This is what happens when you don't pay your models

Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
edited December 25, 2010 in People
Got Ben to sit down for 10 minutes at half-time of the Utah-Boise State Game to practice some lighting. Needless to say, he really didn't want to be there. C&C Welcome.

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  • zoomerzoomer Registered Users Posts: 3,688 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2010
    Go BSU!
    Looks like fun.
    You could hook these together and it would look like a strip from one of those photo booths :).
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  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited December 22, 2010
    Hey, at least he's adorable when he's objecting - mine just looks glum or resorts to "shoot the hand, Mom!"

    I think these are great, actually, and you'll love having them in the archive in a few years! thumb.gif
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  • VayCayMomVayCayMom Registered Users Posts: 1,870 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2010
    Number two rocks !!!
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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2010
    zoomer wrote: »
    Go BSU!
    Looks like fun.
    You could hook these together and it would look like a strip from one of those photo booths :).
    That's a great idea. I'll play with that.
    divamum wrote: »
    Hey, at least he's adorable when he's objecting - mine just looks glum or resorts to "shoot the hand, Mom!"

    I think these are great, actually, and you'll love having them in the archive in a few years! thumb.gif
    Ah... the hand. You mean something like this:
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    VayCayMom wrote: »
    Number two rocks !!!
    Thanks. These are sooo him.
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2010
    Love them Mike. They are so immediate, so direct. Good use of b&w. I think they could have more punch tonally, and more sharpening.

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  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2010
    Ah... the hand. You mean something like this:
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    rolleyes1.gif Yup. Exactly like that.

    ETA: We need to worry if they get wind of this and unionize or something. "Children of photographers, unite and rebel...." :lol
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  • moose135moose135 Registered Users Posts: 1,420 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2010
    VayCayMom wrote: »
    Number two rocks !!!
    Agreed! They are all great, but I love number two! thumb.gif
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited December 23, 2010
    Just occurred to me, it's sepia, is it not? That would part explain why I see them as a bit muted (aged, faded) for the jump-at-you-kid content (?)... What a ham the little guy is. Haff ta laff!rolleyes1.gif

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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited December 24, 2010
    moose135 wrote: »
    Agreed! They are all great, but I love number two! thumb.gif
    Thanks Moose. My wife laughs everytime she sees this one...
    NeilL wrote: »
    Just occurred to me, it's sepia, is it not? That would part explain why I see them as a bit muted (aged, faded) for the jump-at-you-kid content (?)... What a ham the little guy is. Haff ta laff!rolleyes1.gif

    Neil
    As much as I love sepia, there is none here. The conversion was done in LR but I did not bump up the clarity or add any additional sharpening. I think the biggest culprit is the camera profile. I used the neutral profile which is what might be the root of the problem. I redid it with a different profile. The difference is subtle but when you compare the two side-by-side you can see it. Is this moving in a better direction?

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    Here's the original for an easier comparison.
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  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited December 24, 2010
    Yes, Mike, I definitely think that is right!thumb.gif It does intensify the high contrast, but that's the way you shot 'em. He's definitely in the spotlight! You could try opening the shadows using a modest radius. But now the energy punches through.

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  • PhotosbychuckPhotosbychuck Registered Users Posts: 1,239 Major grins
    edited December 25, 2010
    Great set clap.gif

    He reminds me of the kid from home alone.
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  • Mike JMike J Registered Users Posts: 1,029 Major grins
    edited December 25, 2010
    Photosbychuck wrote: »
    Great set clap.gif

    He reminds me of the kid from home alone.
    Too funny rolleyes1.gif
    Thanks for the comments. I appreciate you taking a look.
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  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,934 moderator
    edited December 25, 2010
    Your kid has a great sense of humor thumb.gif
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