Elizabeth

cybercrypt13 · November 20, 2005

Comments welcome.

lynnma · November 20, 2005

cybercrypt13 wrote:

Comments welcome.

Well my first thought was I like it.. I love the tones. I would rather have seen her eyes I think than have the glasses dominate her face so much but maybe it's the kind of look you are looking for. I also would have cloned out the diag. stick to her left (right looking at the screen) I think she's a great model and I'd love to see more of this kind of toning.

cybercrypt13 · November 20, 2005

lynnma wrote:

Well my first thought was I like it.. I love the tones. I would rather have seen her eyes I think than have the glasses dominate her face so much but maybe it's the kind of look you are looking for. I also would have cloned out the diag. stick to her left (right looking at the screen) I think she's a great model and I'd love to see more of this kind of toning.

Thanks, I'm afraid if I had eliminated the glasses you would not have seen her eyes anyway because the sun was pretty bright that day. It really wasn't that I was after the glasses look just wasn't much of an option given the circumstances. As for the fence that is behind her I will take a look at that. I really hadn't given the background much noticed until you mentioned it.

Thanks,

ScottMcLeod · November 20, 2005

cybercrypt13 wrote:

Thanks, I'm afraid if I had eliminated the glasses you would not have seen her eyes anyway because the sun was pretty bright that day. It really wasn't that I was after the glasses look just wasn't much of an option given the circumstances. As for the fence that is behind her I will take a look at that. I really hadn't given the background much noticed until you mentioned it.

Thanks,

That, *and* she's blinking.

I love it. Wide-angle portraits are fun.

cybercrypt13 · November 20, 2005

ScottMcLeod wrote:

That, *and* she's blinking.

I love it. Wide-angle portraits are fun.

Well, let me tell you. You grab a flash and start trying to take her picture and you will have her laughing so hard she can barely stand up. It is a freak of nature to catch her eyes open when you use the flash. So while its hard to say if she was blinking or squinting in this picture, if it had been inside I could be 100% certain which it was...

Thanks

Photosbychuck · November 20, 2005

Hi, Glen
I love the angle in this photo.
How did you get the angle?
Was you on a porch?
Great photo in my option. I like to take a photo and leave it just
the way I seen it. If I do anything I will crop out around the edges.
Maybe change the levels if, needed to lighten a dark photo. I try
to leave everything else just like I seen it.

Take Care,
Chuck,
Marshall, NC

cybercrypt13 · November 20, 2005

Well, I actually took it standing in the yard. I'm a little taller than she is so the angle is from about 2ft away looking down at her. Plus she bent over when she started laughing so it lowered her a little more ...

Thanks

ScottMcLeod · November 21, 2005

cybercrypt13 wrote:

Well, let me tell you. You grab a flash and start trying to take her picture and you will have her laughing so hard she can barely stand up. It is a freak of nature to catch her eyes open when you use the flash. So while its hard to say if she was blinking or squinting in this picture, if it had been inside I could be 100% certain which it was...

Thanks

I love people like that.

Take more :-)

Deacon · November 21, 2005

Helpful hint?
In bright situations where your subject is squinting try having them face the sun/light source with their eyes closed for about 10 seconds or so, then have then open then and take the shot. In most situations the eye adjusts to the higher level of light while the lids are closed and for the short duration of the shot the tendency to squint is reduced.

Deacon

cybercrypt13 · November 21, 2005

Deacon wrote:

In bright situations where your subject is squinting try having them face the sun/light source with their eyes closed for about 10 seconds or so, then have then open then and take the shot. In most situations the eye adjusts to the higher level of light while the lids are closed and for the short duration of the shot the tendency to squint is reduced.

Deacon

Thanks for the advise. I'll try that. It wouldn't have helped here though as I took that shot walking backwards while making her laugh. If I had prepped her she might not have laughed as hard... :-)

Thanks,