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Straight forward head shot, simplisitc approach with bounce flash. Not sure if the light is too harsh on the skin. any C&C, advice etc welcome..
Really like this shot :) – it has character which is missing from alot of portrait shots. Very clean, nice work. Had a look at your website –
love the childline concert work.Yeah as Ali said, good character and impact. Cant really say much else.
And also, to backup Ali, you’ve been producing some really great consistent work. Fair play man.
You certainly captured the character of the model…but it seems a bit overposed on the middle forehead/nose
Thanks Ali, the childline concert was definitely something different :D, not really my scene but an experience all the same.
Mucho apprecio Tim, same goes for yourself, How are things going Carrick way? Still the same sh*thole, as always?
I agree with you on the exposure Johnny, i should really take it down a bit just to give a better balance. Call it laziness on my part..
I think successful bounce flash photography is all about the angle that the light comes in on the subject. If you’re at the normal Portrait Lens distance of 3-4 feet with a 100mm lens (135mm equiv) then the light from the bounce comes almost straight down, putting excessive shadow under the nose and in the eye sockets, and can show bags under the eyes (women don’t like this). If you move back to between 6-8ft and use a longer zoom you will find that the bounced flash is coming in closer to 45 degrees and the resulting shadows are less stark.
As mentioned previously, the forehead is over exposed, this is probably due to the generally dark nature of the subjects features, clothes and the background. The camera was fooled. With all digital photography, and especially with portraits, you need to expose for the light areas (in this case the skin). The way to do this with a dedicated flash is to try reducing the power and with non dedicated flashes just use a smaller aperture.
Also, if you’re taking a bit of effort, as you did here, then a reflector made up of a number of white A4 sheets held under the subjects face can also take out harshness out of the shadows,
Dave
Like the capture… great character. As suggested, a longer lens would have pushed his nose in a bit, I like the shot a lot !
Si
Thanks Dave and Si, all points noted. I must start using some reflectors where possible, try to prevent some of the awful shadows that the flash can produce.
FreeAndPhotographyIreland wrote:
Mucho apprecio Tim, same goes for yourself, How are things going Carrick way? Still the same sh*thole, as always?
haha, sher how else would it be? But to be fair its not as bad as it was. Or maybe since I got the car I just dont notice it!
That sounds like its down to the car so…its not as bad seeing as your not there..
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