Uncle Jim

ziggy53

This is an image from 2005, which I recently completely reprocessed. I like my Uncle's "impish grin" and I think this is somewhat typical for him.

This was in a restaurant with (typically) horrible lighting.

Key light, tungsten cannister light almost directly above, with tungsten light to the sides as well. Bounced and fill flash, probably using my hand as the fill reflector.

Canon XT/350D with Sigma 18-50mm, f2.8 DC @ 50mm and wide open, 1/200th.

Yuri Pautov

Priviet, Ziggy!
Like your work - I see how you had tried to 'pass' this interesting person to us - and you won! Must say that using a bit less light could do good as I think. But expression - is really very interesting. I see a little contradiction between the bright light and some intrigue in the expression of the model.
Thank you,
Yuri

derosee_

Pretty neat!

ziggy53

Yuri Pautov wrote:

Priviet, Ziggy!
Like your work - I see how you had tried to 'pass' this interesting person to us - and you won! Must say that using a bit less light could do good as I think. But expression - is really very interesting. I see a little contradiction between the bright light and some intrigue in the expression of the model.
Thank you,
Yuri

Thanks Yuri (Spasibo).

Here is another version with the forehead and top-of-head toned down a bit.

ziggy53

derosee_ wrote:

Pretty neat!

Thanks Derosee, and welcome to the Digital Grin.

RogerLund

Very nice, I would vote for every more of a tone down of the forehead.

ziggy53

RogerLund wrote:

Very nice, I would vote for every more of a tone down of the forehead.

Thanks Roger. I'll take a look at the forehead again. I have taken it down further previously but it starts to look odd considering the way the light falls just below the glasses. Fixing the "shiny" parts has also proven troublesome.

RogerLund

Sometimes you can only do so much in PS.

:0)


Roger Lund

ziggy53

Does this work for anyone?

I fixed more of the forehead, converted to B&W using an Agfa 200X action, used a custom curve to lighten and increase contrast further, then a 40 percent sepia tone and finally a crop to 8 x 10 proportions.

Art Scott

The last one is very good but still too much light for me......his face is just a tad from being blown in my 'umble opin.................but i do like the photos............and his grin

ziggy53

Art Scott wrote:

The last one is very good but still too much light for me......his face is just a tad from being blown in my 'umble opin.................but i do like the photos............and his grin

Point taken Art. I was going for a "caricature" of the image, but I suppose it was over the top.

Here is another rendition, taken from the same Agfa 200X action. This time the tones were mapped to be much closer to natural, and then a 40 percent sepia tone added.