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01-20-2011, 08:29 PM
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01-20-2011, 09:04 PM
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01-20-2011, 09:18 PM
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#11253 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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01-20-2011, 09:43 PM
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#11254 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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01-20-2011, 09:47 PM
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#11255 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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01-20-2011, 09:51 PM
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#11256 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Thanks Colin! I figured I'd upload a real photo to flickr since my past uploads have been stupid cat pictures lol
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01-20-2011, 10:15 PM
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#11257 | | I LIKE JDM!!
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Originally Posted by skyxx ^ Box porn? | lol probably, I dunno what he does when I'm asleep. Quote:
Originally Posted by LiquidTurbo | Awesome photo! I've always wanted to shoot a ferris wheel like that and one in motion as well. Quote:
Originally Posted by ColinK I like it! | Thanks! I really appreciate it! I was trying to do something creative with today's photo and this is all I could come up with.
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01-20-2011, 10:23 PM
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#11258 | | Unofficial Tin Foil Hat Specialist.
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Originally Posted by Matsuda Thanks Colin! I figured I'd upload a real photo to flickr since my past uploads have been stupid cat pictures lol | Cats are cool!   | |
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01-21-2011, 05:14 AM
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#11259 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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Originally Posted by hud 91gt I like the top one, can you post the original pre processing? | right here: http://www.epicdevelopements.com/wp-...nprocessed.jpg
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01-21-2011, 02:46 PM
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#11260 | | Snapping away
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First studio shoot I did: 
If you guys can give me some pointers that'd be great. Specifically, the client it happy with it but the model thinks the editing makes her hair 'multi-colored'. Did I use too much fill light? On my TN panel, it looks that way. However, on my IPS panel, it looks the way I want it to look. Do I have to go get a spyder now ... The most important thing is for the colors to look similar to the colors on a print. Do I calibrate it using a standard profile amongst print shops?
It's hard enough to explain to the model how every monitor looks different, but this is not the first time she's done a shoot so I'm assuming her previous photos look fine. Then the problem is on my end ...
TIA
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01-21-2011, 03:49 PM
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#11261 | | Blood tests positive for LOL mod
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Took my camera one one night when it started snowing pretty hard two weeks ago  http://www.mananetwork.net/2011/01/v...-winter-night/ | |
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01-21-2011, 03:51 PM
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#11262 | | Blood tests positive for LOL mod
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ddr, I think you were using to much mixed like. Flash (5500k) with Tungsten (2800k yellow spill) to get that nice rich purple effect
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01-21-2011, 04:28 PM
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#11263 | | RS.net, helping ugly ppl have sex since 2001
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A couple from about an hour ago. 
Really angry I cut off the right side. Still learning.  
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01-21-2011, 04:28 PM
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#11264 | | Work hard, Play Hard - Wiz
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Originally Posted by Mananetwork | Enjoyed looking at your work  | |
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01-21-2011, 04:52 PM
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#11265 | | Snapping away
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Originally Posted by Mananetwork ddr, I think you were using to much mixed like. Flash (5500k) with Tungsten (2800k yellow spill) to get that nice rich purple effect | It was really just one light on the subject, plus two on the background. You think they weren't matching in color temp.?
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01-21-2011, 05:10 PM
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#11266 | | Blood tests positive for LOL mod
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Originally Posted by ddr It was really just one light on the subject, plus two on the background. You think they weren't matching in color temp.? | Did you have another light on excluding the flashes?!
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01-21-2011, 05:28 PM
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#11267 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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17mm full frame(resized though),from the roof: 
and another shot pointed east this time: 
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01-21-2011, 05:44 PM
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#11268 | | I *heart* Revscene.net very Muchie
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Originally Posted by ddr First studio shoot I did:
If you guys can give me some pointers that'd be great. Specifically, the client it happy with it but the model thinks the editing makes her hair 'multi-colored'. Did I use too much fill light? On my TN panel, it looks that way. However, on my IPS panel, it looks the way I want it to look. Do I have to go get a spyder now ... The most important thing is for the colors to look similar to the colors on a print. Do I calibrate it using a standard profile amongst print shops?
It's hard enough to explain to the model how every monitor looks different, but this is not the first time she's done a shoot so I'm assuming her previous photos look fine. Then the problem is on my end ...
TIA | great first shoot!
here's my critique on improvement. The lighting is very flat. very high key without shadows makes it look photo booth-ish. move the key to an angle with no reflector or throw a backlight +2 stops opposite the key. Also there is a bit too much headroom, makes the model look short. cut it down or even crop the top of her head to give the allusion of height.
good luck!
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01-21-2011, 05:53 PM
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#11269 | | resident Oil Guru
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01-21-2011, 06:53 PM
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#11270 | | RS has made me the bitter person i am today!
