OCF practice

SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
edited July 8, 2011 in Technique
I along with JC Dill practiced with some off camera flash. The first image was my always willing trusty portrait subject in my drive way. The second is Rachel, a horse trainer at Stanford.

Just sharing but comments are always welcome.

Sam

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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2011
    That Portrait is Sweet! I looked for the EXIF, but...?

    Like the Side lighting on the Bad bear!
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited July 5, 2011
    angevin1 wrote: »
    That Portrait is Sweet! I looked for the EXIF, but...?

    Like the Side lighting on the Bad bear!

    EXIF was missing???

    I will check and see how I exported the images out of Lightroom.

    I just checked the image in LR and the EXIF data is there??

    Sam
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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    My Modem is giving me fits lately...the EXIF viewer just sits there and never finds the link...headscratch.gif
    tom wise
  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    angevin1 wrote: »
    My Modem is giving me fits lately...the EXIF viewer just sits there and never finds the link...headscratch.gif

    Does it work for other images??

    I ain't really hiding nothing...................:D

    Sam
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    Sam, no clue about the exif but that portrait is a stunner. The only thing I might do is take some off the top to decenter the woman a bit (and if you have room to crop the right side as well, then I'd probably do that too to cut out what looks like the entrance to a garage, or maybe it's a walkway). I might also brighten her face just a bit - the bright light from behind is certainly under control with the fill flash you added, but for me you could lift her face just a little more in post to balance it a bit further.

    Nice job, though! thumb.gif
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited July 7, 2011
    I'm with Diva. The lady is captured well, but I would brighten her face just a touch to help it compete with the bright background ( which I might dial down a touch as well )

    Her coy smile is lovely, Sam. Good catch!
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    Thanks Diva and Pathfinder!!!!

    These are the kinds of comments that help!!

    Sam
    www.samlinvillephotography.com
  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    PS I'd also clone out the bright spot on the horse's rump behind the cantle (just paste of the coat from another, un-blown-out part of his rump and then mask it out so it covers just that patch - should be a pretty easy fix since the DOF has blurred out the directions the coat is growing)
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited July 7, 2011
    Good catch Diva.

    I might just crop that portion of the horse out just through the margin of the saddle, as well as a trim along the left vertical border as well and end up with a portrait format image.

    Lots of neat ways to mess with Sam's picture.clap.gif
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  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    Pathfinder, that would also solve the problem of the bright white trim on the building thumb.gif That said, I like having the full beastie in the shot - he's gorgeous, beautifully groomed and, even at that angle, you can see he's got good lines. Would be a shame to lose his butt lol3.gif
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  • pathfinderpathfinder Super Moderators Posts: 14,708 moderator
    edited July 7, 2011
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    divamum wrote: »
    Pathfinder, that would also solve the problem of the bright white trim on the building thumb.gif That said, I like having the full beastie in the shot - he's gorgeous, beautifully groomed and, even at that angle, you can see he's got good lines. Would be a shame to lose his butt lol3.gif

    Ah Ha......a but girl...........:D:D:D:D:D

    Sam
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  • divamumdivamum Registered Users Posts: 9,021 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    No... a HORSE girl! Rode for years and years :D
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  • SamSam Registered Users Posts: 7,419 Major grins
    edited July 7, 2011
    divamum wrote: »
    No... a HORSE girl! Rode for years and years :D

    Ah Ha a RODE girl.........I just got one myself. I chose the Videomic Pro. :D

    Sam
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  • angevin1angevin1 Registered Users Posts: 3,403 Major grins
    edited July 8, 2011
    Sam wrote: »
    Thanks Diva and Pathfinder!!!!

    These are the kinds of comments that help!!

    Sam

    The Comments provided by DM and Pathfinder are interesting. But at the same time I wonder what difference it would truly make. If you decide to make adjustments, please post those Sam.
    tom wise
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