starting out in Portraiture

[KMP]

February 13, 2008 at 8:04 am

Hi guys,

Took this one last night, trying to get some good shots done for a project.
Wht do you think about this one? thoughts would be apppreciated…

Thanks,

Karen

[Expresbro]

February 13, 2008 at 9:45 am

Has lots of attitude anyway Karen and nice composition. Not so sure about the blurring though. It makes it look like a cigarette ad imo, the way the cigarette is so sharp compared to most of the subjects face, if that makes sense.

Cheers

Robbie
8)

[KMP]

February 13, 2008 at 10:01 am

Thanks for stoppping by Robbie.
Yeah I see what you mean about the blurring, I think my depth of field was a bit narrow…
more work to be done!

Karen

[Expresbro]

February 13, 2008 at 10:30 am

There’s always more work to be done Karen :D

and btw..I like the DOF , but it makes the cigarette seem all the more separate from the image.

Keep at it anyway…look forward to seeing more

:D

[jb7]

February 13, 2008 at 10:53 am

Karen- this is fine for starting out-
but it does seem to be a triumph of style over content-

The glasses and the cigarette form a barrier to the person;
unless he actually is a minor celebrity,
I can’t really think of why he should go to such great lengths to cover himself up-

The angle maybe also a bit much-

I think It might be better to concentrate on the person-
if you can handle the lighting,
they should do all the rest of the work for you-

Keep posting-

j

[KMP]

February 13, 2008 at 11:00 am

Hi J,

Well the thing is, i’m doing a project, and i’m trying to take a selection of shots that portray the rockstar image.. that’s why I have the glasses and the cigarette. I’m creating a bit of a bad ass look :)
Its the first session I’ve had with him, i’m heading to the bar on Saturday to take the same sort of shots :)
I have to say I do like the angle, but thanks for your imput its been very useful. I’ll be taking lots more shots, although a lot will also be on black and white film…

Karen

[jb7]

February 13, 2008 at 11:15 am

If you’d mentioned ‘rock star’ in your original post I might have written something completely different-

Now that you mention it,
it does kinda remind me of Steve Harley, maybe around 1975-

I still think the glasses are a bit dark-
might be worth trying to find a lighter pair-

And if you could get him to pose with George Bush,
that’d be a dead giveaway-

j

[Allinthemind]

February 13, 2008 at 4:04 pm

Sounds like an interesting project, howabout something half-lit, very high contrast, sweaty face and glasses below the eyeline so you can see his bleary eyes? Keep experimenting

SI

[KMP]

February 13, 2008 at 5:13 pm

hi Si,

I’ll hopefully get a lot more done over the weekend, i’ll be playing with some different light.. maybe some candlelight..
There was tequila involved last night, didn’t put those shots up though, might do later ;)

Thanks,

Karen

[jessthespringer]

February 14, 2008 at 10:09 pm

Hiya Karen, I like this… bit of smoke coming out of the fag might add something to it.. looks a bit clean.

Sinead.

[KMP]

February 15, 2008 at 8:09 am

hi Sinead,

THanks, yeah he actually added some smoke in later on photoshop haha.. He’s not a smoker anymore that’s why it wasn’t lit.
We’re going to the bar on Saturday avo anyway, so I’ll see what I come up with then..If i’ not happy i’ll just get drunk! hah

How’s things going with you?

[Allinthemind]

February 15, 2008 at 8:33 am

Hi Karen,

I took the below in my back garden at night with a flash off to the side…. Thought you might be interested in the smoke..

Si

[KMP]

February 15, 2008 at 8:38 am

very nice, I’m sure that smoke burns the eyes!
I have very limited equipement unfortunately…I wish I didn’t have a day job, I have so much to do and not enough time..

[KMP]

February 15, 2008 at 9:44 am

…Si what lens did you use for yours?

[Allinthemind]

February 15, 2008 at 4:29 pm

KMP wrote:

…Si what lens did you use for yours?

Probably a sigma 24-70 zoom…

Si