Random portraits thread

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ha!

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Edited by stigmundfreud on Wednesday 5th August 00:45

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its a home made ring lights that my friend made, they died last night as they got nocked over - well one bulb smashed and a few clips fell out. Fantastic little bit of kit and I will get around to making one myself. My only crit was that it did not have a dimmer option.

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drivng home the other day I passed an abandoned petrol station in the middle of nowhere. So tonight we popped over to test it out for future ideas, here are some of the shots from the test.

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daniel beddingfield or that lad that used to date roxy in eastenders

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nice to see some new posters







eta Started to stop using flash now, the above was shot with the modelling light from the flash set at camera right:



So next purchase is some dedicated contiuous lights.

Dogsey like the 2nd shot as I find props like the phone too gimmicky but thats just me.

Carter, any story behind that? And Kirbyfake the 2nd one again lovely expression. Funk like that one a lot

forgot to say flatplanedcrank of the set of that guy that one really stands out, where was it taken? I keep thinking its johnny depp (or however its spelt!) from Pirates

Edited by stigmundfreud on Wednesday 19th August 03:24

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Dogsey said:

stigmundfreud said:

Dogsey like the 2nd shot as I find props like the phone too gimmicky but thats just me.

I know what you mean and I wouldn't have normally used anything, but she was playing with the phone at the time and I really liked the light and the pose.

stigmundfreud said:

I love that one Stig, however the colour balance looks very slightly too yellow to me.

It has a very warm feel for reason, will mung it to a different wb when I get back and check out the difference but thats the feel I was going for

Something about baby shots at the beach today, boss has been showing his and that one up there is good due to the anonymity

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for those watching in black and white the pink is the ball behind the green

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noise is not a bad thing, the more digital progresses the more people strive for noise free images

still, at 6400 on the 5dmk2 that would have had no noise... Canon, shoot the best

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GetCarter said:

stigmundfreud said:

noise is not a bad thing, the more digital progresses the more people strive for noise free images

still, at 6400 on the 5dmk2 that would have had no noise... Canon, shoot the best

D2x bad - D3 good.

Show us your 6400 ISO pics!

Edited by GetCarter on Thursday 20th August 13:42

I have, up there. Looks like ISO50 I know... ok when I get back later I'll take up that mantle, I dont use noise ninja as I like noise. It adds soul

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ok ok its 3200 for the first one but its hand held and under the most trying lighting for noise at high iso

click to unsquish



And now for the big guns, yeah baby

ISO 12800 hand held, you can bow and call me Jesus for I shoot with Canon and it is God





back to 3200 again



the only software I have is the free canon stuff as I am broke (they were shot with the 2.8 70-200)

Do you hear that noise (pun)? Thats Nikon crying

Get that bigboy of yours out and get some proper high iso grit back in your life. Of course it wont be as silky smooth as Canon but you buy cheap you know how it is

eta yes I noticed now I focused on the old microphone and there is some slight motion blur but by that time of night I'd had a skin full!

Edited by stigmundfreud on Thursday 20th August 16:26

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look at those 12800's though!! Noise, pah!

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yeah but in whos opinion. I think the problem is that people forget the joy of noise since no one shoots hp5 pushed to 1600 then developed an extra few minutes. Now everyone expects noise free, to me thats losing soul.

TBH I am blown away by the 3200 iso, compared to some shots by Kenp at the same speed I'd say the canon appeared ahead, at 12800 I think the shots are as good as 1600 on my old 5d.

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diesel head said:

Recent concert



Self portraits



Would appreciate pointers

hi Diesel head, nice concert shots, the self portraits did you take them or someone else of you?

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JonRB said:

stigmundfreud said:

hi Diesel head, nice concert shots, the self portraits did you take them or someone else of you?

If someone else had taken them then they wouldn't be self-portraits, you div.

they might be portraits of her so to her they are portraits of herself. My heads about to explode with such a paradox

Edited by stigmundfreud on Sunday 23 August 11:16

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well its shot under tungsten but it also gives it a very nice feel.

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how much was your permit? In the past I've just well you know tried my luck...

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Spooks said:

Was looking at some pics I had taken with a view to PP some but could come up with no real ideas, anyone care to give some idea's on this pic to give it a bit of pop.



Was shot using reflective umbrella so lost a lot of contrast, anyone care to give an opinion.

not usually up for doing much of this but here was one subtle change...the skins gone all plasticy and off hue but

Edited by stigmundfreud on Tuesday 25th August 18:43

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impromptu shoot of the girl that lives next to the flat I own

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JonRB said:

stigmundfreud said:

impromptu shoot of the girl that lives next to the flat I own

Nice pic, but she looks like she parties hard with those bags under her eyes.

aye she does that!