Portraits of future Actor

chrisjlee

My friend wanted a portfolio done because he wants to become an actor. I couldn't charge him because my expertise in studio lighting is not great and I'm only learning.

I also used my new muslins (thanks to Art)

I was hoping maybe you all could help me out and give me some useful comments and criticism; since, I very much respect all the opinions of many Dgrinners.

So I picked out a few of my favorites. All of this was shot in RAW and no post processing was done except for quick blemish removals and changing his teeth color.






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Thanks in advance.

Photosbychuck

Hi, Chrisjlee
I like the above the waist fist photo but, try not to cut off
the head and arms. I like the pose of the second photo but,
I would like to see a full view in that pose. I would also
like to see a smile. Try to move your lights so, he don't have
shadows on his face. The light from the right side is to much
in MHO.

Good Luck,
Chuck,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ashevillepicturepost

chrisjlee

Photosbychuck wrote:

Hi, Chrisjlee
I like the above the waist fist photo but, try not to cut off
the head and arms. I like the pose of the second photo but,
I would like to see a full view in that pose. I would also
like to see a smile. Try to move your lights so, he don't have
shadows on his face. The light from the right side is to much
in MHO.

Good Luck,
Chuck,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ashevillepicturepost

Thanks. That was helpful :

hollyc

I agree that the light on the right is too harsh. You could also pull him out farther away from the background to make him stand out a little more. He's definitely cute. Thanks for sharing!

chrisjlee

hollyc wrote:

I agree that the light on the right is too harsh. You could also pull him out farther away from the background to make him stand out a little more. He's definitely cute. Thanks for sharing!

alright. i had a wierd set up. i had him stand as close to the kitchen counter as i could ha.

chrisjlee

Photosbychuck wrote:

Hi, Chrisjlee
I like the above the waist fist photo but, try not to cut off
the head and arms. I like the pose of the second photo but,
I would like to see a full view in that pose. I would also
like to see a smile. Try to move your lights so, he don't have
shadows on his face. The light from the right side is to much
in MHO.

Good Luck,
Chuck,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ashevillepicturepost

hmm is this one better?

Sigal

Maybe
Hi Chrisjlee,

I'm going to have the same problem soon.

Building my studio and have no clue what to do with the lights

Lucky for me, the shop I'm buying the lights from are giving private lessons in your own studio and quite cheap.

Anyway, I think I would ask him to wear different cloths.

Cloths that will make him pop out more.

Did you use a reflector? I think that could help with the shadows on his face. Maybe ?

And I agree that you should not cut his head... :

Maybe try some Black and White.

I would like to know how did you change his teeth color.

You do have some nice shots there, I like the ones where he is sitting down.

Keep them coming.

Sigal

chrisjlee

Sigal wrote:

Hi Chrisjlee,

Anyway, I think I would ask him to wear different cloths.

Did you use a reflector? I think that could help with the shadows on his face. Maybe ?

And I agree that you should not cut his head... :

Maybe try some Black and White.

I would like to know how did you change his teeth color.

You do have some nice shots there, I like the ones where he is sitting down.

Keep them coming.
Sigal

I apologize for the really really slow response on the replies.
But i changed his teeth color just by using a selection of his teeth and desaturating it a little (the amount is subjective) then increasing the lightness. Be careful not to select his lips of course. You can avoid this by using the quick mask and gaussian blur the selection.

If this is not clear please let me know - PM me.

I appreciate the positive comments.

Scott_Quier

First thing you must understand is I have NO experience with studio lighting, but a few thoughts do come to mind.

This young man has a beautiful head of hair. It's dark. The backdrop is dark. IMO there is a need to seperate his hair from the back drop.

Thoughts:

• A little light directly on the backdrop? Something like this?
• A focus light on his hair, from behind?

Of the three images, the first is emotionally very strong (and just a tad dark) while the last (with the smile) shows a lighter side to his personality.