Great Saturday Night Recipe

NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
edited June 18, 2008 in People
Components:
  • 1 aspiring photog
  • 1 aspiring model
  • 1 sunset
  • 3 hours
  • 25 looks/sets
  • 700 frames
  • 10 hours of postprocessing
Result:

A Rainbow Called Caitlin

1. Dancing in Blue:

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2. Flirty in Emerald:

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3. Implied in Cherry:

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4. Pretty in Purple:

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5. Dreamy in Yellow:

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6. Playful in Red:

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7. Naked in Orange:

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and, finally,

8. Sunset Goddess:
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Enjoy! :-)
"May the f/stop be with you!"

Comments

  • dogwooddogwood Registered Users Posts: 2,572 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    Very impressive. Lots of work behind these shots! Nice job Nik.
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  • SwartzySwartzy Registered Users Posts: 3,293 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    Gorgeous.....all of them. Excellent work Nik.....lots of time involved but man, well worth it. Quite beautiful. Good for you!thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
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  • cloakcloak Registered Users Posts: 10 Big grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    I like most of the pictures very much. She's a nice model with nice solid legs.

    Having saide that... #5. Yellow isn't her color and between the yellow dress, the stance and the background, she looks jaundiced. To put it nicely, it isn't flattering at all.

    The only other thing I would suggest is have her put a touch less makeup on her cheeks, they pull her high cheekbones out a bit too much.

    Good job overall though.
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    dogwood wrote:
    Very impressive. Lots of work behind these shots! Nice job Nik.
    Thanks Pete!
    Funny, this one was a total breeze from beginning of the shoot till the last picture uploaded.
    Previous shoot (the one in the mountains, with the waterfall, harsh daylight, etc.) was a major PITA/drag compared to this one, in all the aspects: logistics, time, finances, shooting, processing.
    Maybe it's a sign, I shouldn't sweat it too much... mwink.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    Swartzy wrote:
    Gorgeous.....all of them. Excellent work Nik.....lots of time involved but man, well worth it. Quite beautiful. Good for you!thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
    Thanks, David!
    Check out what my model wrote me when she saw the final results:
    OH MY GOODNESS!!!
    These turned out AMAZING!!!!
    holy smokes Nikolai...
    I am sooooo impressed and pleased!!!
    Can't wait to upload them onto my profile!!!
    THANKYOU so much!!!!!
    :ivar
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    cloak wrote:
    I like most of the pictures very much. She's a nice model with nice solid legs.

    Having saide that... #5. Yellow isn't her color and between the yellow dress, the stance and the background, she looks jaundiced. To put it nicely, it isn't flattering at all.

    The only other thing I would suggest is have her put a touch less makeup on her cheeks, they pull her high cheekbones out a bit too much.

    Good job overall though.
    Thank you! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • evorywareevoryware Registered Users Posts: 1,330 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    25 looks in 3 hours and you call that a breeze. LoL.
    I like the lighting on all of them and the fabric works well in them too. Silhouettes are well done.

    #2, 3 and 6 are my faves.
    Killer legs.
    I don't think her skin tone looks right in #5.
    I wonder how much better it would look if you could get rid of the wisps of hair on the top in #1.
    I'm a sucker for green but I wish her fingers were a tad more relaxed in #2 (similar to #3).
    #3 I'm not sure how I feel about her heels disappearing.


