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A couple of recent portraits
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I haven’t been doing much in the way of photography lately unfortunately. But I have done a few shoots for family and friends, mostly fairly relaxed portrait sessions using my Elinchrom D-Lites.
Here’s a couple from the most recent session. Any thoughts?
Sean:
Mags and Jack:
Celene and Mags:
Mags:
Thanks for looking
Robbie
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Out of the four the first one really stands out. Great expression and the light is just about harsh enough for a male subject. Top marks for that one IMO. If I could niggle pick anything from it…. Maybe it could be just a tad brighter. The other three look like fun for all except the owfella in the second… :) The bw conversion seems to have a subtle warmth effect, easy in the eye. I like that.
Dave OS
Thanks Dave…I wont pass on the oul fella comment to Jack though..hehe!! Poor fella was getting molested by all the girls ;-)
Hi,
I like the first and third image. There’s strong eye contact in the first which I like and if I was to flaw it for anything, I’d say that I find the shadow he’s casting a bit distracting.
Regards,
John
I’d kinda agree-
I don’t think the proximity to the wall is very flattering-I commented on the first elsewhere,
seeing it here, larger, I’m struck by the processing-
and perhaps that shouldn’t be the first thing I notice-The others seem to have been taken with other people around,
and some of them look distracted-
as if you’re not commanding their full attention,
and they’re playing to a wider audience-I do feel kinda cheated by that-
that they should be playing more to the camera rather than the stalls-There is something about them though, besides all this seemingly negative reaction-
and as usual, only an opinion-The last one works well, I think-
Hi Robbie. I always think of shots taken near to a wall as being like a firing squad and I think it makes the subjects feel uncomfortable too. That said, I do like the first shot. If I was to fault it, it would be the shadow on the wall and cropping the top of his head. Otherwise, nice composition and nice expression. The other shots don’t really have the contact with you, as mentioned by jb7 already. They are almost candid. Good try though.
Very good Robbie…
I’d agree that the first is probably the strongest, terrific
expression and engagement. Very nice crop too. A little
more distance between the background and your model
would improve it with regard to the shadows…Excellent photograph…
I’ve already assassinated you via PM ;)
but seriously – the first one just needs an ikkle tweak of brightness and its cracking
L
Thanks for the comments guys..pretty valid one and all I’d say :-)
This was a shoot I did for some friends of ours…and yes, there were people watching and commenting and laughing as I shot. So that would explain the distracted nature of some of the shots. But it was what they were happy with..so I wasn’t gonna get all bossy and demand attention, so in that respect it wasn’t really a proper portrait shoot. But I would like to try another shoot with them in smaller groups or individually.
As for the lighting, well..I’m still learning…playing it by ear as they say. I’ve only used my lights a few times yet and I feel there is quite a bit of science behind their proper positioning.
So if anyone feels the desire to do a PI day on studio lights basics..count me in ;-)
Lo… It’s okay ..I always wear a bullet proof vest just in case..hehe!! ;-)
Thanks again…
Robbie
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