portrait

burkeburke Registered Users Posts: 131 Major grins
edited August 17, 2005 in People
this one is from a recent portrait shoot I did..
I'd love some feedback!
thanks,
~Autumn

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  • XO-StudiosXO-Studios Registered Users Posts: 457 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    burke wrote:
    this one is from a recent portrait shoot I did..
    I'd love some feedback!
    thanks,
    ~Autumn
    I like the expression, the 'pose' and the bright eyes.
    I am less excited about, the shirt being completely blown out (challenging a white/light colored shirt and flash) and the catchlight being smack in the middle of his pupil, and a little blown out as well (to the point of CCD blooming).

    XO,
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  • JimFuglestadJimFuglestad Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    XO-Studios wrote:
    I like the expression, the 'pose' and the bright eyes.
    I am less excited about, the shirt being completely blown out (challenging a white/light colored shirt and flash) and the catchlight being smack in the middle of his pupil, and a little blown out as well (to the point of CCD blooming).

    XO,
    The shirt doesn't look blown out to me, but the direct flash does wash it out a bit. The expression is great, but just dial down the flash a bit.

    Jim
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  • XO-StudiosXO-Studios Registered Users Posts: 457 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    JimFuglestad wrote:
    The shirt doesn't look blown out to me, but the direct flash does wash it out a bit. The expression is great, but just dial down the flash a bit.

    Jim
    Being bitten once before this AM, I just measured, large parts of the collar are 255,255,255, other parts in teh shirt are close there to.
    You can't depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
    Mark Twain


    Some times I get lucky and when that happens I show the results here: http://www.xo-studios.com
  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    XO-Studios wrote:
    Being bitten once before this AM, I just measured, large parts of the collar are 255,255,255, other parts in teh shirt are close there to.
    It's not blown out. It's white. Sometimes getting caught up on technicalities can ruin a good portrait. This is a good portrait. I don't see why it would matter if it was blown out or not- the shirt isn't a large part of interest and his eyes are demanding your attention anyways.

    I like it. He looks like he's having a great time. :D
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    I do birds. I have been "bitten" so often by being "blown", a concept I had never been aware of before, I go the opposite direction if possible.

    But I have never understood why things cannot be white. Also, when one of the numbers is 255, or whichever blown is, and the other numbers are 245, is that blown, or just deficient in one color?

    Sorry, just don't understand this, have been working in a way as to avoid criticism, but have never understood this.

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • ginger_55ginger_55 Registered Users Posts: 8,416 Major grins
    edited August 15, 2005
    Oh, and I do like the photo! Properly framed, a parent would never know any of this stuff, I don't think, but then I am a bit confused.

    ginger
    After all is said and done, it is the sweet tea.
  • HiggmeisterHiggmeister Registered Users Posts: 909 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    Hi Autumn,
    What an adorable shot, quite the cute kid. Wonderful timing in the capture as the expression is pricelessthumb.gif. My only negative would be the catchlights in the eyes, but a little PS could fix that (if it were mine).

    Thanks for sharing a nice moment,
    Chris

    A picture is but words to the eyes.
    Comments are always welcome.

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  • rahmonsterrahmonster Registered Users Posts: 1,376 Major grins
    edited August 16, 2005
    Personally I like it just the way it isthumb.gif
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  • OctalivaOctaliva Registered Users Posts: 80 Big grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    I agree with Owen.
    What do you think about to crop a little bit from the botton??.
    I apreciate your opinions, Thanks
    Oliva
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  • burkeburke Registered Users Posts: 131 Major grins
    edited August 17, 2005
    Thanks, everyone, for your comments! - I appreciate them..
    Octaliva wrote:
    What do you think about to crop a little bit from the botton??.
    I apreciate your opinions, Thanks
    I ended up cropping in a little and agree that it looks better (not so much shirt)..
    Thanks again!
    ~Autumn
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