Lisa, I have loved following your work, and am fascinated by what you achieve. As this wasn't a garage/exterior shoot, would you be willing to share your lens/lighting setup? (yeah, I know, all natural light....) - they are amazing shots for what we all face in non-studio situations.
I like these shots a lot but can't help but be freaked out by how sharp the eyes and soft the facial skin in the images where they are looking straight at the camera are. did you go very far with sharpening and skin softening or is there something else going on here?
krautland wrote:
I like these shots a lot but can't help but be freaked out by how sharp the eyes and soft the facial skin in the images where they are looking straight at the camera are. did you go very far with sharpening and skin softening or is there something else going on here?
Ya, a flawed perception on your part is what is going on. I didn't smooth the skin AT ALL and do very gentle sharpening on the entire image. Maybe you're used to out of focus images
Lisa_Holloway wrote:
Ya, a flawed perception on your part is what is going on. I didn't smooth the skin AT ALL and do very gentle sharpening on the entire image. Maybe you're used to out of focus images
haha, fair enough. in that case the kids have amazing skin. I guess.
Outstanding set ! My first question was, if you used flash for the indoor pics, but you already mentioned this was all natural light...I am also curious which lens you used for these ? I like how you used the direction of background natural light to create high key B&W or soft color images.
Pssst, in your collage of images you shared for your 2017 summary as you might remember I singled this gal and setting out You don't know how delighted I was to see the extended version
The setting and those kids must have hit a sweet spot and invoked some great creativity. You nailed it and I also enjoyed your random shallow DOF images of static items in the diner, super cool Lisa.
Technically I do not know how you mater light like this, so very wonderful and comforting and heartwarming to view Thank you!
Karl
My grandfather used to take pictures for a vehicle firm so he'd always have his cameras to hand when we went on family vacations or little day trips. We'd often dress-up like famous celebrities and pose for the camera. My grandparents were big into film so it was something that we all bonded on. We'd sit there on an evening and watch whatever old movie we could find on the TV or VHS.
I have to say, my grandfather could take a mean picture but he didn't have the kind of gear available to him that you can get hold of today. We weren't a very rich family growing up so other than the camera he was given for his work, he couldn't really afford anything too special for enjoying in his free-time. But, nevertheless, I remember seeing how happy it made him with a camera on-hand and that's something that's stayed with me and also made it my passion.
Anyway, all that said, I've been absolutely blown off my feet by these pics and I've just gone through some of your other collections too. I know what 'nolaguy' is trying to say above - it looks like you could really turn your hand to anything if what I've seen so far is anything to go on - but I do personally have a soft-spot for this kind of photography and am looking forward to the next series. Thanks again for sharing your talents, makes me feel a little envious but totally humbled.
You don't know how delighted I was to see the extended version
Thank you!