p.3 #2 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
vdo1 wrote:
I think that the B&W treatment may have accentuated the double-edged rendition of the contour of the rocks in the background. I'd love to see the color version for comparison.
Sorry, I had to run some errand and drop off a lens for shipment and I couldn't do it earlier. Here I am attaching the unmodified file intact you can judge which one you prefer more. Thanks~
RaMoFe, wonderful images of the two girls, and also of girl with her mother (I assume). The second image of the girl in red is very lovely!
p.3 #3 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
AGeoJO wrote:
Sorry, I had to run some errand and drop off a lens for shipment and I couldn't do it earlier. Here I am attaching the unmodified file intact you can judge which one you prefer more. Thanks~
RaMoFe, wonderful images of the two girls, and also of girl with her mother (I assume). The second image of the girl in red is very lovely!
Thank you Joshua, the color version is definitely milder. Whatever happens there at the rocks edge is nicely masked in the color version, the BW I think exposed just the luma gradient without the superposed calming effect of the chroma gradient. Good to know...
p.3 #5 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
@AGeoJo Joshua your portraits are incredible. They have qualities that none of the others have (and that's no knock on others, there are some incredibly nice ones).
Kudos. If you're ever in Tampa sign me up for coaching!
p.3 #7 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
AGeoJO wrote:
I am not sure how this thread will go but let's give it a try. A few people and portrait image threads couldn't get much traction as the specified lens seems to be too restricted. Images taken with any lens, including adapted lenses, can be posted in this thread as long as it is taken with a Sony camera, any Sony camera for that matter. Let the subject matter vary, too, as long as the main target is limited to people.
Please post your people/portrait images and you can cross post them in other or your favorite image threads, too. Here are a few images, some recent and some older, to get this thread going then. Thank you!...Show more →
Really clenn stuff, Joshua....would love to see how you process these. I love the shot of the couple, great pose and lighting....I think I see 3 lights , one right, one left and a kicker far left....just great blending...please share.
p.3 #8 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
jmmaher wrote:
Just to keep this going. Something a little out of the ordinary.
-Jim
That reminds me of the Mask Carnival in Venice - great job of capturing here, Jim!
jon m wrote:
@AGeoJo@ Joshua your portraits are incredible. They have qualities that none of the others have (and that's no knock on others, there are some incredibly nice ones).
Kudos. If you're ever in Tampa sign me up for coaching!
Jon, I really appreciate your kind words but I really don't want to discourage others to post here. There are a lot of talented folks here and I would like to encourage them to post their work.
Ladies and gentlemen, please continue posting your work, please.
echelonphoto wrote:
Really clenn stuff, Joshua....would love to see how you process these. I love the shot of the couple, great pose and lighting....I think I see 3 lights , one right, one left and a kicker far left....just great blending...please share.
Thank you very much, Andrew! As far as the lighting concerned, you can see the number of the light sources coming from my direction in the catchlights and indeed there were two. You also saw the kicker from the left rear side, basically outside the frame. The rest it is more a matter of editing.
To be honest with you, the intensity of the kicker light was a tad too strong for my taste and soften the intensity in PP. I used Photoshop for that; I like using the cloning tool for that with opacity between 15-22%. What I clone is the area next to the hotspots and if there is a need to, I do it 2-3 times. I also don't like bright specular highlights. No matter how big your light modifier is, there are always some specular hotspots on the face, depending on the complexion. I tame those specular highlights using the same method as described above. I also like to use a slight/moderate amount of some filters, like the Glamour Glow, Tonal Contrast and the "Darken/lLighten Center" of the former Nik Software (now DXO and before that Google), depending on the target. After that, I do my final adjustment using LR. I can darken/lighten certain areas, remove color casts and what not that way. Hope this helps somewhat.
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A simple portrait using available light of a girl at breakfast place at a hotel in Jakarta. Yes, she was there with her boyfriend or was that her husband and he didn't mind at all. Ask nicely and in a friendly way and most are flattered that way. Maybe I could get away with that since I am older . We chatted a little bit afterwards and of course, I sent her a few images.
p.3 #10 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
AGeoJO wrote:
That reminds me of the Mask Carnival in Venice - great job of capturing here, Jim!
Jon, I really appreciate your kind words but I really don't want to discourage others to post here. There are a lot of talented folks here and I would like to encourage them to post their work.
Ladies and gentlemen, please continue posting your work, please.
Thank you very much, Andrew! As far as the lighting concerned, you can see the number of the light sources coming from my direction in the catchlights and indeed there were two. You also saw the kicker from the left rear side, basically outside the frame. The rest it is more a matter of editing.
To be honest with you, the intensity of the kicker light was a tad too strong for my taste and soften the intensity in PP. I used Photoshop for that; I like using the cloning tool for that with opacity between 15-22%. What I clone is the area next to the hotspots and if there is a need to, I do it 2-3 times. I also don't like bright specular highlights. No matter how big your light modifier is, there are always some specular hotspots on the face, depending on the complexion. I tame those specular highlights using the same method as described above. I also like to use a slight/moderate amount of some filters, like the Glamour Glow, Tonal Contrast and the "Darken/lLighten Center" of the former Nik Software (now DXO and before that Google), depending on the target. After that, I do my final adjustment using LR. I can darken/lighten certain areas, remove color casts and what not that way. Hope this helps somewhat.
