Studio potrait

[briansquibb]

A different take on a portrait

5dII, iso100,1/200,f8, 135f2, modeling light only

[Pinkeez]

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wow, that is a very striking picture Brian. how did you create that? is it HDR?

[briansquibb]

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I created the look by changing it to monochrome with dark sepia tint in Silver Efex and then passed it though Portrait Professional to get the skin texture.

Otherwise it is how it came out of the camera :)

[oldcanon]

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It looks to me like the sort of "comic art" imagery some of the high-end computer gamers create, its a striking effect (what did the model think of it?)

[briansquibb]

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The model loves it

[Woolley]

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The model loves it

Which is all that really matters. Not keen on it myself, not my cup of tea although I appreciate the skills involved.

[codachrome]

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Very nice.....

Coda

[colin C]

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There's something there Brian, but not quite yet.

Portrait Pro, left to itself, does too strong a job smoothing out the skin. May I suggest expanding the buttons and eazing back on the sliders to add a little realism.

Colin

[briansquibb]

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On my evening class we had the use of the model for the evening with the lecturer giving us the light positions. The number of different poses was very small - so once I had the 'standard' poses in the bag I then moved down the non realistic route.

I understand what you mean about the default sliders in Portrait Pro - I normally use virtually nothing in the way of changes, ususally just a litttle help with spots and bad skin. This time I decided to go to the other end, expand the buttons and play with the effects without any pretence of making it realistic. The one above was my take on the girl from Goldfinger, I did another for example on the style of 80's Blondie record albumn

It make my collection just that little different from the rest of the class, which was the intention.

The lecturer had asked us to process the photos in the 'modern' way for magazine shots which is to slightly overblow the face. He also set the lights (not too much flexibility due to the small size of the room) so this picture was taken with even left and right lighting demonstrating how it flattens out the face when losing the nose shadow.

My personal inclination is to go as realistic as possible but it is interesting to let go sometimes. I am still not convinced about the loss of detail when overblowing - but I suppose it is to allow the eye to move to the hair or clothing presumably.

[EOS_Jim]

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3 main things I don't like

1. The highlights are just too bright

2. More importantly the lumps around the throat area are very unsightly

3. The eyes don't sit well.Theres an overly white part in the far away eye and the edited area seems to be deleted with some sort of hard brush....so they stand out but in a way that doesn't flow with the rest of the image - the eyes are pin sharp but they need something else to be able to fit within the rest of the image.

I can see what you were trying but doesn't quite make it.

[briansquibb]

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Jim - here is the original. You will no doubt notice that the lumps and bumps are there too- it is a protruding collar bone. This was an exercise to move into the surreal - just by playing with the light levels - there was no re-sculpturing.

Personally I find these standard studio poses rather boring so I experimented a bit.

[Trevoreast]

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LOL I'd a sneaky suspicion you'd have a "more conventional" shot up your sleeve Brain.
That's why I never commented on the first one, which to be frank is not my cuppa tea, each to thier own though !
Trev

[colin C]

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I can see why you wanted to "play" Brian.

Nothing wrong with the lighting, in fact many professional photographers make ba good living out of just this set-up. It may be what the customer wants, but it's a little uninspiring.

You keep experimenting. It won't work most of the time, but when it does, it's well worth the effort.

Colin

[EOS_Jim]

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i think it's a very nice shot although yes there are issues.

light is very flat, but the main issue is that there is just no expression and the lack of eye contact doesn't do it any great favours. Exposure is great and she is very pretty . The collarbone is not an issue at all though. The edit really protrudes the collarbone.

[cocasana]

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I agree with EOS_Jim. And I would add that I'm not sure I like the way Portrait Pro (I guess its it's fault) rendered her hair on her left side.