portraits for a broker

lynnma

a real estate broker friend of a friend asked me to do some shots for his business card. Comments appreciated. (I removed the fuzzyfleece background after Andy starting puking.. he was right of course... dammit....:1drink )




couple of casual shots

Andy

lynnma wrote:

this is good. but that blue felt bg? :puke dear - make some new backdrops or invest in one

lynnma

andy wrote:

this is good. but that blue felt bg? :puke dear - make some new backdrops or invest in one

you said that last time I did a portrait it's my fleece rug dearest, I put it over me knees in the winter.. it's the only thing I can find that is not wrinkled.. what do you suggest I buy then..that won't wrinkle.. and look pukey..

Andy

making your own photographic backdrop

lynnma wrote:

you said that last time I did a portrait it's my fleece rug dearest, I put it over me knees in the winter.. it's the only thing I can find that is not wrinkled.. what do you suggest I buy then..that won't wrinkle.. and look pukey..

making your own backdrop :flash

lynnma

andy wrote:

making your own backdrop :flash

any better?? and I have'nt read your thread yet but will now...

Andy

lynnma wrote:

any better?? and I have'nt read your thread yet but will now...

yabbut just work on the edges....

there... cant see em now..

lynnma

lynnma wrote:

any better?? and I have'nt read your thread yet but will now...

ANDY! when was the last time you made your own background with glue and stuff :giggle

Andy

lynnma wrote:

ANDY! when was the last time you made your own background with glue and stuff :giggle

Phil U.

lynnma wrote:

any better??

How about going B&W?

Steps to reproduce:

-Channel-mixer monochrome
Red - 20%
Green - 10%
Blue - 70%
-Use magic Wand to select just the background
-Gaussian blur (I used 2 pixels but you'd have to use a larger radius for the larger version)

If he really wants color - I'd suggest also adding a "Warming" photo filter layer to get warmer skin tones.

lynnma

Phil U. wrote:

How about going B&W?

Steps to reproduce:

-Channel-mixer monochrome
Red - 20%
Green - 10%
Blue - 70%
-Use magic Wand to select just the background
-Gaussian blur (I used 2 pixels but you'd have to use a larger radius for the larger version)

If he really wants color - I'd suggest also adding a "Warming" photo filter layer to get warmer skin tones.

yea.. thanks that looks better... I was gonna convert some to black and white but ran out of steam tonight.. thanks Phil

Phil U.

lynnma wrote:

yea.. thanks that looks better... I was gonna convert some to black and white but ran out of steam tonight.. thanks Phil

NP - glad to be able to help out a little. I'm about to toddle off to bed myself.

XO-Studios

lynnma wrote:

a real estate broker friend of a friend asked me to do some shots for his business card. Comments appreciated. (I removed the fuzzyfleece background after Andy starting puking.. he was right of course... dammit.... )

Besides the backdrop, and I am not sure if you did this intentionally, but in each of the pictures he has the photography equivalent of a military flattop, i.e. the crown of his 'do' is cropped of.

I like the catch light in the first shot (10 o'clock) not so much in 2 and 3 (center eye) (I'd PS that for sure).

FWIW,


XO,

gluwater

I print these
I actually print a lot of business cards and brochures for real estate agents. These shots are much better than 85% of the ones I see every day. My only critique is that the first and third shots are a little bright from the light on the left side. I do like the natural looking light of the 2nd pic but don't like the shadows it casts.

I agree with XO about the top of the head being cropped off, are these PP cropped or in the original shot?

As for Phil U's suggestion of going B&W, it could be a good idea. Just be warned that depending on the output device you may get a slight magenta, cyan, or yellow tint to the picture. If you do this make sure the picture is actually set to greyscale.

That's all the wisdom I have for tonight.

Nick

lynnma

gluwater wrote:

I actually print a lot of business cards and brochures for real estate agents. These shots are much better than 85% of the ones I see every day. My only critique is that the first and third shots are a little bright from the light on the left side. I do like the natural looking light of the 2nd pic but don't like the shadows it casts.

I agree with XO about the top of the head being cropped off, are these PP cropped or in the original shot?

As for Phil U's suggestion of going B&W, it could be a good idea. Just be warned that depending on the output device you may get a slight magenta, cyan, or yellow tint to the picture. If you do this make sure the picture is actually set to greyscale.

That's all the wisdom I have for tonight.

Nick

thanks gluwater for your wisdom. I think at this stage I'm gonna re process them from scratch. Thanks for the comment re the real estate cards.. cheered me up no end and yes I did crop the tops.. hence the reprocess.

Yuri Pautov

Good work, lynn!
Think that for business the light is too contrast (His partners may think that he too *abruptly* changes his mind /contrast light on photo tells about this unconsciously/) so I'd take more soft ligh from both sides... (You can try to use reflector)
Spasibo,
Yuri

lynnma

Yuri Pautov wrote:

Good work, lynn!
Think that for business the light is too contrast (His partners may think that he too *abruptly* changes his mind /contrast light on photo tells about this unconsciously/) so I'd take more soft ligh from both sides... (You can try to use reflector)
Spasibo,
Yuri

Yuri thankyou. When I saw your name on the post I was a little afraid to open it That is a great comment re the light.. I have others I will try to process or I may reshoot. I was unconsciously pushing that light (I like it) and forgot the business side.:D Thanks again.