splproductions
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- Dec 14, 2011
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I completely agree with the 1.4 aperture stuff that is being said... when my first boy was born I did all of his photos at 1.4 or 1.8, and I can't tell you how badly I regret that. Like Geaux said, they look great small, but once you see it larger you realize you missed the focus. I also thought I liked a lot of sharpening on my eyes, and I did it routinely on all my portraits. Once I started shooting stopped down a bit (closer to f/4 most of the time), I realized I didn't need this sharpening because my eyes were nice and sharp to begin with. I used to use all these "tricks" I learned from Kelby books with editing eyes - I'd spend a long time on them. But the more I learn and the better I get, the less and less I'm doing with my eyes, and the more I like how they turn out. I still probably touch them up too much, and I'm sure as I progress I'll look back and think, "What was I doing?!!"
I also agree with what has been said regarding composition.
Regarding the photos being "too hot" or the "cinema quality processing"... I've already had problems with people telling me my photos are too hot, so maybe my screen isn't calibrated properly or something... but is this "too hot" look just a style that some people like and some people don't? Because I personally don't see anything wrong with the way the colors are or the amount of "pop" that they have. I love this aspect of these photographs. Then again, most people on this forum know a lot more than I do... so I partly bring this up to hear others opinions and to learn a thing or two.
I also agree with what has been said regarding composition.
Regarding the photos being "too hot" or the "cinema quality processing"... I've already had problems with people telling me my photos are too hot, so maybe my screen isn't calibrated properly or something... but is this "too hot" look just a style that some people like and some people don't? Because I personally don't see anything wrong with the way the colors are or the amount of "pop" that they have. I love this aspect of these photographs. Then again, most people on this forum know a lot more than I do... so I partly bring this up to hear others opinions and to learn a thing or two.