Dss 63--portraits
lizzard_nyc
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I GOT MY EXIF BACK!!! 
Unfortunately I only figured it out yesterday.
I was out in the front yard and had family over and managed a couple of candid shots of my uncle-in-law He is rarely photoraphed, but I like how these two came out. Plus I'm also continuing to practice taking candid portraits with my new 50mm lens:D.
Please let me know if any of these work for you.
1.Unposed--caught him listening to his wife.
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Unfortunately I only figured it out yesterday.I was out in the front yard and had family over and managed a couple of candid shots of my uncle-in-law
He is rarely photoraphed, but I like how these two came out. Plus I'm also continuing to practice taking candid portraits with my new 50mm lens:D.Please let me know if any of these work for you.
1.Unposed--caught him listening to his wife.
2.
3.
and a sp
Liz A.
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2. I have done shots like this before. The only thing I would do on this one is to remove the odd bits of shadow on the light side of his upper lip and recrop to loose the light spot on the floor on the right side of the image.
3. is my favorite of the bunch. I would suggest making the background above the subject completely black and remove the light. You could try a soft black vinette to lesson the effects of the zebra arm rest and the elbow some.
Yes, darken the top right corner.
As to the bottom left corner, I kinda like the stripes because they are echoed by the shadows on the arm. What I would do is darken the area so that it doesn't pull the viewer's eye away from the subject's eyes!!
A little subtle PP (all doable in LR) and you're there.
Virginia
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Thanks Joyce and Virginia.
Ok so I worked on #3 and Virginia I tried hard to use a subtle PP approach--it was so hard
Also #1 is my favorite of the three because of the sun and how it has the weird effects on the shot--but I'm glad you pointed out it doesn't work for you. sigh--love that shot.
Ok here is my reworked version.
Too much--not enough?
Tentative title "Seeking the light"
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It was so nice to dive in after my accidentally imposed EXIF snafu absence.
I enjoyed working quickly with the available light from the window as the sun went down, I had but a short time to get the SP right. I think I only managed 3 shots and that was that.
Portrait work is not usually my thing, but I continue to learn here:) and my new lens gives me the excuse to do so.
Thanks for the tips--I wound up really liking the final image myself.
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What would I do with it?
I'd crop off the left hand side (probably using a 1.39x1 ratio), brighten the dark sleeve at the upper right and increase the blacks overall. (This can all be done in LR) I would probably also try the high pass filter in PS to see how it looked. Or increase clarity in LR.
For the challenge though I'd stick with #3!!
Virginia
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