It's cute, of course. For me, a little too warm, too much space above the head, and the expression a bit too disengaged. I can imagine a hypothetical next-moment shot, where you zoom in close, call his attention to you and catch the beginning of the smile. I would suggest check wb on the whites of the eyes and get that right. Eyes are what viewers react to most, and most judgementally.
Damon, I just did a quick colour check on the white of the eyes and they seem to have a green cast. See what you find, and if there is a cast the colour of the whole photo could be improved by fixing it.
I think one of the reasons I never made the move to developing and printing my own colour film way back when, was how to handle something like this. It could be a characteristic of the film or an artefact from the scan. I'm personally not bothered whether there's a cast, but I can imagine you're in learning mode with the new setup. Can't wait to see more.
Btw, your mention of getting an F100 in an earlier thread led me to look for one. I picked it up this morning and am almost done with the first roll of Tri-X with the 85/1.4 on all day. Velvia 400 is next. It's the perfect film companion to my D700.
I think one of the reasons I never made the move to developing and printing my own colour film way back when, was how to handle something like this. It could be a characteristic of the film or an artefact from the scan. I'm personally not bothered whether there's a cast, but I can imagine you're in learning mode with the new setup. Can't wait to see more.
Btw, your mention of getting an F100 in an earlier thread led me to look for one. I picked it up this morning and am almost done with the first roll of Tri-X with the 85/1.4 on all day. Velvia 400 is next. It's the perfect film companion to my D700.
Interesting that you say that, I've also been thinking of purchasing the F100 but if I did, I would have to stick to B&W so I can develop my own negatives and film.....
Damon, I just did a quick colour check on the white of the eyes and they seem to have a green cast. See what you find, and if there is a cast the colour of the whole photo could be improved by fixing it.
Neil
Hey, yeah. I was warned that Velvia is not for portraits, but I tried it anyway. I will be going back to negative film for portraits like Portra or Fuji 400H. Wrangling with those temperamental Velvia colors is frustrating! Thanks Neil!
I think one of the reasons I never made the move to developing and printing my own colour film way back when, was how to handle something like this. It could be a characteristic of the film or an artefact from the scan. I'm personally not bothered whether there's a cast, but I can imagine you're in learning mode with the new setup. Can't wait to see more.
Btw, your mention of getting an F100 in an earlier thread led me to look for one. I picked it up this morning and am almost done with the first roll of Tri-X with the 85/1.4 on all day. Velvia 400 is next. It's the perfect film companion to my D700.
Hey Jenn. Isn't the F100 sweet? It's like butter. And the film feeling makes me swoon. I have gotten shots of my son that I am guessing that I wouldn't have gotten with my 5DII. Like this:
and this:
The rolls just keep flowing. Last weekend I went through five 36s and after I got the negatives back, scanning 6 at a time took FOREVER. But it was worth it. Scanning at 4600 is a dream.
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Damon, I just did a quick colour check on the white of the eyes and they seem to have a green cast. See what you find, and if there is a cast the colour of the whole photo could be improved by fixing it.
Neil
http://www.behance.net/brosepix
Btw, your mention of getting an F100 in an earlier thread led me to look for one. I picked it up this morning and am almost done with the first roll of Tri-X with the 85/1.4 on all day. Velvia 400 is next. It's the perfect film companion to my D700.
Interesting that you say that, I've also been thinking of purchasing the F100 but if I did, I would have to stick to B&W so I can develop my own negatives and film.....
Hey, yeah. I was warned that Velvia is not for portraits, but I tried it anyway. I will be going back to negative film for portraits like Portra or Fuji 400H. Wrangling with those temperamental Velvia colors is frustrating! Thanks Neil!
Hey Jenn. Isn't the F100 sweet? It's like butter. And the film feeling makes me swoon. I have gotten shots of my son that I am guessing that I wouldn't have gotten with my 5DII. Like this:
and this:
The rolls just keep flowing. Last weekend I went through five 36s and after I got the negatives back, scanning 6 at a time took FOREVER. But it was worth it. Scanning at 4600 is a dream.
So glad you're going with me.
~damon