Exhibit Portrait shots

[Wildieswife]

Thanks, Birma! I don't often do B/W conversions but this one was begging for it with the high contrast lighting.

I love the light gradient from top to bottom. I presume that was by design.
I am curious if the decorative beads on her face are just that or have some
symbolism.

With best regards,
Sury

On this organised shoot (which I rarely attend) the make up artist decided to practice her art with hair and creative face jewellery. I like to think that the beads may be reminiscent of 'wampum'

I was so pleased that this Mohican hairstyle presented itself - I'd been practicing back highlighting 'big' hair with a snoot, so it was lucky the make up artist did this style.
One of the other photographers donated his 'Native American' wrist band and I composed the lighting/pose which aimed to delineate a profile with a suggestion of the main body. The hair was the important bit to be picked out (by backlighting high snoot) - as was the bracelet which echoed the ethnic theme.
I was quite pleased (and so often I'm not) that my set up worked. I didn't purely rely on metering but checked the results and turned up/down the lights.

I believe the likes of David Bailey used to do all this with a Polaroid. After the 'WISIWIG' of the A77 EVF (how soon we take it for granted) studio lighting is another ball game. You have to try to envisage what effect the lights will have but luckily digital makes it easier to double check the results.

This isn't perfect by any means - it's not really my genre and I need to get more practice. People expect so much more than dog owners


Pat

[Dr. Harout]

Excellent shot, Pat. Contrast, Lighting etc are all fantastic.
Just one question: since it's a set up, why didn't you make the girl look the other way round? (Look to the right, instead of the opposite?).

[Ossie]

Portraiture is usually outside my comfort zone and I admire all the shots submitted sofar. I have been fortunate to have had some success within the my club with these images.

I manipulate most of my images to some degree or other although with image # 3 apart from basic adjustments, levels etc, it was restricted to a very severe crop and conversion to mono.

No 1 A77 SAL16-80mm

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No 2 A77 SAL16-80mm

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No 3 A700 SAL70-300G

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Keith

[Birma]

Three very striking portraits Keith. I particularly like the second one, man with pipe. I very much like the high key effect and the way it concentrates your view on the subjects hand, face and pipe.

[sury]

Great portraits Keith. I love the "pursed" lips high key shot (#1). The eyes are telling me a story
in the third one and I have multiple plots in my head looking at that one. Very nice B&W treatment.

With best regards,
Sury

[sury]

Thanks, Birma! I don't often do B/W conversions but this one was begging for it with the high contrast lighting.

I love the light gradient from top to bottom. I presume that was by design.
I am curious if the decorative beads on her face are just that or have some
symbolism.

With best regards,
Sury

On this organised shoot (which I rarely attend) the make up artist decided to practice her art with hair and creative face jewellery. I like to think that the beads may be reminiscent of 'wampum'

I was so pleased that this Mohican hairstyle presented itself - I'd been practicing back highlighting 'big' hair with a snoot, so it was lucky the make up artist did this style.
One of the other photographers donated his 'Native American' wrist band and I composed the lighting/pose which aimed to delineate a profile with a suggestion of the main body. The hair was the important bit to be picked out (by backlighting high snoot) - as was the bracelet which echoed the ethnic theme.
I was quite pleased (and so often I'm not) that my set up worked. I didn't purely rely on metering but checked the results and turned up/down the lights.

I believe the likes of David Bailey used to do all this with a Polaroid. After the 'WISIWIG' of the A77 EVF (how soon we take it for granted) studio lighting is another ball game. You have to try to envisage what effect the lights will have but luckily digital makes it easier to double check the results.

This isn't perfect by any means - it's not really my genre and I need to get more practice. People expect so much more than dog owners


Pat

Pat,
I am trying to understand how EVF impacts the studio lighting. Does it make better? Worse? Different? If different, how so?

Sury

[Dr. Harout]

Wow, killer shots, Keith.
I can even "see" their characters.

[KevinBarrett]

Nice portraits, everybody! So are we sticking to black-and-white exclusively for now?


NG-B&W-23 by Kevin_Barrett, on Flickr

[sury]

Kevin,
Lovely capture.

Sury

[Ossie]

Birma, Sury and Dr Harout

Thank you for your comments. I am pleased that you enjoyed the images

Keith

[Wildieswife]

Thanks, Birma! I don't often do B/W conversions but this one was begging for it with the high contrast lighting.

I love the light gradient from top to bottom. I presume that was by design.
I am curious if the decorative beads on her face are just that or have some
symbolism.

With best regards,
Sury

On this organised shoot (which I rarely attend) the make up artist decided to practice her art with hair and creative face jewellery. I like to think that the beads may be reminiscent of 'wampum'

I was so pleased that this Mohican hairstyle presented itself - I'd been practicing back highlighting 'big' hair with a snoot, so it was lucky the make up artist did this style.
One of the other photographers donated his 'Native American' wrist band and I composed the lighting/pose which aimed to delineate a profile with a suggestion of the main body. The hair was the important bit to be picked out (by backlighting high snoot) - as was the bracelet which echoed the ethnic theme.
I was quite pleased (and so often I'm not) that my set up worked. I didn't purely rely on metering but checked the results and turned up/down the lights.

I believe the likes of David Bailey used to do all this with a Polaroid. After the 'WISIWIG' of the A77 EVF (how soon we take it for granted) studio lighting is another ball game. You have to try to envisage what effect the lights will have but luckily digital makes it easier to double check the results.

This isn't perfect by any means - it's not really my genre and I need to get more practice. People expect so much more than dog owners


Pat

Pat,
I am trying to understand how EVF impacts the studio lighting. Does it make better? Worse? Different? If different, how so?

Sury

I meant the LCD screen (which displays live view and also results) was handy for checking how the lighting is playing out. The results are a handy checking point on how the camera is interpreting things.

Obviously the live view/EVF is not used with studio lights, as you switch it off - but I'm sure you knew that, didn't you ?

Pat

[Wildieswife]

Excellent shot, Pat. Contrast, Lighting etc are all fantastic.
Just one question: since it's a set up, why didn't you make the girl look the other way round? (Look to the right, instead of the opposite?).

It was a conceptually led shot. The girl is 'sinister' ie facing left. Is there any reason why you think she should be facing a droit?

Pat

[Wildieswife]

Back on track - some cracking portraits here - still B/W though

Here's a colour portrait..........



And another





Pat

[KevinBarrett]

Wow! What a way to break out into color portraits! Well done, Wildieswife.

This is my wife, taken with the A700 and 35/1.8 SAM:

At her Childhood Home by Kevin_Barrett, on Flickr

I need to put that lens onto my new A77 already.

[sury]

Back on track - some cracking portraits here - still B/W though

Here's a colour portrait..........


Pat

Must be that "magical" kiss that turned portrait #1 into #2. Great shots. I love the lighting
in the second one that renders the green very pleasant. It somehow seems to have pleasant effect,
is the best way to describe my reaction.

With best regards,
Sury