[wayneleone]

August 25, 2008 at 2:06 pm

I really like this as well. If I had one criticism it would that the foreground clock is a little underexposed. I would of done a bit of dodging on the clock face just to bring it up a bit. Not too much though.

Just my opinion mind you.

[wayneleone]

July 6, 2008 at 10:27 pm

Thanks for the comments guys. I can’t stop taking pictures of her, it’s addictive.

Helen: Not only am I an expert at making bottles, I can do it one handed as well :)

[wayneleone]

July 3, 2008 at 7:50 am

Really nice shot Cathal. Colours are great. Could be my imagination but does the horizon need to be leveled? Seems higher on the right.

[wayneleone]

July 3, 2008 at 7:48 am

Number 2 is my favourite – nice and stark. All good though.

[wayneleone]

June 13, 2008 at 3:24 pm

Yep, she does look awkward plus she’s not smiling. For me, the conversion is a little harsh given the child looks like a brand new baby. If it was a little softer (or warmer) I think it might look more natural (in my opinion).

[wayneleone]

June 8, 2008 at 10:05 am

I like HDR myself. You seem to have done a decent job here. What processes/tools did you use?
The image looks rather cool/blueish.

[wayneleone]

June 8, 2008 at 10:01 am

I like this but the rocks in foreground seem too dark, in my opinion (could be my monitor) but other that that, it’s a nice image.
I like the timing of the sunset, you captured it just as it was about to disappear. Did you hang around after sunset? You often get nice a nice glow in the sky at that point.

[wayneleone]

June 8, 2008 at 9:57 am

I like the tones in this image. Did you do much post processing? You seem to have eliminated the line between the water and sky/background nicely.

Nice shot Jim.

[wayneleone]

June 4, 2008 at 2:24 pm

Thanks!

I had a main and a fill. Since they are both 500W strobes, the fill was set to 2 and the main was set to 3.2 (I think), ie set quite low as the shoot was done in my sitting room. Both lights were at approx 45 degrees to the kids and at about head height. The background was a dark blue sheet set about 3ft behind the kids but since my shutter speed was set to 1/250s and no strobe light fell on the background, it effectively came out black. I just hung it over the curtain rail that was already there.

From the sounds of it you bought the exact same kit that I purchased from Gunn. It was a lot of fun. Can’t wait to do some more, maybe using (pure) white background for some high key shots.

[wayneleone]

June 4, 2008 at 1:47 pm

Ah cool – might go pick one up myself then.

Thanks!

[wayneleone]

June 4, 2008 at 1:34 pm

Sorry folks, dumb question here but are you talking about a filter that goes over the camera sensor or over the lens?

[wayneleone]

June 4, 2008 at 11:36 am

Another option (if available) is to find couples that don’t have a huge budget set aside for a photographer and offer to to it for free as a way to get started. That way, you may not be under the same pressure as a full professional (€€€) shoot.
I’m hoping to do a shoot in Italy next year for some family members on my wife’s side. A few years back I tagged along side the photographer of my brothers wedding (also in Italy funnily enough) and got some nice shots after the main photographer set up the shot first of course :) He didn’t seem to mind either but I made sure to stay out of his way.

[wayneleone]

June 4, 2008 at 11:27 am

“I told you not to call me when I’m in work”

[wayneleone]

May 17, 2008 at 4:38 pm

Fill light can be achieve a number of ways. If you adjust the power of your flash to be a little under normal strength and use it when taking the picture it can help brighten the foreground, especially if there’s strong/harsh sunlight. You can also use a white card to reflect some of the light back into the models face to reduce the shadows etc. Not always convenient though when out and about.

You could also use Lightroom or PS to increase the fill light during processing.

I’m sure there are other ways to increase fill light.

[wayneleone]

May 17, 2008 at 4:33 pm

All 3 are excellent. Great use of DOF. Personally, #3 is my favourite, probably for the colours.