Room with a View

kdog

Panther

Howdy Joel,


Yikes!!! What an interesting and spooky image.

The Juxtaposition of the framing, along with the young lady sitting in the window with a strange Gaze and expression on her face. That, along with all the objects on the floor really create a very bizarre shot.

I've been wanting to do some of the Paranormal Tours, after seeing this, I'm not so sure now:D:D:D

kdog

Spooky you say?

Eia

I REALLY like the second - its an all around good photo!!!!!

Richard

I like them both, Joel. The first is a little stranger and I think the light works better...the color temperature of the flash in #2 looks a little off to me. Did you use a gel?

Roadkill

I like both too, but the second one is just a bit cooler.

kdog

Eia wrote:

I REALLY like the second - its an all around good photo!!!!!

Ok, chalk one up for #2. Thanks, Eia!

-joel

kdog

Richard wrote:

I like them both, Joel. The first is a little stranger and I think the light works better...the color temperature of the flash in #2 looks a little off to me. Did you use a gel?

No gel. I should have used a CTO now that you mention it, right? Had one in my bag too.

Thanks, Richard.

-joel

Richard

kdog wrote:

No gel. I should have used a CTO now that you mention it, right?

But you can probably tweak it in Photoshop as well.

kdog

Roadkill wrote:

I like both too, but the second one is just a bit cooler.

Roadkill, thanks. When you say "cooler", do you mean from a color temperature standpoint (as Richard), or did you mean the slang sense that it's a more interesting picture?

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

Richard wrote:

But you can probably tweak it in Photoshop as well.

Good idea. What do you think of this version?

Richard

kdog wrote:

Good idea. What do you think of this version?

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Nikonic1

I really like #1. The color of the sky behind her adds to the eerie feel of the overall shot. The lighting is superb. Very nice work.

kdog

Richard wrote:

clap

Thanks, and thanks for the idea, Richard. I really, really, need to remember to gel my flash in the evenings.

Cheers,
-joel

kdog

Nikonic1 wrote:

I really like #1. The color of the sky behind her adds to the eerie feel of the overall shot. The lighting is superb. Very nice work.

Thanks, Niconic1! I struggled with bouncing the flash off various surfaces to try to get that look. The light was fading fast, so I had to ad-lib. Problem was, there were huge holes in the walls and not a lot of surface to bounce off. :giggle

You're new here, huh? I saw your motocross shots -- great stuff. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

-joel

Nikonic1

kdog wrote:

You're new here, huh? I saw your motocross shots -- great stuff. Looking forward to seeing more of your work.

-joel

I'm new in general. I've always really loved photography and finally was in a position to start buying some equipment and explore an absolutely amazing hobby. Every single time I pick my camera up I have fun. Every single time I read more about technique, etc, I learn more about what to do, not do, new techniques to try, etc.

I'm extremely amateur at this point but I'm seriously looking forward to watching my skills progress as I get more time to shoot. Thanks for the kind words about the MX stuff. That's my other expensive hobby :ivar :D

kdog

Two last ones.

Panther

Howdy Joel,

WOWSER,

Really love these last ones also, very well done!!

This location and "Your Model" really add so much to these images.

kdog

Panther wrote:

Howdy Joel,

WOWSER,

Really love these last ones also, very well done!!

This location and "Your Model" really add so much to these images.

Thanks, Craig. When I get a "wowser" from you, I feel like I did well.

Cheers,
-joel

saurora

Wonderfully weird shots Joel! No, seriously, I really like them and partially it is because they are so different! Your model was quite courageous to sit on that window ledge with her feet amongst all the uh, er, 'debris', whatever-it-is, on the floor. Great lighting....keep it up!