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  • QarikQarik Registered Users Posts: 4,959 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    spectacular set..my fav is #2. I really like the staging and well thought out compoistion as well as great PP
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    evoryware wrote:
    25 looks in 3 hours and you call that a breeze. LoL.
    Compared to 10 hours and 4 looks and barely any keepers this was fun:-)
    I like the lighting on all of them and the fabric works well in them too. Silhouettes are well done.
    Thanks!
    #2, 3 and 6 are my faves.Killer legs.
    :ivar
    I don't think her skin tone looks right in #5.
    That was how I "saw" it, it was a sunset afterall:-) mwink.gif
    I wonder how much better it would look if you could get rid of the wisps of hair on the top in #1.
    I guess we'll never know now, will we? ;-)
    I'm a sucker for green but I wish her fingers were a tad more relaxed in #2 (similar to #3).
    I see, good point...thumb.gif
    #3 I'm not sure how I feel about her heels disappearing.
    I noticed that while shooting. We tried to reposition her, there was no immediate solution, so I just let them be...ne_nau.gif
    Nice stuff!
    Thanks again! clap.gif
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    Qarik wrote:
    spectacular set..my fav is #2. I really like the staging and well thought out compoistion as well as great PP
    Thank you very much, appreciate your kind words! thumb.gif
    "May the f/stop be with you!"
  • ShimaShima Registered Users Posts: 2,547 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    These are all fantastic. If I had to pick favorites I'd pick 4 and 8. I love the little smile hiding in the mirror in #4... and the framing, lighting, etc is just awesome in #8. Truly impressive work!
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    Shima wrote:
    These are all fantastic. If I had to pick favorites I'd pick 4 and 8. I love the little smile hiding in the mirror in #4... and the framing, lighting, etc is just awesome in #8. Truly impressive work!
    Thanks Cat! iloveyou.gif
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  • TangoTango Registered Users Posts: 4,592 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    #8 with the landscape in the bg is like....wow...
    i think next time get more of a stance that helps define her legs better...?
    Aaron Nelson
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    AaronNelson wrote:
    #8 with the landscape in the bg is like....wow...
    Thanks!thumb.gif
    i think next time get more of a stance that helps define her legs better...?
    I agree. Will try next time (hopefully Thursday:-)
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    Oui... My, my nice work. Thoughful & neaningfull sets. Well thought out. thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif

    I know its just my laptop but I am getting a large triangle in front of her
    face with shot. Dependeing on slight monitor tilt. Actually to her right side and back curtain. 2. Flirty in Emerald. :D Michael
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    DaddyO wrote:
    Oui... My, my nice work. Thoughful & neaningfull sets. Well thought out. thumb.gifthumbthumb.gif
    Thank you, appreciate it!

    I know its just my laptop but I am getting a large triangle in front of her
    face with shot. Dependeing on slight monitor tilt. Actually to her right side and back curtain. 2. Flirty in Emerald. :D Michael
    Probably Holy Ghost mwink.gif
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  • cmorganphotographycmorganphotography Registered Users Posts: 980 Major grins
    edited June 17, 2008
    In the Emerald one, #2, her upper leg has a couple of bruises or shadows on the thigh.

    All great shots. Colours are a great theme!iloveyou.gif
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  • DaddyODaddyO Registered Users Posts: 4,466 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2008
    Nikolai wrote:
    Probably Holy Ghost mwink.gif

    No doubt she was on site. :D
    Michael
  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2008
    cmorganphotography wrote:
    In the Emerald one, #2, her upper leg has a couple of bruises or shadows on the thigh.
    Hey, thanks, good eye, I missed those... Hit F5, not anymore:-) :D
    All great shots. Colours are a great theme!iloveyou.gif
    Thank you, appreciate it! thumb.gif
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  • cmorganphotographycmorganphotography Registered Users Posts: 980 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2008
    Nikolai wrote:
    Hey, thanks, good eye, I missed those... Hit F5, not anymore:-) :D


    Thank you, appreciate it! thumb.gif

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  • KEDKED Registered Users Posts: 843 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2008
    Nikolai wrote:
    Hit F5, not anymore
    F5 in what auto-eliminates shadows or bruises? Serious query.
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  • NikolaiNikolai Registered Users Posts: 19,035 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2008
    KED wrote:
    F5 in what auto-eliminates shadows or bruises? Serious query.
    F5 refreshes the browser window (at least in Windows/IT world...)
    I fixed the skin defects and replaced the image (god, I love my S*E, it's soooo easy), but it was already in cache of those who saw the original, so I wanted them to see a new version...
    HTH
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