New attorney portraits

Foques

a friend needed a few quick ports done for his new job.









the request was quite specific:
no smiling.
jacket on.
only chest up.

i'm hoping to shoot with him once he is situated in the office, and has a story telling backdrop.

Sam

Good job Photoshoping the horns out.

Sam

AlexShark

The last one works for me.

Foques

Sam wrote: »

Good job Photoshoping the horns out.

Sam

i'm not sure if it is a good thing or a bad thing

AlexShark wrote: »

The last one works for me.

thank you
I seem to prefer and gravitate to more of a dark/contrasty light.. the opposite of what most people prefer.

AlexShark

Foques wrote: »

I seem to prefer and gravitate to more of a dark/contrasty light.. the opposite of what most people prefer.

My problem with the low-key set is his eyes. They appear squint or even cross-eyed and vacant. The last photo has life in it.

Hackbone

Like the last one especially. The darker ones he seems a tad crossed eyed.

Reflections By Brian

I really like 1,3 and 4. Number 2 really really makes him look cross eyed and the eyes kind of get lost in the shadows. I would maybe try to place the lights up a little higher to decrease the shadow on his eyes. The other two low key shots look great and look like the light source may be a little bit higher. Nice work though!

Foques

AlexShark wrote: »

My problem with the low-key set is his eyes. They appear squint or even cross-eyed and vacant. The last photo has life in it.

Hackbone wrote: »

Like the last one especially. The darker ones he seems a tad crossed eyed.

I was trying to fight the cross eyed look, but my thinking is that this should've been done during the shooting, not in post. do you guys have any tricks in the hat for the PP fixes?

Reflections By Brian wrote: »

I really like 1,3 and 4. Number 2 really really makes him look cross eyed and the eyes kind of get lost in the shadows. I would maybe try to place the lights up a little higher to decrease the shadow on his eyes. The other two low key shots look great and look like the light source may be a little bit higher. Nice work though!

the light sources were two 60" stripboxes on either side. placing them higher wouldn't be possible.
I ended up throwing a reflector in front of him after that #2 was taken.
What I need to find is a reflector stand.

I appreciate the feedback, guys.

AlexShark

Foques wrote: »

I was trying to fight the cross eyed look, but my thinking is that this should've been done during the shooting, not in post. do you guys have any tricks in the hat for the PP fixes?

I don't. This should be done during the shooting. The person is the subject, the background is of less value. That's why #4 works and others don't.

Having the camera tethered to a workstation during the shoot would reveal such defects in real time, and would prompt you to reshoot.

Hackbone

Not in PP. Generally the eyes will look even from a particular side that the other. I've tried and had moderate success with asking them to find where the camera is and then close their eyes and on the count of three open them and smile. Again moderate success that way.

Foques

great idea, thank you Charles.
one thing I should note with "work/doesn't work" bit. White shot does not work for me at all.the only reason I included it is because my friend and some other people liked it. So, I guess, this is where the art bit comes into the game.

alaios

I like the three (did not read other comments). The first two looks "somehow" different but do not work much for me
Alex

Qarik

I like the quality of light in #2 the best, though you could lighten up around the eyes (and whiten up the whites of his left eye) and get some more seperation between BG and hair/jacket. the light in #3 doesn't work for me..just a touch too harsh and the shadows around is nose are objectionable to me.