He Loves Me

IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
edited August 13, 2010 in People
And loves the camera too. This is my grandson, shot handheld 1/80th, f2.8, ISO3200. There was a mixture of tungsten and CLF lighting and I could not get happy with the color balance, so I took the coward's way out and went grey-scale. I just don't have much confidence in my grey-scale conversion technique. They either end up looking flat, or too contrasty. Can I get some critique on where I ended up with this one?

Thanks ladies and guys.

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John :
Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.

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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2010
    the light is too harsh..shadows and specular highlights *wags finger* Focus is and comp are great..conversion..I feel like it is overexposed by 1/3 stop or so but it is also flat.
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2010
    Well, Daniel, the lighting was what was in the room and modifying the lighting was not reasonably practical, but you're right about the harshness. I guess I could have moved him closer to the biggest lamp.

    I took it back to the shop and blurred the main catchlight in the eyes, softened the shadow under the chin, and did what I could to deemphasize the highlights on skin areas. With all that work I figured WTH and refined the skin tones to the point that I like the color rendering better than what I could come up with in grey-scale. Is this better?

    967799170_fbooA-X2.jpg
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2010
    it's an incremetal improvement (though I think i would have preferred a BW or at least cooler WB). In the end though..the light is flat and will never reach the rungs of a "great" shot. a valiant attempt though
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2010
    Fer cryin' out loud! It's a snapshot. :D
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited August 12, 2010
    Icebear wrote: »
    Fer cryin' out loud! It's a snapshot. :D

    haha! clap.gif
    D700, D600
    14-24 24-70 70-200mm (vr2)
    85 and 50 1.4
    45 PC and sb910 x2
    http://www.danielkimphotography.com
  • asprinasprin Banned Posts: 22 Big grins
    edited August 13, 2010
    think the first one is better
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