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one more before i wind it down for my early tee time in the morning: 
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01-21-2011, 07:29 PM
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#11271 | | VLS Moderator
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Originally Posted by ddr First studio shoot I did:
If you guys can give me some pointers that'd be great. Specifically, the client it happy with it but the model thinks the editing makes her hair 'multi-colored'. Did I use too much fill light? On my TN panel, it looks that way. However, on my IPS panel, it looks the way I want it to look. Do I have to go get a spyder now ... The most important thing is for the colors to look similar to the colors on a print. Do I calibrate it using a standard profile amongst print shops?
It's hard enough to explain to the model how every monitor looks different, but this is not the first time she's done a shoot so I'm assuming her previous photos look fine. Then the problem is on my end ...
TIA | I'm going to second J_____ and say the lighting is way too flat...too reminiscent of a product shoot. Is her jewelry made from polished stones or gemstones? If they are, they look dead, and any metal looks flat too. The bracelet looks like brushed metal, so that's ok, but there should be some sparkle in the necklace, I'm thinking. Using lights of differing colour temps gave you some strange colour casts too. Overall the subject is a bit on the cool side - maybe warm her up by 500k ~ 1000k or so? The disembodied right hand bothers me a bit...I think her right hand should have been in the shot.
...and yes, you most certainly should invest in a colour calibration device. Once you calibrate your monitor, you can then obtain the ICC profile of the printer that is printing your work.
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01-21-2011, 08:49 PM
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#11272 | | Snapping away
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first and foremost, thnx for all the comments and critiques. much more helpful on here. =p Quote:
Originally Posted by Mananetwork Did you have another light on excluding the flashes?! | nope. it was around f/11, iso100, 1/125 i think so the ambient would've been killed. strictly the studio strobes only. hence i didn't understand how it had mixed color temp. sources. maybe the main light and the background lights were different colored? the main light was just a single big light in a huge octabox. Quote:
Originally Posted by J____ great first shoot!
here's my critique on improvement. The lighting is very flat. very high key without shadows makes it look photo booth-ish. move the key to an angle with no reflector or throw a backlight +2 stops opposite the key. Also there is a bit too much headroom, makes the model look short. cut it down or even crop the top of her head to give the allusion of height.
good luck! | right. shadow gives more detail. for some strange reason i kept on thinking how to get rid of the shadows. the main light wasn't at a sufficient angle i guess. and thnx for the tip on cropping. i keep trying to align one of the crosses (of the 1/3s) on her eye (not this particular photo). Quote:
Originally Posted by Senna4ever I'm going to second J_____ and say the lighting is way too flat...too reminiscent of a product shoot. Is her jewelry made from polished stones or gemstones? If they are, they look dead, and any metal looks flat too. The bracelet looks like brushed metal, so that's ok, but there should be some sparkle in the necklace, I'm thinking. Using lights of differing colour temps gave you some strange colour casts too. Overall the subject is a bit on the cool side - maybe warm her up by 500k ~ 1000k or so? The disembodied right hand bothers me a bit...I think her right hand should have been in the shot.
...and yes, you most certainly should invest in a colour calibration device. Once you calibrate your monitor, you can then obtain the ICC profile of the printer that is printing your work. | actually, this shoot was for a jewelry company. the jewelry is actually very cheap and i don't any are actual gemstones. still, the metal should be less flat like you said. throughout the entire shoot i had to keep reminding myself that this is not a model-centric shoot, as i wasted time re-doing shots which did not showcase the jewelry well enough.
i'm totally stumped as for the (mixed) color cast problem... reversing the logic ... is my monitor too warm so it looks ok to me? Also, are there any books or sites on posing? unless it was strangely un-natural or weird, i can't tell if it's a natural or good pose. i guess this also has to do with the angle of the photogapher (me).
i guess i'll really have to cough up the $200 for a spyder =(.
thnx again.
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01-21-2011, 09:45 PM
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Originally Posted by N.V.M. one more before i wind it down for my early tee time in the morning: | "Dad, I'm leaving. This place blows...."
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Originally Posted by Mananetwork | Bahhaha, I thought that was a real girl. I was about to ask you if you got her #
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01-21-2011, 10:02 PM
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#11274 | | I'll be good I promise.
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Originally Posted by skyxx "Dad, I'm leaving. This place blows...."
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Bahhaha, I thought that was a real girl. I was about to ask you if you got her # | She's kinda flat don't you think?  | |
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01-22-2011, 12:00 AM
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#11275 | | Blood tests positive for LOL mod
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Originally Posted by skyxx Bahhaha, I thought that was a real girl. I was about to ask you if you got her # | She was looking straight at me, of course I picked up her pamphlet!
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