studio work portrait

jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
edited September 4, 2007 in Wildlife
the birds have heard of the internet and now want their space :D I think I may get some work doing head shots :rofl
Jeff W

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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Very pretty shot, Jeff.thumb.gif

    I think I would desaturate the blue in the shadow on the bird and where it bled over into the white.
  • dbaker1221dbaker1221 Registered Users Posts: 4,482 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    sweet shot:ivar
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  • saurorasaurora Registered Users Posts: 4,320 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Wow! What a gorgeous model!!! rolleyes1.gif Seriously, I love this shot. You've taken bird portraiture a step further!!! thumb.gif
  • ShepsMomShepsMom Registered Users Posts: 4,319 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Darn!! What a beauty! What did you charge? Laughing.gifclap.gifclapclap.gif
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  • PrescottPhotogPrescottPhotog Registered Users Posts: 1,174 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Outstanding
    jwear wrote:
    the birds have heard of the internet and now want their space :D I think I may get some work doing head shots rolleyes1.gif

    Hi Jeff.. Wow, what a beautiful shot. Congrats !!
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Outstanding portrait shot Jeff. One of your best. clap.gif
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  • ebwestebwest Registered Users Posts: 416 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Neat shot WTG
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Ric Grupe wrote:
    Very pretty shot, Jeff.thumb.gif

    I think I would desaturate the blue in the shadow on the bird and where it bled over into the white.
    thanks Ric you know you are right and I did not even see it to the degree it is until you said something and i blew it up a bit and I would but do not know how ?? it also has a dust bunny i missed eek7.gif I will go back and look at the raw shot maybe i did it in the ps work ,I did try to put a better blue in the sky headscratch.gif thanks thumb.gif
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • raptorcaptorraptorcaptor Registered Users Posts: 3,968 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    If your are going into the portrait biz you need to start carrying a comb in your backpack Jeff! And maybe some gel.ne_nau.gif Good shootin Jeff!thumb.gif
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  • MaestroMaestro Registered Users Posts: 5,395 Major grins
    edited September 1, 2007
    Great portrait. I love the fine details in the feathers. Great job exposing for all that white.
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  • BigAlBigAl Registered Users Posts: 2,294 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Great portrait. I love the fine details in the feathers. Great job exposing for all that white.
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2007
    jwear wrote:
    thanks Ric you know you are right and I did not even see it to the degree it is until you said something and i blew it up a bit and I would but do not know how ?? it also has a dust bunny i missed eek7.gif I will go back and look at the raw shot maybe i did it in the ps work ,I did try to put a better blue in the sky headscratch.gif thanks thumb.gif

    Check the original...and see if you added the blue by working on the sky. If so, then just select the sky and leave the bird out. Use the magic wand tool for the mask selecting the sky...making sure the borders do not infringe on the bird. Also, feather the mask so there is not a distinct border. There are other ways of doing this...this is just my way.

    Now, if the original has too much blue in the shadows, just mask the bird with the freehand mask tool. Be careful where the shadow touches the sky. Since the bird is white, once you mask it, just desaturate since the white is not a color and will not change.

    Hope that made some sense!headscratch.gifD
  • tleetlee Registered Users Posts: 1,090 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2007
    Beautiful image!!
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2007
    dbaker1221 wrote:
    sweet shot:ivar
    thanks DB nikon blue :D
    Jeff W

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    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2007
    saurora wrote:
    Wow! What a gorgeous model!!! rolleyes1.gif Seriously, I love this shot. You've taken bird portraiture a step further!!! thumb.gif
    thanks it really came from I like this shot just not were it was standing :D so heads shots rolleyes1.gif thanks again
    Jeff W

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2007
    ShepsMom wrote:
    Darn!! What a beauty! What did you charge? Laughing.gifclap.gifclapclap.gif
    well I did get two minnows and a crawfish what I wanted was a king fisher :cry thanks :D
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 2, 2007
    PrescottPhotog wrote:
    Hi Jeff.. Wow, what a beautiful shot. Congrats !!
    thanks I almost moved to prescott great city thumb.gif
    Jeff W

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    raptorcaptor wrote:
    If your are going into the portrait biz you need to start carrying a comb in your backpack Jeff! And maybe some gel.ne_nau.gif Good shootin Jeff!thumb.gif
    you are so out of touch headscratch.gif no comb just moose and a beer eek7.gifrolleyes1.gif thanks say hi to the queen of id deal.gifthumb.gif
    Jeff W

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    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    Maestro wrote:
    Great portrait. I love the fine details in the feathers. Great job exposing for all that white.
    thanks I had more than a few seconds to get the exposer almost nailed on those few shots :D thanks again
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    tlee wrote:
    Beautiful image!!
    thanks for taking time T thumb.gif
    Jeff W

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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    PrescottPhotog wrote:
    Hi Jeff.. Wow, what a beautiful shot. Congrats !!
    thanks NG said the bird look to punk for the cover :cry rolleyes1.gif thanks for looking
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    Harryb wrote:
    Outstanding portrait shot Jeff. One of your best. clap.gif
    thanks Harry I do like this shot even with the extra nikon blue :D
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    ebwest wrote:
    Neat shot WTG
    thanks EB had the whole bird but did not like the fence --so moved in and --head shot
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • ShasocShasoc Registered Users Posts: 691 Major grins
    edited September 3, 2007
    Beautifully done. thumb.gifclap.gif
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  • riddim_makerriddim_maker Registered Users Posts: 1,835 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2007
    Seems like this egret posed just for you, Jeffiloveyou.gif
    Great captureclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    Russ
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2007
    riddim_maker wrote:
    Seems like this egret posed just for you, Jeffiloveyou.gif
    Great captureclap.gifclap.gifclap.gif
    I had some fish :D same as you but it was not being koi mwink.gif
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited September 4, 2007
    Shasoc wrote:
    Beautifully done. thumb.gifclap.gif
    thank you
    Jeff W

    “PHOTOGRAPHY IS THE ‘JAZZ’ FOR THE EYES…”

    http://jwear.smugmug.com/
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