Random portraits thread

[andy-xr]

^^ Like that one! Is there more in the frame that you could recrop and straighten the perspective?

Edited by andy-xr on Sunday 8th July 18:11

[Tampon]

andy-xr said:

^^ Like that one! Is there more in the frame that you could recrop and straighten the perspective?

Edited by andy-xr on Sunday 8th July 18:11

What do you mean ? That is the full width, with just more grass and more hedge above and below.

I spent a age getting the top of the wall straight, the bottom isn't, thought best leave the top bit as that seems the defining line.

[andy-xr]

Feels like the left side needs bringing around in the horizontal correction filter thing

[K12beano]

Random portraits courtesy of Norwich Lord Mayor's Procession....



Norwich Procession Faces-8 by Beano!, on Flickr


Norwich Procession Faces-7 by Beano!, on Flickr


Norwich Procession Faces-6 by Beano!, on Flickr

[Tampon]

andy-xr said:

Feels like the left side needs bringing around in the horizontal correction filter thing

Cheers bud, will have a google and find out how to do that.

[andy-xr]

Tampon said:

Cheers bud, will have a google and find out how to do that.

I just looked in CS5, Filter/Lens Correction/Custom/Horizontal Perspective. Might be worth a go?

In other news, I've been working on this one for a while, but cant seem to find happiness with it. Too many little niggles, but called it a day on it now

[curtisl]

andy-xr said:

I just looked in CS5, Filter/Lens Correction/Custom/Horizontal Perspective. Might be worth a go?

In other news, I've been working on this one for a while, but cant seem to find happiness with it. Too many little niggles, but called it a day on it now

Niggles or not, I love this!!

[RobbieKB]

andy-xr said:

I just looked in CS5, Filter/Lens Correction/Custom/Horizontal Perspective. Might be worth a go?

In other news, I've been working on this one for a while, but cant seem to find happiness with it. Too many little niggles, but called it a day on it now

The only niggles I can see is the skin folding in the top right. And that's being pretty critical to say that ruins the shot! I really like it.

[Stiglet80]

Did a shoot last night, first play with one shot. C&C Welcome.


DSC_0036 by sj-stephenson, on Flickr

[andy-xr]

Stiglet80 said:

C&C Welcome.

I like! Processing good, lighting good (watch out for the light on the right with the shadows though, could be turned down), composition good

expression...I'd have preferred eye contact. Some people making a living off Indirect though

[Stiglet80]

andy-xr said:

Stiglet80 said:

C&C Welcome.

I like! Processing good, lighting good (watch out for the light on the right with the shadows though, could be turned down), composition good

expression...I'd have preferred eye contact. Some people making a living off Indirect though

Thanks for the feedback Is it worth editing out the shadow on her face from the hair you think then?

I have a range of shots some with eye contact some not, will hopefully get a couple more processed tonight.

[andy-xr]

Stiglet80 said:

Thanks for the feedback Is it worth editing out the shadow on her face from the hair you think then?

In an ideal world probably would have lit her using a main light from the left and had a fill light on axis to the camera (behind me). Your lighting looks like 2 lights of equal brightness at either side? I guess you can always edit it down

[Hyde]

Gad-Westy said:

Some amazing work on here!

A little candid that I liked.


GAD_5787 by G.A.D, on Flickr

Thats a great photo

[Stiglet80]

andy-xr said:

In an ideal world probably would have lit her using a main light from the left and had a fill light on axis to the camera (behind me). Your lighting looks like 2 lights of equal brightness at either side? I guess you can always edit it down

Yeah, well was using mates studio stuff, I was too short to adjust anything and we were pushed for space (my back was at the wall) Done some other shots with lower light on so hopefully less shadows. But thanks for the tips

[andy-xr]

If you get stuck like that again, I've bounced a flash into a white sheet or a wall to create fill shooting in tight spaces, i.e. have the flash pointed at the wall and facing away from everyone. It's always a challenge, thats what makes it fun! Good luck on the next one

[tmz99]

couple from a shoot the other day, done for a single cover for Scarlletta's new single "Punch!"

[Stiglet80]

^cool

andy-xr said:

If you get stuck like that again, I've bounced a flash into a white sheet or a wall to create fill shooting in tight spaces, i.e. have the flash pointed at the wall and facing away from everyone. It's always a challenge, thats what makes it fun! Good luck on the next one

Thanks, yeah practise practise practise I think is the key for me here.

[Stiglet80]

couple more from same session


DSC_0037 by sj-stephenson, on Flickr


DSC_0150 by sj-stephenson, on Flickr

[andy-xr]

Japveesix said:

coxyuk said:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/paulcoxphotography/71...

Nice pic, model looks like a Marilyn Monroe and Angelina Jolie cross. Clicked on the link to your Flickr as well, that was a mistake....far too many "nice" pictures on there, it was very distracting

Someone on Flickr said my photos of Alysha were very 'Bert Stern'

I think I can happily pass that on to yours over mine!!

But here's one from my shoot last month. A bit less Bert Stern, this was just retouch practice

[coxyuk]

andy-xr said:

Someone on Flickr said my photos of Alysha were very 'Bert Stern'

I think I can happily pass that on to yours over mine!!

But here's one from my shoot last month. A bit less Bert Stern, this was just retouch practice

Thanks Andy, I've a copy of 'Last Sitting' . Here's a few more http://paulcoxphotography.co.uk/2012/05/08/marilyn...

Nice shot BTW