Portrait from today

[Geoff]

I had a great model so half my job is done, I took these today with the kit lens, no flash. Comments welcome. I've played with the original (first shot) in PS and put some filters on there:

[redline]

natural lite subject looks great, but I i don't really like the dark edges on the right side. you could clone it away in ps.
did you use a reflector?

[phillipb]

Hi Geoff,
I like what you've done with the B&W one but I think I would have preferred it with a bit less grain.

[Geoff]

Thanx redline - nope no reflector there...I might have a play with those lines u mention. appreciate your feedback.

Geoff.

[glamy]

Geoff,
I find the original best. The other two, in my opinion, are too bright on the right side, and I would agree the B&W shows too much grain. Good work!
Cheers,
Gerard

[sirhc55]

Hi Geoff

I like the second photo best because it is softer (remember what I said about ladies!!). The B&W also needs to be a lot softer with less contrast.

I am sure your ”model” will readily agree to many more sittings

Chris

[Geoff]

Hi Geoff

I like the second photo best because it is softer (remember what I said about ladies!!). The B&W also needs to be a lot softer with less contrast.

I am sure your ”model” will readily agree to many more sittings

Chris

Thanx Chris, yeah..I think I prefer the 2nd one the most too...but..you'd be surprised, I got her at a good moment! Thanx for the feedback!

Geoff.

[fozzie]

Geoff,

I prefer the second one, as it has a softer and more natural look about it.

[Rusty W. Griswald]

The second one is nice and soft.

[mudder]

G'day,
Prefer the second shot for the softness and more natural "look", although it seems to have lost some of the hair detail... I'd also try and see if you could get some more detail of the ear-ring too, maybe a selection in PP to play with it? Nice portrait, better than I could do...
Cheers,
Mudder

[digitor]

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[jonnydee]

Well done getting the model to pose, I know how shy she can be! I prefer the second one I think. Have you considered cropping the top off them, there is quite a lot of space over her head?

[Matt. K]

The beauty of nautural light really shines through in pic 1. Now you have an experience of this light in this location use it for a whole series of portraits of different people and watch the beautiful images emerge! This lighting is a photographers dream.

[Killakoala]

I love pic #1. The naturalness of it really sets it apart from the others for me.

[JordanP]

What a stunning model! Did you have to pay her? - No. 1 or No.2 shot would go well on your website.

Might just have a little play with the colours..............

[JordanP]

this might be a little more like what you saw Geoff. It seems that your venue (your flat?) gives off a greenish cast....



I'm sure this model would be very proud of your growing skills - keep up experimenting. Excellent work with natural light.


** just an afterthought, try exactly the same shot, use the SB800 on manual dialed back to 1/64 or less power - even hold some A4 paper over flash head . you dont want to push any more light in, but you could get an interesting (if not overkilled) catch light in her eye. **


cheers,

[Geoff]

Thanx everyone for your comments, much appreciated. Craig - if I can convince her (it takes some work..u know!)....I will see what I can do with the flash, although I know another Craig that would be against the flash, however HE'S not my mentor now is he?

[MHD]

I know that model
Sorry Geoff, I do not think thatb B&W is flattering... I think if perhaps you smoothed it a bit it would be better but as it does the B&W brings up the contrast

[Onyx]

That's some great work Geoff. I'm surprised you used the kit when you have that oh-so-excellent 50/1.4.

[Geoff]

Hehehe...I wondered if anyone would comment on that Onyx...it (the camera) was just lying there with the kit lens on it and I seized an opportunity! Cheers


Geoff.