New to posting images and wanted to try it out. Here is one of my firemen "portraits". Its more of a snapshot but they usually prefer these to studio shots. Thanks for looking.
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New to posting images and wanted to try it out. Here is one of my firemen "portraits". Its more of a snapshot but they usually prefer these to studio shots. Thanks for looking.
I love the shot and the great seperation from the background. However, on my UN-calibrated monitor, his skin looks very red. Is it my monitor or his skin?
His skin is indeed slightly red on my (uncalibrated) monitor, but not unaturally so. Since the tips of his ears are the reddest, was it perhaps very cold out and that is accurate rather than a monitor error? Take this comment with a large bucket of salt since my monitor is also uncalibrated but just wondering....
This is a great capture. If you plan on giving/selling it to him I would suggest healing/cloning out his chapped lips and the dark and white spots on his shoulder before printing.
Or... maybe not, since a fireman's job is pretty dirty and I'm sure the heat takes all moisture out of one's lips... he could consider them badges of courage for all I know...
Great shot! Two things that I think would make it even better would be first if it were cropped a little less tight so we could see a little of the bottom of his hat, to frame the face. Of course, for all I know this could be an uncropped shot in which case you obviously cannot crop it more loosely. The other thing is that as soon as I saw this I thought it would look great as a high-contrast BW conversion, which would also make the redness issue moot. Just some ideas; it's a very nice capture already.
New to posting images and wanted to try it out. Here is one of my firemen "portraits". Its more of a snapshot but they usually prefer these to studio shots. Thanks for looking.
Never, NEVER! put a firefighter in a studio. You can put one in a closet with nothing else in it with 2 metal bearings and one will be broke and the other missing. If you happen to let a fireman in your studio check and make sure your insurance is up to date. Trust me I know! <-FF for the last 8 years. Great Pic though, looks like it was real cold given the redness and the fact no sweat while wearing his hood and the majority of his flaps down.
I love the shot and the great seperation from the background. However, on my UN-calibrated monitor, his skin looks very red. Is it my monitor or his skin?
My monitor is also not calibrated and I don't think it was that cold on that day. I will adjust in photoshop because this image is straight from the camera.
His skin is indeed slightly red on my (uncalibrated) monitor, but not unaturally so. Since the tips of his ears are the reddest, was it perhaps very cold out and that is accurate rather than a monitor error? Take this comment with a large bucket of salt since my monitor is also uncalibrated but just wondering....
Thanks for the comments. I don't think it was that cold. I may need to calibrate my monitor. This image is unprocessed.
Great shot! Two things that I think would make it even better would be first if it were cropped a little less tight so we could see a little of the bottom of his hat, to frame the face. Of course, for all I know this could be an uncropped shot in which case you obviously cannot crop it more loosely. The other thing is that as soon as I saw this I thought it would look great as a high-contrast BW conversion, which would also make the redness issue moot. Just some ideas; it's a very nice capture already.
Thanks Tim. I had not considered a black and white version. I will try it and repost when time permits.
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I love the shot and the great seperation from the background. However, on my UN-calibrated monitor, his skin looks very red. Is it my monitor or his skin?
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His skin is indeed slightly red on my (uncalibrated) monitor, but not unaturally so. Since the tips of his ears are the reddest, was it perhaps very cold out and that is accurate rather than a monitor error? Take this comment with a large bucket of salt since my monitor is also uncalibrated but just wondering....
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Or... maybe not, since a fireman's job is pretty dirty and I'm sure the heat takes all moisture out of one's lips... he could consider them badges of courage for all I know...
Anyway great capture!
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My monitor is also not calibrated and I don't think it was that cold on that day. I will adjust in photoshop because this image is straight from the camera.
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Thanks for the comments. I don't think it was that cold. I may need to calibrate my monitor. This image is unprocessed.
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Thanks Tim. I had not considered a black and white version. I will try it and repost when time permits.
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