Dancing Girls

Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
edited September 2, 2011 in People
Sorry fella's, I said girls, not women. :D

Daughter had a couple of friends over for a sleepover. They were trying on some of her old dance costumes and we had the idea for an impromptu photo session. A half and hour of moving sofas and setting up and we did about an hour shoot.

Here are a few of the ones I liked. Comments most welcome.

1.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/6098559877/&quot; title="Teen Dancer by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6197/6098559877_f353a3ccee_b.jpg&quot; width="800" height="571" alt="Teen Dancer"></a>

2.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/6098560107/&quot; title="Little Dancer by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6196/6098560107_c01b1d6848_b.jpg&quot; width="800" height="640" alt="Little Dancer"></a>

3.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/6098559705/&quot; title="Teen Dancer by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6074/6098559705_b3ff62f1d1_b.jpg&quot; width="800" height="571" alt="Teen Dancer"></a>

4.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/6099108164/&quot; title="Little Dancer by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6207/6099108164_a03c30f1ec_b.jpg&quot; width="572" height="800" alt="Little Dancer"></a>

5. I threw up a roll of white paper and tried a few head shots.

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/6098560573/&quot; title="Head Shot by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6181/6098560573_2f53a9ccb0_b.jpg&quot; width="571" height="800" alt="Head Shot"></a>

I'm pretty happy with these for an impromptu session. If there are flaws or areas for improvement, I'm all ears!

Thanks!

Comments

  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    Bryce...

    These are really good. A lot of fun. Have the girls seen them? I'm sure they went bananas if they did. Great job.
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  • wolf911wolf911 Registered Users Posts: 273 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    anonymouscuban wrote: »
    Bryce...

    These are really good. A lot of fun. Have the girls seen them? I'm sure they went bananas if they did. Great job.

    I agree!
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  • rob marshallrob marshall Registered Users Posts: 224 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    These are good. I'm sure the girls will want copies. I'm finding #3 (on my calibrated monitor - which darkens the monitor) a little too bright on the skin. Anyone else see that? Good shots.
  • FoquesFoques Registered Users Posts: 1,951 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    Great work! Agree with Rob, #3 is blown out a wee bit.
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  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    Thanks bunches peoples! We did have a lot of fun (at least if measured by the "giggle factor")

    When the girls wake up, they will find them posted to their Facebook walls. I am eager to hear their response when I get home.

    I think I know what caused the problem in number three. I added a fifth kicker light to make sure the black glove wouldn't get lost against the black background and may have had it dialed up a bit too much or didn't gobo it properly. I'll take that one into PP and see what I can do about it.

    Thanks again for taking the time to comment.
  • BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    I'm gonna agree with everything said above Bryce.

    Beautiful set with only # 3 a bit harsh and blown out. Otherwise just beautiful.
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  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    Thanks John!

    I played with three a bit and think this works much better.

    Teen Dancer
  • BilsenBilsen Registered Users Posts: 2,143 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    Agreed. Way better.
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  • anonymouscubananonymouscuban Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 4,586 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    I'm gonna disagree... I like the first version better. Laughing.gif
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  • rob marshallrob marshall Registered Users Posts: 224 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    Bryce Wilson wrote: »
    Thanks John!

    I played with three a bit and think this works much better.

    6099857721_2c8d902056_b.jpg

    Much better, Bryce. You can seem more colour in the skin now. Good shot!
  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    Very nice on all of these. You've got some great subjects to work with and great expressions. Skin tones seem alttle warm to me however.
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  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    Hackbone wrote: »
    Very nice on all of these. You've got some great subjects to work with and great expressions. Skin tones seem alttle warm to me however.


    Must be my "Kodak Peortra" processing! :D I don't think I've jumped on the cool skin tone bandwagon yet.
  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited August 31, 2011
    Bryce,

    Hey, it's all personal preference. If you like it go for it. They still are great.
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  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2011
    Hackbone wrote: »
    Bryce,

    Hey, it's all personal preference. If you like it go for it. They still are great.

    Thanks Charles.

    I'm not certian it's my preference, it's just the look I was used to. Remember, I'm old. Mr. Eastman and I used to be good friends:D. Now that I've taken this up again and am getting used to doing my own post, my eye tends goes back to those warm colors (not to mention softness) I became accustomed to from our friends in Rochester.

    I think old dogs can learn new tricks though. I PP this one with what I consider a cool temp.

    <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/60399337@N06/6103591082/&quot; title="Head Shot by Bryce Wilson, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6203/6103591082_93f37b2dff_b.jpg&quot; width="800" height="640" alt="Head Shot"></a>
  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2011
    Nice one. For the heck of it bring the exposure down some and see if her faces develops a lighting contour to it. I think it will. Then take a white brush and dab the catch lights a tad larger. Then take the black brush and dab out that lower light in her eye at 6.

    Hey, I'm old too but I'm not afraid to ask how to do that. My ego "ain't" that big. How do you get to Carneige Hall.....practice one more day again and again. Taking a class next week from Warne Noyce from Canada. Can't wait to learn.
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  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2011
    Well Charles, I had A little time to spare and tried to follow your instructions. (Seems that I spend more time in PP than I do taking the images these days) Not sure I nailed it exactly as you had in mind, but this version does indeed look richer than the original. I may have overdid it a bit originally as I felt the need to lower saturation a bit because I thought that it ended up a bit too rich. I really do like the way the larger catch lights look in the eyes. Adds a nice pop.

    Thanks for putting up with me and my continuing education. Your a patient professor!

    elliecharles

    I must ad that after the fact I found that this new version (the Charles version) makes a SMOKE'N black and white conversion!
  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2011
    Bryce, mind if I play with it?
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  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2011
    Play away my friend. Want the original file size?
  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2011
    Played the eyes, saturation irsis and lips some. Portrature and some high pass filter and soft light. Doing it with a mouse is a little rough. Gotta go and watch the game. Let me know what you think.

    i-ZPzRVKG-X3.jpg
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  • HackboneHackbone Registered Users Posts: 4,027 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2011
    Ouch, I just looked at these on my monitor at work. Sure a different look from my laptop. Toooooo much lip saturation and a little too warm for my taste.(my workup).
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  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2011
    Sorry it took so long to respond Charles. Came home to unexpected company last night.

    I'm glad you said what you did. I too thought the re work was over saturated. Although part of the fun for the girls was me having them apply their own makeup while I was setting up, I know the blush and lipstick wasn't that heavy.

    That, to me is one of the problems I have a hard time getting my arms around in this digital age. Processing for print gives you set parameters that can be controled. Processing for viewing on the web introduces a whole new set of challenges beyond your control. I know that images look different on my home screen than they do on my work screen. There is no control over the monitor settings used by the people viewing.
  • Bryce WilsonBryce Wilson Registered Users Posts: 1,586 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2011
    OK. Here is a before and after of an image I posted earlier in the thread. I'm trying to get a handle on what looks good, and what doesn't. The image on the left is the original and the one on the right is corrected to what my eye thinks looks good. Other than a few cosmetics, I upped the yellow about 10 points above the magenta and added just a touch of cyan on this new image.

    Please feel free to chime in on the differences and if I'm getting close to natural.
  • Molotov EverythingMolotov Everything Registered Users Posts: 211 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2011
    Of the A-B you just posted I actually like the one on the left better, I like that it looks more vibrant.
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