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A portrait...

PostPosted: Thu Jun 19, 2008 11:50 pm
by chrisk
...of a cockateil. love the lighting on this. given the owner was so in love with this bird and kept saying what a good friend it was, i wanted to make this much loved bird as human as possible by using traditional portrait style lighting and composition. the owner actually cried...how cool is that ? C&C welcome.

105VR
2 strobes used.

Image

Re: A portrait...

PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 11:57 am
by RDW
the owner actually cried...how cool is that ?


Keeping the customer happy counts, but did she pay?

You deserve a cracker for this one.

Re: A portrait...

PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 1:51 pm
by Oz_Beachside
very nice. the catchlights look quite natural and not that "studio" harsh shapes.

the blur to me looks PP'd, or is that just shallow from the 105mm?

Re: A portrait...

PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:19 pm
by chrisk
i think that blur effect comes from a real low SS so maybe a tad of camera shake. it's at 1/15s, really dragged the shutter on this one due to the location. otherwise unprocessed at f4.8, MFD.

RD this is one of a large number of shots from a paying commision for a bird sanctuary.

Re: A portrait...

PostPosted: Fri Jun 20, 2008 2:46 pm
by surenj
Nicely done! Is the blueness of the beak intentional?

Re: A portrait...

PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 1:03 am
by NJ
i can see why the owner was so happy, this is amazing! it is obvious that much effort was put in, it really shows :)

Re: A portrait...

PostPosted: Sat Jun 21, 2008 2:20 am
by aim54x
You have really succeeded in creating a portrait of the bird that makes it seem human.

Re: A portrait...

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:46 pm
by Alex
Beautiful image and perfect dof.

Alex

Re: A portrait...

PostPosted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:50 pm
by stubbsy
Superb - sharp where it matters and creamy soft to draw the eye to the bird.

Re: A portrait...

PostPosted: Wed Jul 09, 2008 4:08 am
by karenkwan
It's gorgeous, it's sharp just where it's supposed to be, the DOF is perfect and the photo really feels like a portrait of someone.

Good job :)