Oh! What a great catch! Just love the expression and body language.
Have you tied to pull more detail out from him by adding a little fill light or dodge and burn?
Thanks - he was a great sport for the camera.
As for the fill light, dodge and burn... I have to confess to not knowing what they are This shot is straight from the camera, no post processing... I'm assuming you're referring to Photoshopping techniques?
I'd be curious as to what sort of bike he was riding…
By his position and the handle-bars, I'd guess it might be a Penny-Farthing, perhaps?
…also, if you'd used the "portrait orientation" (rotate camera 90º) you'd have got the bike, and still had some of the background lights!
I like the out-of-focused background; you would have retained that in portrait-orientation, and would not have had the wasted space on camera right (his left).
As for the fill light, dodge and burn... I have to confess to not knowing what they are This shot is straight from the camera, no post processing... I'm assuming you're referring to Photoshopping techniques?
Sure am.
If I might make a suggestion... if you don't own Photoshop (PS) at all, then get a copy of Photoshop Elements (PSE). It's under a $100 bucks, gives you a great introduction to how far you can go with the full PS and is still quite potent. You can also move it down to a lesser powered laptop when you upgrade IF you decide to upgrade. Some folks just stick with it. Versions 7 & 8 of PSE are strong enough to easily handle 90% of what most folks need. Just my .02.
Fill light can selectively brighten up your character without blowing out detail, or the mood of the shot. As for framing, well, thats a personal preference - sometimes breaking the rules/guidelines led to great results.
I'd be curious as to what sort of bike he was riding…
By his position and the handle-bars, I'd guess it might be a Penny-Farthing, perhaps?
…also, if you'd used the "portrait orientation" (rotate camera 90º) you'd have got the bike, and still had some of the background lights!
I like the out-of-focused background; you would have retained that in portrait-orientation, and would not have had the wasted space on camera right (his left).
Thanks for sharing!
- Wil
Nice idea - I hadn't thought of using portrait to get the bike in.
As for the type of bike, here's a shot with the bike in it. Looks like a not so extreme penny farthing:
If I might make a suggestion... if you don't own Photoshop (PS) at all, then get a copy of Photoshop Elements (PSE). It's under a $100 bucks, gives you a great introduction to how far you can go with the full PS and is still quite potent. You can also move it down to a lesser powered laptop when you upgrade IF you decide to upgrade. Some folks just stick with it. Versions 7 & 8 of PSE are strong enough to easily handle 90% of what most folks need. Just my .02.
Fill light can selectively brighten up your character without blowing out detail, or the mood of the shot. As for framing, well, thats a personal preference - sometimes breaking the rules/guidelines led to great results.
Thanks for the tip - I'll give it a try. I've got the raw as well so I can do the processing... once I work out how to do it!
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Have you tied to pull more detail out from him by adding a little fill light or dodge and burn?
Thanks - he was a great sport for the camera.
As for the fill light, dodge and burn... I have to confess to not knowing what they are
You need to get a bit more detail on his face.
I'd be curious as to what sort of bike he was riding…
By his position and the handle-bars, I'd guess it might be a Penny-Farthing, perhaps?
…also, if you'd used the "portrait orientation" (rotate camera 90º) you'd have got the bike, and still had some of the background lights!
I like the out-of-focused background; you would have retained that in portrait-orientation, and would not have had the wasted space on camera right (his left).
Thanks for sharing!
- Wil
Sure am.
If I might make a suggestion... if you don't own Photoshop (PS) at all, then get a copy of Photoshop Elements (PSE). It's under a $100 bucks, gives you a great introduction to how far you can go with the full PS and is still quite potent. You can also move it down to a lesser powered laptop when you upgrade IF you decide to upgrade. Some folks just stick with it. Versions 7 & 8 of PSE are strong enough to easily handle 90% of what most folks need. Just my .02.
Fill light can selectively brighten up your character without blowing out detail, or the mood of the shot. As for framing, well, thats a personal preference - sometimes breaking the rules/guidelines led to great results.
Nice idea - I hadn't thought of using portrait to get the bike in.
As for the type of bike, here's a shot with the bike in it. Looks like a not so extreme penny farthing:
Thanks for the tip - I'll give it a try. I've got the raw as well so I can do the processing... once I work out how to do it!