exif information Model Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II Date 2009:06:20 14:17:26 Original date 2009:06:20 14:17:26 Exposure time 1/100 sec Focal length 85mm Focal number f/1.2 ISO speed 100 ISO Exposure compensation 0.0 Jul 05, 2009 at 06:54 AM

NumberFive Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #2 · Portaits for a friend. Help You should cross-post this in the people photography section if you haven't already - you will get better answers there IMO. There are some well established portrait photographers that can really help out. If this helps, here's what I would suggest: 1. Try to joke around with her a bit - she looks uncomfortable in those shots. 2. Focus on the eyes as much as possible. 3. Avoid f-stops lower than f/3.5 or so when you're starting out - it's hard to nail the focus at f/1.2ish. Lastly, you asked about post processing - here's a kinda neat tutorial. Just avoid airbrushing the skin too much, otherwise it will make the person look fake/plasticky: click here Jul 06, 2009 at 02:35 AM

AuntiPode Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #3 · Portaits for a friend. Help 1. A seated pose, such as the first, needs good posture. 2. Tilting the body *and* head often results in a better image. 3. For a bridal portrait, good make up is important. If the bride isn't skilled at makeup, hire a pro or rope in a friend who has some skill. 4. A good authentic smile is important for most brides, unless she specifically wants a serious pose. Jul 06, 2009 at 05:01 AM

Bob Jarman Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #4 · Portaits for a friend. Help I will second NumberFive and AuntiPode's comments... Not knowing the young lady, her expression, at least to me, conveys a really unnatural, unpleasant experience. If you only have these 3, I think #1 is closest to being printable, after some touch ups. If you don't mind, I will try to tweak it a bit this evening - time permitting. Good luck, regards, Bob <edit> FWIW, despite your generous offer and best of intentions, my experience is that "friends" are often the most difficult to satisfy Jul 06, 2009 at 02:19 PM

solomon10 Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #5 · Portaits for a friend. Help Thanks everyone for your tips. Bob, I would be very grateful if you did some tweaking. Jul 06, 2009 at 03:23 PM

paulhodson Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #6 · Portaits for a friend. Help PM sent with offer of processing help Jul 06, 2009 at 05:14 PM

AuntiPode Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #7 · Portaits for a friend. Help Here's a quick example to illustrate rotation of the first image, using the clone stamp to fill-in the edges and smooth her skin. Also, some tweaks to color balance, and a little smart sharpening. Edited on Jul 06, 2009 at 07:04 PM · View previous versions Jul 06, 2009 at 06:24 PM

Bob Jarman Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #8 · Portaits for a friend. Help Paul, AuntiPode Great re-works! Wonderful recovery Paul, AuntiPode - an especially soft pastel look! Bob Jul 06, 2009 at 06:34 PM

AuntiPode Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #9 · Portaits for a friend. Help Here's an alternate version of the second with some exposure and contrast adjustments, dodging and burning, clone stamp to blend her skin and a vignette. Jul 06, 2009 at 06:58 PM

AuntiPode Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #10 · Portaits for a friend. Help Thanks, Bob! Jul 06, 2009 at 08:13 PM

solomon10 Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #11 · Portaits for a friend. Help HI Paul, I am sending you the photos through email. They are taking a while as they are big files. Thanks for for effort. And a big thanks also to Auntipodi. Jul 06, 2009 at 09:01 PM

solomon10 Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #12 · Portaits for a friend. Help AuntiPodi. A big thanks for your efforts. Great work. How can get hold of your work. Greetings Solomon. Jul 06, 2009 at 09:06 PM

AuntiPode Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #13 · Portaits for a friend. Help Get hold of my work? For these images I Photoshopped the small images you displayed on this forum. You can copy them from your browser. Jul 06, 2009 at 09:14 PM

NumberFive Offline Buy and Sell: On p.1 #14 · Portaits for a friend. Help I like your alternate take in Post #9 the best AuntiPode - although I think the image could also use a rotation to a more pleasing angle. I took a quick stab at it here: Nick Jul 06, 2009 at 10:48 PM

Bob Jarman Offline Image Upload: Off p.1 #15 · Portaits for a friend. Help Since no one tackled the original #3, here is a quick re-work... regards, Bob Jul 06, 2009 at 11:17 PM

sbeme Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #16 · Portaits for a friend. Help This is my favorite image of the series. Great posing/angle. I took Paul Hodson's re-work, which is fine stuff, did a bit more skin softening in LR, and converted to BW in LR. The red color makes for a beautiful, striking image. For those liking BW, I think the conversion works suprisingly well. Re-posting the small jpeg seems to have taken out a bit of the shadow detail. Scott Jul 07, 2009 at 02:20 AM

AuntiPode Offline Image Upload: On p.1 #17 · Portaits for a friend. Help Here's a version with different color. Jul 07, 2009 at 08:55 AM

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