With limited time for this HOCO shoot, instead of fiddling with lights, I tried to embrace shadows. I am usually not comfortable with 2 pm high sun. CC welcome.
Canon EOS R5EF85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens85mmf/2.21/3200s100 ISO+1.0 EV
Canon EOS R5EF85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens85mmf/3.21/1600s200 ISO+1.0 EV
Canon EOS R5EF85mm f/1.4L IS USM lens85mmf/1.81/6400s200 ISO+1.0 EV
Canon EOS R8RF35mm F1.8 MACRO IS STM lens35mmf/4.01/1250s100 ISO0.0 EV
You got some great shots here, especially the second one.
I'm sure she will like these and that's all that matters.
Any without her head leaning to the side ?
Bill Gass wrote:
You got some great shots here, especially the second one.
I'm sure she will like these and that's all that matters.
Any without her head leaning to the side ?
A few, but she felt like posing and I let her go. The last one was taken by a 12 year old using her late Grandmother's camera.
The light is harsh in some of the frames. That time of day expected. But over all these are wonderful. The b&w is super!! Lovely young woman and beautiful hair! You did her proud!
Dan
Thank you. You are right. I toned the highlights down but it is still a little harsh. Not sure what I could have done different. This is my first time trying to embrace sunlight vs running from it. That said, she loves them.
I did shoot many more in shadows. Danpbphoto wrote:
The light is harsh in some of the frames. That time of day expected. But over all these are wonderful. The b&w is super!! Lovely young woman and beautiful hair! You did her proud!
Dan
Hoagie058 wrote:
Not sure what I could have done different [...] That said, she loves them.
On the issue of 'could have done different', expose for the highlights and bring up shadows in post. And/or use a reflector to bring up the shadows in camera if you did not want to use or have time for lighting. For exposure, perhaps shooting in manual (the +1EV suggests you were using TTL) and starting with Sunny 16.
#1 is fine, good expression.
#2 has blown areas all over the face and on the shins. The subject's right foot looks like it was burned heavily in post, and to be frank has the appearance, to me, of being diseased. I note that it does not look this way in the other photos and so has likely been edited as I first surmised. If it was burned through exposure adjustment, I would suggest trying highlight adjustment, as I find this preserves skin tone better, but if it's blown there is no way to retrieve it.
#3 has mostly-blown face and upper body.
#4 is nicely composted and posed. Again several blown areas on the face.
Glad the subject likes them, not everyone is a picky photographer and I expect that she sees the poses, expression, composition and the blurred background / lovely bokeh that your lenses and choice of aperture produce.
Thank you for the advice. I should have under exposed in the first place. Lesson learned.
kaplah wrote:
On the issue of 'could have done different', expose for the highlights and bring up shadows in post. And/or use a reflector to bring up the shadows in camera if you did not want to use or have time for lighting. For exposure, perhaps shooting in manual (the +1EV suggests you were using TTL) and starting with Sunny 16.
#1 is fine, good expression.
#2 has blown areas all over the face and on the shins. The subject's right foot looks like it was burned heavily in post, and to be frank has the appearance, to me, of being diseased. I note that it does not look this way in the other photos and so has likely been edited as I first surmised. If it was burned through exposure adjustment, I would suggest trying highlight adjustment, as I find this preserves skin tone better, but if it's blown there is no way to retrieve it.
#3 has mostly-blown face and upper body.
#4 is nicely composted and posed. Again several blown areas on the face.
Glad the subject likes them, not everyone is a picky photographer and I expect that she sees the poses, expression, composition and the blurred background / lovely bokeh that your lenses and choice of aperture produce.
Thanks. Yes, they were taken in shadows, which is much easier for me. I was trying something new in trying to embrace shadows.
I am glad the customer is happy, but more to learn.
douter wrote:
The second set presented here is much better light conditions and more natural looking expression, Brian.
Douglas
Hoagie058 wrote:
Thank you. You are right. I toned the highlights down but it is still a little harsh. Not sure what I could have done different. This is my first time trying to embrace sunlight vs running from it. That said, she loves them.
I did shoot many more in shadows.
A ND adjustable filter might have helped but don't discount these compositions at all! We can embrace harsh light!
Dan
kaplah wrote:
How? Cutting the incoming light does not do anything for scene contrast, which is the issue.
Key word "might".
I have found that, while it doesn't directly change image contrast, it indirectly improves it by allowing for wider apertures and slower shutter speeds, which can make a scene appear more dramatic or smooth out moving objects.
Dan
Question about sunny 16? Isn’t that more for film limitations? I mean, I can shoot 1/8000 or higher to get the f-stop I want. Trying to learn at my advanced age. 😊
kaplah wrote:
On the issue of 'could have done different', expose for the highlights and bring up shadows in post. And/or use a reflector to bring up the shadows in camera if you did not want to use or have time for lighting. For exposure, perhaps shooting in manual (the +1EV suggests you were using TTL) and starting with Sunny 16.
#1 is fine, good expression.
#2 has blown areas all over the face and on the shins. The subject's right foot looks like it was burned heavily in post, and to be frank has the appearance, to me, of being diseased. I note that it does not look this way in the other photos and so has likely been edited as I first surmised. If it was burned through exposure adjustment, I would suggest trying highlight adjustment, as I find this preserves skin tone better, but if it's blown there is no way to retrieve it.
#3 has mostly-blown face and upper body.
#4 is nicely composted and posed. Again several blown areas on the face.
Glad the subject likes them, not everyone is a picky photographer and I expect that she sees the poses, expression, composition and the blurred background / lovely bokeh that your lenses and choice of aperture produce.
Hoagie058 wrote:
Question about sunny 16? Isn’t that more for film limitations? I mean, I can shoot 1/8000 or higher to get the f-stop I want. Trying to learn at my advanced age. 😊
