kdacharya wrote:
wow Joshua, you are a man of many talents. Bravo.
KD, thank you very much!
Danpbphoto wrote:
Congrats on "FT" win Joshua! #3 still is mesmerizing!!!
Dan
Thank you very much, Dan!
mdvaden wrote:
The hands and composition may need a hint more grace in the first two. But still worth sharing. I've tried similar lighting with a window and learned it wasn't as simple as expected.
The 3rd photo is interesting - good attention grabber. Seems like the best image is #4, and likewise #3
It's fun to see how others experiment. Thanks for sharing
Thank you very much, M.D.! I used my light box for the first image and the model’s pose was restricted by the size of the soft box. I could play around with a larger soft box later on.
johnld wrote:
Great compositions! How do you like the Sigma 35mm 1.2 for portraits? What's the symmetric distortion or field curvature like? Thanks.
Thank you very much, John! I like that Sigma for portraits a lot and in general, I do not hesitate using it even at wide open for that purpose. As soon as I received the lens, I checked it for its AF performance, sharpness on my focus target and the bokeh rendition. That was the extent of my test and then I just used it for real-life purposes. I am very pleased with the results. Sorry not much of a help here... .
AmbientMike wrote:
#3 is just insane, like #4 a lot too.
Thank you very much, Mike! I am happy you like the images.
Beautiful shot with #3...has sort of an abstract "nautilus" look about it.
The only small change I would make would be to clone out the smudges on the wall and floor in the top left corner of the photo. Great concept and execution!
Veedotcom wrote:
# 4 Back to normal.. Lighting is money!
Thank you very much, Vance and yes, back to basics!
czaro wrote:
Beautiful shot with #3...has sort of an abstract "nautilus" look about it.
The only small change I would make would be to clone out the smudges on the wall and floor in the top left corner of the photo. Great concept and execution!
Thank you very much, czaro! And yes, I see your point.
LF911SC wrote:
Cant pick any favorites, love them all.
Joshua, amazing shots. I love the first, second and third shot. Thanks for sharing with us. You and a lot others on this forum are the reason why this forum is still the best photography forum on the internet.
craigsexton wrote:
Joshua, amazing shots. I love the first, second and third shot. Thanks for sharing with us. You and a lot others on this forum are the reason why this forum is still the best photography forum on the internet.
Craig, thank you so very much for your kind words. I am flattered and humbled at the same time...
Nothing but praise from me! Excellent images! I do have a question about the stairway image. I can never seem to capture the stairway the way that you did. I see you used a 24mm lens, can you elaborate on how you capture this scene? Just trying to learn, and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for sharing also.
rntbot wrote:
Nothing but praise from me! Excellent images! I do have a question about the stairway image. I can never seem to capture the stairway the way that you did. I see you used a 24mm lens, can you elaborate on how you capture this scene? Just trying to learn, and any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for sharing also.
Thank you very much for your kind words, Robert! The model was lit using flash inside a soft box setup in the front of her but out of the view. It provided the main lighting for the model and some of her surrounding. The flash was triggered using a radio-controlled remote mounted on my camera.
I was on the 3rd floor and my camera has a flip screen that enables me to compose away from my face. In other words, I could and did compose that image with the camera/lens about 2.5 feet away from me and of course, I leaned forward in addition to that to create the impression that the camera was mid-air or at least, closer to the center of the stairway.
I hope this helps and please feel free to ask any additional questions,
Joshua
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