My wife in low key

gmonkehgmonkeh Registered Users Posts: 312 Major grins
edited February 9, 2007 in People
Basically a 1 light setup with a hairlight. It's nice to have a model readily available to practice on. All I need to do is to cook dinner and wash the dishes afterwards :)

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  • Mike LaneMike Lane Registered Users Posts: 7,106 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    Great shots I think thumb.gif Thanks for the lighting diagram too.

    She looks like a skiny Dr. Melfi from the sopranos.

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  • gmonkehgmonkeh Registered Users Posts: 312 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    Hmm I don't know if I should take that as a compliment lol. Unless you think the doctor's really hot.

    I'm from Bremerton by the way. I just moved here from Bellevue.

    Lex
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  • Mike LaneMike Lane Registered Users Posts: 7,106 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    gmonkeh wrote:
    Hmm I don't know if I should take that as a compliment lol. Unless you think the doctor's really hot.

    I'm from Bremerton by the way. I just moved here from Bellevue.

    Lex
    Heh. She's just the first person that popped into my head after looking at that 2nd shot. lol3.gif

    Bremerton is nice, but that reminds me that I need to update my location. I'm living in England now :D
    Y'all don't want to hear me, you just want to dance.

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  • Shay StephensShay Stephens Registered Users Posts: 3,165 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    Beautiful work! Simple but effective. I love it.
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  • MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    gmonkeh wrote:
    ...All I need to do is to cook dinner and wash the dishes afterwards :)

    Hang on, that works for getting modelling as well?! eek7.gifmwink.gif

    Very nice shots, and your wife is stunning.

    Cool lighting diagram, how did you do that?

    Malte
  • SenecaSeneca Registered Users Posts: 1,661 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    The lighting, the mood...everything to me is right on the money... Great job!thumb.gif
  • Barefoot and NaturalBarefoot and Natural Registered Users Posts: 586 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    WOW!! I love these shots.......just a little suggestion though (because of the arangement of the photos) I think that you should try *glasses* image, then the glasses coming off, hair being let down and then cap it off with the beautiful first image! She is very gorgeous and as soon as i saw the *professional* shot I thought.....Business woman by day, Beautiful Bombshell by night!!


    Fabulous images.....thanks for giving us your set up also!!
    Heather
  • gmonkehgmonkeh Registered Users Posts: 312 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    Thx everyone for the great comments.

    Mike - Why on earth would you ever think of moving away from Tacoma? Don't you just miss the smell? lol

    Malte - Oh yeah it does :) And sometimes when I really need a shoot, I take out the garbage as well. Oh and here's the link for the lighting diagrams. It's in PSD. [FONT=Geneva, Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif]http://www.kevinkertz.com/fm/LightingSetup.psd.zip[/FONT]

    Seneca - First time using a black backdrop, I was worried about the metering but turned out pretty good first time out.

    Heather - beautiful bombshell, I wish my wife believed that :) But I'm sure she'd appreciate the compliment.
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    Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
    Tamron 28-75 f/2.8
    Nikkor 80-200 AF-D ED f/2.8
    2 Alien Bees AB800
    Nikon Speedlight SB800
    Elinchrome Skyport Triggers
  • NimaiNimai Registered Users Posts: 564 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    Looks great!
    I'm trying to read the url on that diagram - how did you put that together?

    Thanks!
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  • Scotty_RScotty_R Registered Users Posts: 108 Major grins
    edited February 7, 2007
    Simple, elegant, beautiful...

    I am jealous.
    Scotty
  • SystemSystem Registered Users Posts: 8,186 moderator
    edited February 7, 2007
    very nice and your wife is very pretty-

    thanks for showing the setup-
  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    I'd ditch the hairlight. It really makes this work appear dated.

    I'd spend some more time on the skin. Instead of blanketting it with a soft focus, spend time with the clone and heal tool. It will make a world of difference.
  • gmonkehgmonkeh Registered Users Posts: 312 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    To each his own I guess Owen, although that's the second time you've commented on my skin work. To be honest with you I prefer this way of processing over the plastic look. I use blur very sparingly and on a separate adjustment layer.

    It's funny you commented that my "little red" submission was wayyyyy overprocessed, when all I did to that image was selective coloring and some dodging and burning.

    Critiques are always welcome in my part, that's what allows one to learn. But there's a difference between useful criticism and snide remarks. No one's perfect, well unless you are then I sincerely apologize.

    Cheers,

    Lex
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    Nikon D300
    Nikkor 85mm f/1.8D
    Tamron 28-75 f/2.8
    Nikkor 80-200 AF-D ED f/2.8
    2 Alien Bees AB800
    Nikon Speedlight SB800
    Elinchrome Skyport Triggers
  • imaximax Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Nimai wrote:
    Looks great!
    I'm trying to read the url on that diagram - how did you put that together?

    Thanks!


    Here is a link that might help


    http://www.fredmiranda.com/forum/topic2/446987
  • gmonkehgmonkeh Registered Users Posts: 312 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Thanks Imax, I wasn't sure what the policy here was on linking to another forum that's why I held back on the original post. :)
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Very very nice
    Thanks for showing your set up as well. Portrait work fascinates me. It's fun seeing how you did it. The results are top drawer. How great is that to have a willing model...for dishes no less...Laughing.gif. Keep up the great work.
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  • zackerzacker Registered Users Posts: 451 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Mike Lane wrote:
    Great shots I think thumb.gif Thanks for the lighting diagram too.