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A simple portrait using available light of a girl at breakfast place at a hotel in Jakarta. Yes, she was there with her boyfriend or was that her husband and he didn't mind at all. Ask nicely and in a friendly way and most are flattered that way. Maybe I could get away with that since I am older . We chatted a little bit afterwards and of course, I sent her a few images....Show more →
Thanks , Joshua.......you are truly a master....would love to see a course in this ps work you do....I do a lot of retouching, but it doesn't get to the level you are getting. The portrait of the girlfriend shows your extreme gift for bringing out beauty even in the simplest of settings. Something about how you interact with your subjects.
p.3 #12 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
Had my shoot with a few actors/models today and it was a blast. Came away with a lot of photos I like and so the culling and editing begins. Hats off to those of you that really do this professionally. It’s hard work.
p.3 #14 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
I hesitate to post these because of the bar already set by so many excellent portraits.
These are not portraits in the sense of a photo-shoot, but informal pictures taken at a gathering of people this afternoon.
p.3 #15 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
AGeoJO wrote:
Jon, I really appreciate your kind words but I really don't want to discourage others to post here. There are a lot of talented folks here and I would like to encourage them to post their work.
Ladies and gentlemen, please continue posting your work, please.
A simple portrait using available light of a girl at breakfast place at a hotel in Jakarta. Yes, she was there with her boyfriend or was that her husband and he didn't mind at all. Ask nicely and in a friendly way and most are flattered that way. Maybe I could get away with that since I am older . We chatted a little bit afterwards and of course, I sent her a few images....Show more →
I just posted, but really Joshua your portraits are so good you come very close to making me want to pack up and go home. I mean this as a compliment not a threat. Please keep posting; it gives us all something to aspire to.
p.3 #16 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
charles.K wrote:
Love this shot Joshua Eye contact is not always needed.
Some more shots Some older shots with the A7r, A7s and adapted lens Leica M 50 Noct f/1.0 Mander, M 50 Cron IV Mandler and M 35 Lux FLE
Charles, thank you for posting those wonderful images. Maybe it is time for you to pick a new Sony camera again , right?
echelonphoto wrote:
Thanks , Joshua.......you are truly a master....would love to see a course in this ps work you do....I do a lot of retouching, but it doesn't get to the level you are getting. The portrait of the girlfriend shows your extreme gift for bringing out beauty even in the simplest of settings. Something about how you interact with your subjects.
I am humbled; thank you, Andrew but I am still learning, too.
Thinh28 wrote:
Amazing shot! Particularly the eyes. Mind sharing how the catch light was setup for this one?
I agree whole-heartedly. Please share your lighting setup for that image.
wittyphrase wrote:
Had my shoot with a few actors/models today and it was a blast. Came away with a lot of photos I like and so the culling and editing begins. Hats off to those of you that really do this professionally. It’s hard work.
You did a great job there! And yes, Portrait and people photography is a lot of fun. Thank you for posting the first and I am looking forward to seeing more, please.
LBJ2 wrote:
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Wow, just wow, that’s a wonderful image, Lawrence!
Michael Everet wrote:
I hesitate to post these because of the bar already set by so many excellent portraits.
These are not portraits in the sense of a photo-shoot, but informal pictures taken at a gathering of people this afternoon.
All taken with the A7rIII and the Tamron 28-75
I am very glad you did post those wonderful images, Michael! Thank you!
Michael Everet wrote:
I just posted, but really Joshua your portraits are so good you come very close to making me want to pack up and go home. I mean this as a compliment not a threat. Please keep posting; it gives us all something to aspire to.
Michael, you are too kind, sir.... Again, I am very glad that you did post and keep on posting more images, please. I will post a few from time to time but the idea here is for a lot of folks to post their work. We can add some discussion of capturing techniques or some editing workflows to make folks interested.
p.3 #18 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
AGeoJO wrote:
Charles, thank you for posting those wonderful images. Maybe it is time for you to pick a new Sony camera again , right?
Joshua, thank you and you are welcome This is a great thread! Often there is too much arm chair critique rather getting out and taking real shots As you well know I am brand agnostic and I follow unique lenses I love to use. For now the lenses I still use are the 28E, 58G and 105E but the new Canon 50/1.2R looks amazing. I have had my eye on the A7III and Z6 for awhile but this mainly for video work.
p.3 #19 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
Ronny Olsson wrote:
Old shots Charles ? or did you buy sony again ?
Superb shots !
Thank you very much Ronny! Yes I have many archives of portrait shots with A7r, A7s, A7II and A7rII. For now I am with my favorite portraits lenses, 28E, 58G, 105E and 70-200/2.8E for now and there no rush to swap systems
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