Some shots from last night.
Out shooting with the 85mm at f/1.4 in some gorgeous cloudy dusk - weather.
My beautiful model, surely makes this too easy.
#3 is great, but I think it is not my taste. She doesn't look quite real. Almost a doll or manikin. Or maybe it is the large horizontal catch lights? Sorry I can't put my finger on it.
I agree about the processing. Looks like very low clarity was applied globally, then repainted back onto the eyes alone. Kind of creepy, in my opinion.
I think you should have tried to get her to lower her chin a bit and do a little bit of turtling to tighten up the jaw line. It looks very soft with her upturned head.
Beautiful woman, but the post processing is very bad. My definition of bad is this - If you can tell there was post processing, it is too much. Viewers should never know whether a portrait was photoshopped or not.
film_4ever wrote:
I don't know what you're doing in post, but I'm not a fan.
It looks like you're generating some kind of pseudo-grain effect, especially evident in image 3.
Beautiful model, the lighting is very flat and unappealing. Nice bokeh on the 1.4 !
Thanks for sharing your work.
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dmacmillan wrote:
I really like #1. I think #2 should have been photographed from a higher angle or she should have lowered her chin a little.
#3, the B&W, is shot so close that the shallow DOF @1.4 becomes a detriment.
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ucphotog wrote:
I love #1 and #2.
#3 is great, but I think it is not my taste. She doesn't look quite real. Almost a doll or manikin. Or maybe it is the large horizontal catch lights? Sorry I can't put my finger on it.
Thanks for sharing.
Dave
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Dave McGaughey wrote:
I agree about the processing. Looks like very low clarity was applied globally, then repainted back onto the eyes alone. Kind of creepy, in my opinion.
I think you should have tried to get her to lower her chin a bit and do a little bit of turtling to tighten up the jaw line. It looks very soft with her upturned head.
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elliotkramer wrote:
Beautiful woman, but the post processing is very bad. My definition of bad is this - If you can tell there was post processing, it is too much. Viewers should never know whether a portrait was photoshopped or not.
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a123 wrote:
I agree with others, not a fan of the processing. However! You have some fantastic work on your website!!
