B&W Grain or No Grain?

JayMurphyJayMurphy Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 63 Big grins
edited December 15, 2008 in People
Playing around with some B&W...

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J. Murph

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  • i_worship_the_Kingi_worship_the_King Registered Users Posts: 548 Major grins
    edited December 12, 2008
    I prefer the first shot, but I'm not so sure about the really dark far side of the face. Perhaps a reflector to compensate or a fill light.

    Unless you wanted it to be artsy - in that case it's excellent - very dramatic thumb.gif
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  • JayMurphyJayMurphy Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 63 Big grins
    edited December 12, 2008
    i_worship_the_King wrote:
    I prefer the first shot, but I'm not so sure about the really dark far side of the face. Perhaps a reflector to compensate or a fill light.

    Unless you wanted it to be artsy - in that case it's excellent - very dramatic thumb.gif

    Thnx, trying lighting with an off camera flash, wanted to be dramatic. I appreciate your looking and comments.
    J. Murph
  • clemensphoto'sclemensphoto's Registered Users Posts: 647 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2008
    I like the first one.
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  • Candid ArtsCandid Arts Registered Users Posts: 1,685 Major grins
    edited December 15, 2008
    I like the exposure in the first one, but the grain is kinda cool in the second one (maybe add even more?). The second one however, the blinds are too overexposed. I'd add more grain, and bring down the exposure a bit.
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  • JayMurphyJayMurphy Users Awaiting Email Confirmation Posts: 63 Big grins
    edited December 15, 2008
    Over exposed background
    Candid Arts wrote:
    I like the exposure in the first one, but the grain is kinda cool in the second one (maybe add even more?). The second one however, the blinds are too overexposed. I'd add more grain, and bring down the exposure a bit.

    thnx it funny that you say that. Using CS4 I did a "screen mode" layer to try and seperate the subject more from the background, I then painted the main subject to remove the affect from him. I wasn't too sure if it was too much or not?

    I am using DXO film effects. I will try increasing the grain and re-post the results.

    Thank you for looking...
    J. Murph
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