This is great! I love the concept! You executed it brilliantly. I really enjoyed looking at each child's reaction, and then felt for the poor mom and dad and wished that they could get a moment to themselves.
As to the processing- I like it! I have no idea if you met your goal, but it looks good to me!:D
I'm actually kind of torn on this one. I love the subject - posing is excellent and the expressions priceless. I also like the processing - great execution of the technique. The subject plus the processing is what I'm struggling with. I see this technique being more appropriate for grittier subjects. However, I have a feeling that if I revisit this later, it will have grown me.
It is very convincing, and oddly easy. I LOVE your execution. After reading this tutorial I have been inspired to try it myself. I would be interested in hearing how you set the shot up, make-up, posing, and how you lit your subjects. Also, did you use the above technique, or did you come up with your own?
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This technique has been beat to death over in the Flicker forums here.
You did a great job shatch. And this kind of pp is right up your alley since you use light and aren't scared to experiment. Allot of ppl try to emulate this w/ Ps only. And they all fall short. DH uses an insane ammount of light.
BTW DH's blog states he spends 9+ hours a day in PP. So even w/ all the lighting, it's still a beast to match his look.
Thank you all for the kind comments. When I get home tonight, if I have time and the wife isn't in labor, I'll put together the original file and the settings I used to get this photo. I'll start a new thread where we can all submit our "Dave Hill" photos. Any recommendations where I should start the post? People? Technique? Finishing School?
Thank you all for the kind comments. When I get home tonight, if I have time and the wife isn't in labor, I'll put together the original file and the settings I used to get this photo. I'll start a new thread where we can all submit our "Dave Hill" photos. Any recommendations where I should start the post? People? Technique? Finishing School?
It sounds like we'll be seeing some great baby shots in the near future. The thread sounds like a great idea. Although a lot of technique applies, I think Finishing School is the best fit. Looking forward to the tutorial.
Thank you all for the kind comments. When I get home tonight, if I have time and the wife isn't in labor, I'll put together the original file and the settings I used to get this photo. I'll start a new thread where we can all submit our "Dave Hill" photos. Any recommendations where I should start the post? People? Technique? Finishing School?
Let me suggest a thread in Finishing School for discussing the technique itself and a separate thread in People for people shots done with that technique. Does that make sense?
Doesn't look like it. There was a sketchy one about a year ago. However, a Google search returned hundreds of hits on other sites, so there's lots of info out there. Maybe you could start a new thread once you master the technique.
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As to the processing- I like it! I have no idea if you met your goal, but it looks good to me!:D
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I second the request for a pointer/tutorial on the processing.
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It is very convincing, and oddly easy. I LOVE your execution. After reading this tutorial I have been inspired to try it myself. I would be interested in hearing how you set the shot up, make-up, posing, and how you lit your subjects. Also, did you use the above technique, or did you come up with your own?
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You did a great job shatch. And this kind of pp is right up your alley since you use light and aren't scared to experiment. Allot of ppl try to emulate this w/ Ps only. And they all fall short. DH uses an insane ammount of light.
BTW DH's blog states he spends 9+ hours a day in PP. So even w/ all the lighting, it's still a beast to match his look.
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It sounds like we'll be seeing some great baby shots in the near future. The thread sounds like a great idea. Although a lot of technique applies, I think Finishing School is the best fit. Looking forward to the tutorial.
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Let me suggest a thread in Finishing School for discussing the technique itself and a separate thread in People for people shots done with that technique. Does that make sense?
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Doesn't look like it. There was a sketchy one about a year ago. However, a Google search returned hundreds of hits on other sites, so there's lots of info out there. Maybe you could start a new thread once you master the technique.
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