Sony A7R II + Zeiss Loxia 85 mm f/2.4 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Ronny, the skin color palette of the B&W is so much nicer than the colored one some pages back. Without knowing the girl I can’t align the colored skin tones (and btw, the greens of the foliage) with a girl under north European sun. It frustrates me to see your pictures as one of the absolute top photographers to have the same skin tone anomaly I face with Sony. Please don’t take it as an offense, just an emotional reaction.
Ronny Olsson wrote:
Thanks
Zeiss Loxia 85 mm f/2.4 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Sony A7R II + Zeiss Loxia 85 mm f/2.4 by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Hi and thank you
I find it very difficult to get good skin tones
I know sony don't have the best from the start
but I'm having trouble getting good portrait pictures .. but I'm struggling
On some pictures, I have used one and another filter (nikcollection)
is probably not optimal to get good skin tones.
I try to go on the feeling in the picture
If I like it I use it anyway... same with my flowershot etc
It is really fun to shoot portraits .. very different against my usual motives
I definitely don't take it as a offense...you should be able to discuss and get tips and advice in order to make the pictures better. Get help developing and making progress in their own photography
Also get help with their equipment and learn how to use it in the best way
Ronny //
Edit
Test
is it better or worse
tested Freds settings in the thread you started on skin tones
The picture is directly from camera and just the settings that Fred wrote Skin tones tweak: Full strength
Sony A7R II + Zeiss Loxia 85 mm f/2.4by Ronny Olsson, on Flickr
Ronny, I wasn't there; I don't know her and I don't know how tan she is. So, my opinion is strictly from editing point of view and not how the portrait was taken. These are my observations and some suggestions:
1. The face is the most important part of a portrait and it is rendered on the dark side, darker than her right shoulder area. That's why I don't trust the straight out of the camera images .
2. Even the other areas are on the dark side and being on the saturated side for my taste. Portrait is a type of photography that a less than perfect lens is sometimes more suitable. A sharp lens is not a lady's best friend regardless of her age. But that less than perfect rendition can be applied in PP. My preset in LR for softer skin is lowering the clarity but increasing the sharpness. Yes, increasing the sharpness level somehow works magic for skin rendition. In your case, I would also increase the exposure level but lower the saturation level. Everything done to taste of course.
I hope you don't mind...
Jun 20, 2018 at 04:53 PM
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