Natasha and Julia (9 img)

Yuri Pautov

Priviet (in Russian Hello, Hi...), dear friends!
I have some 'debts' from last year.
So now I'm working to present these photos to their heroes
I've made some (3 or 4) of this seria , but..
It was my first steps into flash light
And light critique is very importrant to me (let me become better, a?)

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8

9 Maybe you'll remember this one I've done before:


Your thoughts, critique and comments.

Spasibo,
Yuri

LiquidAir

My favorites of the set are #3 and the last one. I find the profile to be very striking and the silhouettes are a lot of fun.

I am not too fond of the slightly bluish grey background. It floats around a bit from shot to shot, sometimes quite blue and other times maybe just a touch on the warm side of neutral. Personally I like the shots best when the background color is warmer.

dogwood

That last shot is great. What lens are you using? Looks a little like it may be at the wide end (50 mm?). For portraits, try a 200 (yeah, a 200 mm). They're simply more flattering for face close-ups.

No offense to the folks here-- but if you REALLY want to learn lighting-- dpreview has a lighting forum that is fantastic. Lots of pros, lots of great tips, and lots of examples. Just an idea...

Yuri Pautov

dogwood wrote:

That last shot is great. What lens are you using? Looks a little like it may be at the wide end (50 mm?). For portraits, try a 200 (yeah, a 200 mm). They're simply more flattering for face close-ups.

No offense to the folks here-- but if you REALLY want to learn lighting-- dpreview has a lighting forum that is fantastic. Lots of pros, lots of great tips, and lots of examples. Just an idea...

I use Sony R1.
and of course I try to use full zoom.
Spasibo for your recommendation!
Yuri

BigAl

Super series Yuri! #2 & #3 are really outstanding

Nikolai

Hi Yuri,

LiquidAir wrote:

My favorites of the set are #3 and the last one. I find the profile to be very striking and the silhouettes are a lot of fun.

I am not too fond of the slightly bluish grey background. It floats around a bit from shot to shot, sometimes quite blue and other times maybe just a touch on the warm side of neutral. Personally I like the shots best when the background color is warmer.

I'm with LiquidAir here.

Mike02

I really like 3, 5, and 9*, great job !