New York: "Young Murderess With Victim's Head" + "Roman Soldier,Times Square"

geraldfinnegan

"Young Murderess With Victim's Head"



"Typical Roman Soldier, Times Square"

cjohn

I like the first one, good composition, nice smiley subject, and fun too. However, in both shots your highlights are off on the faces... Too much direct flash?

geraldfinnegan

thanks

cjohn wrote:

I like the first one, good composition, nice smiley subject, and fun too. However, in both shots your highlights are off on the faces... Too much direct flash?

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Thanks for the comment. These both were quick "shots of opportunity" so my technique was to get the camera out of the bag in 1 sec. Beyond that, nada.
best
jerry

Dixie

Jerry, I like both shots - especially the first one. I agree with cjohn's accessment about the highlights.

Do you shoot in RAW? If you do the RAW format should give you the latitude to bring the highlights down a little. I checked your galleries and like what I saw there, but noticed that a number of the photos had similar highlights. That may be your processing style and there's nothing wrong with that. If you do want to bring down the highlights somewhat then you may want to go with either -½ or -1 flash or explosure compensation (which depends upon your equipment).

At any rate, I like your work and wish I had the knack for street photography that you have. I do well with landscapes and wildlife, but have always felt uncomfortable when trying to shoot street scenes with people involved. I think that it takes a special breed to shoot in the streets and bring home the bacon. You do it well.

geraldfinnegan

Re: RAW

Dixie wrote:

Jerry, I like both shots - especially the first one. I agree with cjohn's accessment about the highlights.

Do you shoot in RAW? If you do the RAW format should give you the latitude to bring the highlights down a little. I checked your galleries and like what I saw there, but noticed that a number of the photos had similar highlights. That may be your processing style and there's nothing wrong with that. If you do want to bring down the highlights somewhat then you may want to go with either -½ or -1 flash or explosure compensation (which depends upon your equipment).

At any rate, I like your work and wish I had the knack for street photography that you have. I do well with landscapes and wildlife, but have always felt uncomfortable when trying to shoot street scenes with people involved. I think that it takes a special breed to shoot in the streets and bring home the bacon. You do it well.

I shoot film a lot, and digital on occasion. I think I unconsciously go for highlights when I process without realizing it. I want to take a look at that.
I can use your hints about exposure/flash comp anytime and will. I can't shoot RAW on my digital but I can still take the highlights down.
thanks for the helpful comments
best
jerry