Return to Sony (6 img)

Yuri Pautov

Priviet, dear friends!
At last I finished with my Egypt photos (ooh - I've made > 2500 shots and videos there with a new toy - Pentax WP).I've made 2 albums of prints and added Egypt to Journeys pages of my web site...
So, now I can return to my Sony...
Its very cold here -30C and its hard to make photos, but...
Here's an 'original' so to say...
1



As usual, I've made some work in PS, trying to make different photos.
2 B&W (and yes, there's a tear in her eye...cold... and wind...)

3 color

4 diferent pose and some work with levels. Also zoom effect used to minimize file's size...

and... it'll be very interesting to know your opinion about which one of these two is better:
5 color

6 or b&w


Must say, I still use my F707 but thinking about R1 (mainly about money...:-)

Spasibo
Yuri

flyingdutchie

Kak djela, Yuri? I hope you're not freezing your toes and fingers off.

I've been admiring your portraits now for quite a while here on dgrin.
Most of them seem to be shot outside, not in a studio or in some pre-set environment but more on the streets. Am i right?

If so, how do you get all these beautiful people to pose? You just ask them? If so, you must be a charmer

About your 6 pics in this thread:
For composition, i like the first one the best. The color is a little flat, though.
For color, i like the 4th one the best.

Otto Behrens

ice cold

Yuri Pautov wrote:

Priviet, dear friends!
At last I finished with my Egypt photos (ooh - I've made > 2500 shots and videos there with a new toy - Pentax WP).I've made 2 albums of prints and added Egypt to Journeys pages of my web site...
So, now I can return to my Sony...
Its very cold here -30C and its hard to make photos, but...



Must say, I still use my F707 but thinking about R1 (mainly about money...:-)

Spasibo
Yuri

Yuri,

for me # 5 is the best!
-30°C, I think you need much vodka otherwise you get frost boils or will be freezed. :

Otto, here are -10°C only

eye-max

#5 . I like the teary eyes, I have been known to cry when the temp drops below -30C.

imax

Color Yuri!

Nice to see you back with your Sony!

Joe

photoshow

Nice work, I like it all, it feels natural and serene. The cool blues of her clothing really help sell that it is very cold. Colors look a little flat on the uncalibrated LCD at work, but look much crisper on my calibrated monitor at home.

Scarhart

Another delightful series, Yuri, with a beautiful model. I liked numbers 2 and 5 the best. The close up black and white in #2, with her slight smile and slight tear, just grabbed me like none of the other pictures. When I saw #5,I thought there was no way the black and white version could top it, but it took a while looking at both pictures (5 and 6) to decide that her face and eyes seemed more expressive in color in that shot.

Thanks so much for sharing!
- Scott

Yuri Pautov

Dear friends!
Spasibo for your comments!
Yuri

Tessa HD

Beautiful portraits Yuri
You sure have a great way of capturing their beautiful eyes, and skin - I'd give my pinky finger for skin like that.

rahmonster

The 2nd one is amazing....The eyes raw me right in and I get lost:D