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Making it up as I go along…
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I haven’t done portraits in a while, so while we are packing to move, I figured I’d take advantage of the empty space and do some “studio work”.
Opinions? I haven’t done anything like this in a while!
Hey Gwen.. Welcome and happy posting :)
Of the three I prefer the first but would suggest if you get the chance.. gettig your model to look at the camera or raise the eyes a little and also cropping it to keep his full hand in the lower part of the frame .
The second shot – the angle is a bit unflattering :( Sorry .. But I do like what you were doing with the DoF, Might have tried for the reverse – I like faces in focus :) mostly …… also is that a shadow or what is that halo things around his head – maybe you could clone that out
Oh.. by the way those tatoos look amazing :) .. bet there are a couple of cracking shots there .. :D
Lorraine
Thanks! I think I may re-crop that first one…I see what you mean.
He’s not the easiest model to work with-it’s my husband-and he gets so tense around the camera! And in every single picture I have of him he’s got his head tilted on an angle…I’ve threatened to get one of those braces that Victorian photographers used to keep their subjects still. Unfortunately for him, he was the only person around to photograph (my tripod is broken so I can’t even manage a self-portrait!) so the lot fell to him.
Hi Gwen, and welcome to the forum. Good to see new members posting straight away.
I’d tend to agree with Lorraine on the first image being the pick of the bunch, and her suggestions would definitely improve the composition. The crop is a little tight and I think to include the entire bass as a diagonal in the frame would be better. I do like the dof in the second image with the hand as a central focal point, though the shadow around your model’s head is a little distracting. I wouldn’t be a fan of the third image at all though, sorry to say.
One suggestion I might make would be to use a more subtle approach to framing, just from a presentation point of view. The heavy black frame with that thick inner grey line seems to be a bit of overkill and does nothing for the images within. Just my tuppence worth…
Rob.
Rob, Lorraine….okay, I’ve looked at the second one on several monitors now, and I do not see the shadow that you’ve mentioned! I know my eyes are bad, but….!
Help? PLease?
I’m looking at it on another screen now, and although its not as pronounced – there is definately a shadow (or something) on the left of the Models head and shoulder
L
I’m on a different machine myself now (the missus laptop) and the shadow has all but disappeared apart from a slight ghosting or a sort of halo just to the left of the head. Amazing the difference you get with different screens!
Rob.
I get some pretty vast differences in contrast and colour temperature between Safari and Firefox, but I’m still not seeing it!
Agree that first is the pick of the pics, I think the ‘shadow’ showing up is the remnants of a greyish background that you’ve used the dodge tool on but didn’t get close enough to the guy, leaving a ‘shadow’ effect. Its a right pain when your monitor is calibrated and the photo is viewed on one that isn’t and vice versa, most of the time now I try and turn up the brightness of the image well past what I would see as ‘normal’ to see if any photoshop side effects like this show up.
nice work…
the DOF on the second is good… but I wonder (as suggested) would the reverse of that work better… head in focus and hand out…
And on the second image I see a bit of a hard line around the right hand side of the subject’s neck (his left)… where you cut it a bit to tight. I think it needs to be softened a bit.
The first is my fav… I love how the stem of the guitar reaches out to the corner of the image. Maybe could include the full right hand in the shot though? (if you have it!?!)
The third one… you can see how tense and uncomfortable he is around the camera alright!! Doesnt help the shot… maybe catch him when he doesnt notice or don’t make him pose so he’d be more relaxed.
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