Portraits this weekend

MisterMcCruffMisterMcCruff Registered Users Posts: 87 Big grins
edited March 30, 2010 in People
Hi all,
It's been a long time since I posted anything as I've been settling in to my new home in East London but my housemate needed some headshots done so I dusted off all my strobist gear and fired up the 30D.

We ended up deciding to make a day of it, got the others involved and got a little silly!

Lucy.
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Ally and Andy.
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Andy.
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Ally and Lucy.
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Rich.
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Me \m/
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Setup... 430EXII in small shoot-through brolly and SB24 bare in various configurations.
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There are more on my flickr.

All C+C welcome :)
Chris.
Cameras: Gripped 30D, EOS 33 35mm, Ricoh KR10, Sony DSC-H7.
Lenses: Canon 17-40mm f/4 L USM, Canon 50mm f/1.8 II, Canon 70-200mm f/4 L USM, Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM.
Lighting: Canon 430EX II, Nikon SB24, Konig stand, Stofen omnibounce, 33" brolly, DIY beauty dish + diffusers.
Misc: UV+CPL filters, reverse mount adapters, Velbon tripod. Photoshop CS3

*clicky flickr clicky*

Comments

  • adbsgicomadbsgicom Registered Users Posts: 3,615 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2010
    Looks like you had a very fun time. I love the two b&w shots!
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  • kris10jokris10jo Registered Users Posts: 284 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2010
    I agree with Andrew. The first one is my favorite. Very clean, sharp, and lovely. My eyes are drawn a little to her shoulder strap, but it's not really a big deal. Nice work!
    Kristen
  • kidzmomkidzmom Registered Users Posts: 828 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2010
    Really like your bw processing...Are you doing them manually or actions? Nice and sharp! Fun crops!:D
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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited March 29, 2010
    Really like the 3rd one (Andy).
    My favorite would be #5 except there are no catchlights at all in the eyes.
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  • MisterMcCruffMisterMcCruff Registered Users Posts: 87 Big grins
    edited March 30, 2010
    Thanks for your comments, guys :).

    Kidzmom, I generally convert to B&W using a channel mixer layer.

    In the case of Lucy and Andy's shots, as one of the final processes after levelling and skinwork, I created a channel mixer layer, converted to monochrome, pulled the constant down by about 3-6pts and then boosted the reds slightly. I may have made some other minor adjustments but don't remember.

    Converting in this way helps to give the blacks some real depth and you've got a lot of control over the greys and whites.
    Cameras: Gripped 30D, EOS 33 35mm, Ricoh KR10, Sony DSC-H7.
    Lenses:     Canon 17-40mm f/4 L USM, Canon 50mm f/1.8 II, Canon 70-200mm f/4 L USM, Canon 100mm f/2.8 USM.
    Lighting:     Canon 430EX II, Nikon SB24, Konig stand, Stofen omnibounce, 33" brolly, DIY beauty dish + diffusers.
    Misc: UV+CPL filters, reverse mount adapters, Velbon tripod. Photoshop CS3

    *clicky flickr clicky*
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