    She looks like a skiny Dr. Melfi from the sopranos.

    nayttelijat_3.jpg

    yeah like the hotter. younger version of Lorrain Bracco when she was Henry Hill's wife, Karen in Good Fellas!!
    great job with the lighting... very nice!
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  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    I really am inspired by seeing these lovely portraits and the diagram! I don't have any real studio equipment but this setup gives me hope for figuring something out. Maybe I can McGuyver something...? :D

    Anyway great portraits and your wife is gorgeous!
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  • zackerzacker Registered Users Posts: 451 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    schmooo wrote:
    I really am inspired by seeing these lovely portraits and the diagram! I don't have any real studio equipment but this setup gives me hope for figuring something out. Maybe I can McGuyver something...? :D

    Anyway great portraits and your wife is gorgeous!

    gOOGLE.. "STROBIST" mwink.gif
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    www.theanimalhaven.com :thumb

    Visit us at: www.northeastfoto.com a forum for northeastern USA Photogs to meet. :wink

    Canon 30D, some lenses and stuff... I think im tired or something, i have a hard time concentrating.. hey look, a birdie!:clap
  • MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    gmonkeh wrote:
    ...Critiques are always welcome in my part, that's what allows one to learn. But there's a difference between useful criticism and snide remarks. No one's perfect, well unless you are then I sincerely apologize.

    Yeah, empathy is BYO with Owen... All his critique is whipping post style. He takes fantastic photos himself, and I don't doubt he's right in most of his comments, but maybe he should ease up on the god complex.

    Malte
  • schmooschmoo Registered Users Posts: 8,468 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    zacker wrote:
    gOOGLE.. "STROBIST" mwink.gif

    I've been trying to read Strobist for months but I don't even have that much equipment! :D
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  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    gmonkeh wrote:
    To each his own I guess Owen, although that's the second time you've commented on my skin work. To be honest with you I prefer this way of processing over the plastic look. I use blur very sparingly and on a separate adjustment layer.

    It's funny you commented that my "little red" submission was wayyyyy overprocessed, when all I did to that image was selective coloring and some dodging and burning.

    Critiques are always welcome in my part, that's what allows one to learn. But there's a difference between useful criticism and snide remarks. No one's perfect, well unless you are then I sincerely apologize.

    Cheers,

    Lex

    Lex,

    Let's not make personal attacks, k?
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  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Malte wrote:
    Yeah, empathy is BYO with Owen... All his critique is whipping post style. He takes fantastic photos himself, and I don't doubt he's right in most of his comments, but maybe he should ease up on the god complex.

    Malte

    God complex? Ouch.

    I just say it as I see it. I didn't realise there was something wrong with that.
  • MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Owen wrote:
    God complex? Ouch.

    I just say it as I see it. I didn't realise there was something wrong with that.

    Sorry about that one, I was out of line. But I think there's something to the old saying "If you dont have anything good to say..." If a picture in your opinion is all crap, take a second to find what's least crappy about it and throw that in there. Makes it a whole lot more encouraging to go fix the faults.

    Malte
  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Malte wrote:
    Sorry about that one, I was out of line. But I think there's something to the old saying "If you dont have anything good to say..." If a picture in your opinion is all crap, take a second to find what's least crappy about it and throw that in there. Makes it a whole lot more encouraging to go fix the faults.

    Malte
    I said what makes it "crappy."
    I didn't say it was all crap.
    I said, ditch the hairlight (as a general rule), and fix the way you process skin.

    Two things that aren't hard to do!
  • DavidTODavidTO Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 19,160 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Owen wrote:
    I said what makes it "crappy."
    I didn't say it was all crap.
    I said, ditch the hairlight (as a general rule), and fix the way you process skin.

    Two things that aren't hard to do!

    Owen....
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  • Barefoot and NaturalBarefoot and Natural Registered Users Posts: 586 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Malte wrote:
    but maybe he should ease up on the god complex.

    Malte




    :lol:lol:lol:lol:lol

    That's funny, now matter who you're talking about.......sorry it just made me chuckle!
  • OwenOwen Registered Users Posts: 948 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    DavidTO wrote:
    Owen....

    As per the guidelines -

    Your wife is pretty. Your lighting ratio is bang on.
    However, I'd think about losing the hairlight and trying something else with the skin, such as the clone tool or healing brush.
    Out of these two, I prefer the one with the glasses.
    Keep posting your work.

    Is that truly anymore useful than what I posted to begin with? Does it make you /feel/ better?
  • Shay StephensShay Stephens Registered Users Posts: 3,165 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Owen wrote:
    As per the guidelines -

    Your wife is pretty. Your lighting ratio is bang on.
    However, I'd think about losing the hairlight and trying something else with the skin, such as the clone tool or healing brush.
    Out of these two, I prefer the one with the glasses.
    Keep posting your work.

    Is that truly anymore useful than what I posted to begin with? Does it make you /feel/ better?

    I have warm fuzzies crawling all around the place now...wait a tick...those aren't warm fuzzies, their tribbles!!! Arghghghghghghg!!!!!
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  • MalteMalte Registered Users Posts: 1,181 Major grins
    edited February 8, 2007
    Owen wrote:
    Is that truly anymore useful than what I posted to begin with?

    No.
    Owen wrote:
    Does it make you /feel/ better?

    Hell yeah!

    Malte
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