First attempt at portraits
The other night I took my first stab at shooting portraits. I'd like to know what everyone thinks. The background was just one of our sheets but other than that let me know what you think.
Also a shout out to my family for putting up with me as I am learning. Especially when I convert the kitchen into a studio.
Also a shout out to my family for putting up with me as I am learning. Especially when I convert the kitchen into a studio.
"Make it don't take it!"
Jason
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I think your wife needs more light, the right side and by her chin is really dark. But it is a good start!
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Pros:
- Nice family:-)
- Great expressions
- Nice group arrangement
Cons- Backdrop is too close and due to its unevenness is distracting.
- Single light is too small for this group of 3, and it is positioned too close (to the boy), hence the strong light falloff across the group.
All in all, pretty good for a first try!Possible cure: iron; larger distance wetween the backdrop and your subjects (3-4 feet at least) + shallower DOF; careful post processing (large radius Gaussian Blur can do wonders:-)
Possible cure: bigger diffuser (and possibly more powerful light ) positioned further from the group
I agree but still I liked the shot overall.
Jason
I was thinking along the same lines. I was actually using a second flash that day, just not on this particular image. I'll remember the comments for the next shoot. Thanks.
Jason
I think even just a reflector on the left something as simple a white foam-core would've helped.
I really like your logo/avatar
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Yeah there needs to be more light on the left, Nikolai is right and so are you. I discarded one that had the better light on that side due to the fact that not everyone was smiling. AKA my wife.
As for the avatar, thanks. When I originally started my part-time, tax shelter, photo business I called it photoj.biz but many of the locals who were not very net savvy had trouble with the concept of a website that was not a .com. So this year when I re-registered I changed it. I kept the screen name for continuity and it fits. My name is Jason and I take photos, photoJ. Of course it has other meanings too, like photojournalism. The logo just kind of happened one day. It is one of the things I miss. I was branding the old site but the new name UKV Photos is harder to make a logo for. UKV stands for Upper Kanawha Valley. Still I need to come up with a new logo, for now I am just using the name. I have a few ideas but nothing has stuck yet.
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I'd like to take credit for the grouping but this shot just happened. I had the gear set up and M was sitting in the seat playing his game boy. He got up, the other two came in and I turned around and they were all just posing for me. I shot the images. I was more working on learning the lights than the posing thing.
Jason
I stated to take it out but didn't wanted to see what folsk thought. I should get time to rework that tomorrow night, I'll repost the results.
Jason
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I forgot to say thanks in the first reply. Thank-you, I have enjoyed your work for some time it is nice of you to give me feedback.
Jason
I have to admit this was a literal, ok I want to take a portriat session. I grabbed a sheet form the shelf, and some ducktape. I set up my gear and plopped poor M down on the chair and started snapping pics. He didn't mind I let him just playhis gameboy. The family shot happend when they saw what I was doing. I agree black might look better. When I remove the white in PS I will try black too.
Jason
Yea I have been using a 5 foot wooden curtain rod across 2 chairs and then drapping the sheet over it and using some clothsline hooks which sometimes I cannot even find. Needless to say we have studio malfunctions sometimes....
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