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capguy Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · An older studio portrait Here's one example of my favorite photos, shot last winter. Model was sitting very close to the backdrop hence the shadow behind her neck. Main light is bare strobe from really high left and a soft box as a fill. C&C welcome. Edited on Nov 08, 2009 at 05:59 PM · View previous versions Nov 05, 2009 at 07:25 PM

ESC in KC Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #2 · An older studio portrait She looks like a lifeless porcelain doll or a mannequin! Way overdone on the PP. Nov 05, 2009 at 07:33 PM

mnyman Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #3 · An older studio portrait I find it to be a striking image. Nov 06, 2009 at 12:44 AM

dylanbarnhart Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #4 · An older studio portrait I like her expression. It's hypnotizing. The light is good as well, which is soft yet shape forming. I don't think the PP is overdone at all. It's just right. Nov 06, 2009 at 12:52 AM

jfinite Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #5 · An older studio portrait I think a different bkg color would have popped the red hair more. The lights might be too high: her eyelashes seem to be half-shading her eyes. Dig the concept. Nov 06, 2009 at 01:13 AM

Josiah Jones Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · An older studio portrait I like everything about it....including the expression. Captivates my attention..... Great work. Josiah Nov 06, 2009 at 01:33 AM

Steady Hand Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #7 · An older studio portrait Hello Capguy. Welcome to posting here in this forum! Tervetuloa! ___________________________ To the Forum: You guys... Make sure you click on the image to see it full size. ____________________ I like it. She has a nice face. The hair looks good. See the Newbies and NEW to FM thread here and send me a PM. I will then send you a link to some suggestions or tips on how to have the best experience/time here in this forum. I hope that helps . Onnea! Nov 06, 2009 at 01:38 AM

genoph Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #8 · An older studio portrait This is a nice image. The posing is good, she has a very interesting face, and the processing is fine in my opinion, I wouldn't have noticed it if I hadn't taken a second glance. My problem with the image is the lighting. The lighting seems too high, so instead of catching her eye, there's actually a shadow created across the iris by the eye lid/lashes. without that catch, her eyes become lifeless which kills the illusion you seem to be aiming for. bringing down the light (or tilting the face into the light) can solve this problem. A catchlight isn't always necessary, but it would have added to this image for sure. Also, I would advise pulling the model from the wall. The shadow's become softer and you'll lose that flat reflection from the background. Definitely liking, definitely room to grow. Tis the story of us all. Nov 06, 2009 at 01:48 AM

cre55107 Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · An older studio portrait Is that a teacup earing Nov 06, 2009 at 05:33 AM

SEAyers Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #10 · An older studio portrait I like everything... except the earing. Nov 06, 2009 at 08:17 AM

TiSE Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · An older studio portrait I like it very much, her eyes are striking and skin processing is good, maybe bordering on over processed. Here expression holds my interest Thanks Nov 06, 2009 at 09:04 AM

capguy Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #12 · An older studio portrait Thank you everyone for the C&C! Good comments, and all the opinions are valuable IMO. My reply: - I like the level of processing myself. I think you cannot say over-processed when you don't know the purpose of the image. There was none, this was just a lighting study. - The reason I picked this image is because of the eyelid shadow on the eyeballs and the lack of the catch lights. I kind of like the dead calm stare - Yes, I definitely should have had separation from the background. Didn't gain anything by the lack of it. Nov 07, 2009 at 08:38 PM

Colin Key Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #13 · An older studio portrait Dead eyes, expressionless face, looks like a corpse to me. Colin Nov 07, 2009 at 08:43 PM

capguy Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #14 · An older studio portrait Funny because I think there is hatred or disgust in her eyes. I guess it's pretty subjective. Thank you for your opinion. Nov 07, 2009 at 09:06 PM

ESC in KC Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #15 · An older studio portrait capguy wrote: Thank you everyone for the C&C! Good comments, and all the opinions are valuable IMO. My reply: - I like the level of processing myself. I think you cannot say over-processed when you don't know the purpose of the image. There was none, this was just a lighting study. - The reason I picked this image is because of the eyelid shadow on the eyeballs and the lack of the catch lights. I kind of like the dead calm stare - Yes, I definitely should have had separation from the background. Didn't gain anything by the lack of it. You do make a good point that I should not say it was over-processed without knowing the purpose. Although it does seem to be a bit of a contradiction to say it was a lighting exercise and then apply that much skin smoothing to her face. I really had to look closely try to figure out if it was a trick/joke you were playing on us, wondering if it was a real person. I mean nothing against the lovely model or your photo skills; the processingjust leaves me feeling that she was very lifeless. My assumption was that you would not be deliberately trying to create a lifeless image of her. I shouldn't have made any assumptions about your goals, but you did ask for C&C without telling us what your goals were. Nov 07, 2009 at 09:53 PM

capguy Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #16 · An older studio portrait I didn't take it personally in any way, as I said I'm happy to get the feedback, applies to yours as well. Actually I learnt something new from you, since I had no idea she would feel quite that lifeless though. Actually her skin is unbelievably smooth naturally and the general softening is very subtle in my opinion; there were only a few places where I needed to strike with stronger softening. Then again, my 40D used to produce quite soft image, at least compared to 5D2. Nov 07, 2009 at 10:03 PM

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