A small point - the background blurring in #1 is not as pleasing as the others. Not sure if you used different apertures or if it's just a result of the blurring at a greater distance.
Jul 13, 2013 at 05:44 AM
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dmacmillan wrote:
WB looks funky. It seems cool and green. Was this an effect you were after?
Are you using a calibrated monitor? I'm wondering if the exposure and WB issues are stemming from your monitor not being calibrated.
Agree 100% These are nice shots, but you need to warm them up a lot. Also, see if you can tone down the background exposure a bit. Her skin seems a little too hot, but nothing egregious.
dmacmillan wrote:
WB looks funky. It seems cool and green. Was this an effect you were after?
Are you using a calibrated monitor? I'm wondering if the exposure and WB issues are stemming from your monitor not being calibrated.
Monitor has been calibrated, but not in a while... it is surely due for a re-calibration.
The green was not really the effect I was going for. In fact it was much worse before processing the raw... This was all natural light, and with her being so close to the ground cover of green I was getting it reflected back up into her face. In retrospect I wish I used some artificial light.
I think I'll take another stab at processing this after monitor recal.
It's amazing how green the light can get from the surrounding foliage. I find a WhiBal card helps get me in the ballpark of what I want. I just shoot a quick frame. I tune that frame in Lightroom and apply the settings to the rest of the photos in the series.
She's a gorgeous girl and I love the natural expression in #2...she looks very content. I would pull down the exposure and pull UP the warmth on these.
I would pull down the exposure and pull UP the warmth on these.