Emmanuelle S part II

Dave CleeDave Clee Registered Users Posts: 536 Major grins
edited February 12, 2009 in People
A few more photos from our session. Again please feel free to critique them.
As they stand, I am pretty happy with the end result.

Cheers

Dave

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Still searching for the light...

http://www.daveclee.com

Nikon D3 and a bunch of nikkor gear
that has added up over the years :wink

Comments

  • MitchellMitchell Registered Users Posts: 3,503 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    Beautiful model.

    Nice lighting here.

    I find the blur in the first two photos to have a very unnatural appearance. The transition zone between sharp and blurry seems too abrupt. Was this effect done in PP? If so, it's too heavy handed for my taste. What lens did you use and at what aperture?

    The second two photos strike me as unflattering. The wide angle on these accentuate her nose (which is not her best feature). What focal length were the last two shot at?
    Mitch
    http://clearwaterphotography.smugmug.com/
  • Dave CleeDave Clee Registered Users Posts: 536 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    Thanks Mitch...the blur was an afterthought which I kept b/c I liked the look. But I could add a gradient to soften the transition.

    Both sets of photos were shot between 50 - 60mm..Full frame D3 I've been steering clear of the lower focal lengths.
    Aperture jumps between f5.6 - F11 pending if I am trying to get both eyes sharp.

    Cheers

    Dave
    Mitchell wrote:
    Beautiful model.

    Nice lighting here.

    I find the blur in the first two photos to have a very unnatural appearance. The transition zone between sharp and blurry seems too abrupt. Was this effect done in PP? If so, it's too heavy handed for my taste. What lens did you use and at what aperture?

    The second two photos strike me as unflattering. The wide angle on these accentuate her nose (which is not her best feature). What focal length were the last two shot at?
    Still searching for the light...

    http://www.daveclee.com

    Nikon D3 and a bunch of nikkor gear
    that has added up over the years :wink
  • FlutistFlutist Registered Users Posts: 704 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    The third picture, her right shoulder has quite a red mark on it??
    ~Shannon~

    Canon 50D, Rebel XTi,Canon 24-105L, Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 28-75 2.8, 430EX
    www.sbrownphotography.smugmug.com
    my real job
    looking for someone to photograph my wedding 8/11
  • Dave CleeDave Clee Registered Users Posts: 536 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    It sure does, apparently its been there from birth...So I didnt remove it.

    Cheers

    Dave
    Flutist wrote:
    The third picture, her right shoulder has quite a red mark on it??
    Still searching for the light...

    http://www.daveclee.com

    Nikon D3 and a bunch of nikkor gear
    that has added up over the years :wink
  • FlutistFlutist Registered Users Posts: 704 Major grins
    edited February 12, 2009
    Dave Clee wrote:
    It sure does, apparently its been there from birth...So I didnt remove it.

    Cheers

    Dave


    Even though it's been there since birth, sometimes things are better removed from a picture to better the composition. I think this may be one of them. Just my opinion. It's like skin smoothing to me. The skin doesn't look that good off camera, but to make the picture look better, we smooth the skin. KWIM? :D
    ~Shannon~

    Canon 50D, Rebel XTi,Canon 24-105L, Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 28-75 2.8, 430EX
    www.sbrownphotography.smugmug.com
    my real job
    looking for someone to photograph my wedding 8/11
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