Couple Photo-shoot Tonight... First One in a Long Time! C&C?

[D-B-J]

So, we've been trying to find time to set up a photo-shoot--they are busy when I wasn't, and vice-versa. I'm trying to improve my portrait skills, as they are pretty... lame. Thoughts? I have a bunch of nit-picks with these, but I'll let you tear them apart before I say what I dislike :mrgreen:


In Love by f_one_eight, on Flickr


Country Kisses by f_one_eight, on Flickr


Cheers!
Jake

 

[tirediron]

Not bad but I think you could stand to bump up the exposure say, 1/2 stop or so.

 

[D-B-J]

Not bad but I think you could stand to bump up the exposure say, 1/2 stop or so.

Edited the original to reflect the bump up in exposure. You were right, the histogram on the first was a touch heavy on the left side. The bump of +.25 centered it.

Cheers!
Jake

 

[rexbobcat]

Hmm, I like the cooler tones in the bottom one, but I think the top would look nicer warmed up a bit.

 

[D-B-J]

Hmm, I like the cooler tones in the bottom one, but I think the top would look nicer warmed up a bit.

I gave it a shot and lightroom.. just not sold on it. Maybe I'll have to come back tomorrow and give it a second look.

Cheers!
Jake

 

[BillM]

I really don't like the stormy sky for a couples shoot, especially the bright part going right through her head. And the angle of the road, basically everything about the backround lol

Hope that helps :thumbup:

 

[Derrel]

I think the cold, sterile umbrella light is at least 1,000 degrees Kelvin too LOW for the background light. The fellow's arm in the first shot is just lit-up with artificial light...I think warming up the WB would really sell this. This is really tricky, mixing artificial light with twilight or sunset-type light in the backgrounds.

Again...artificial light and natural light are not the same thing, and this session brings that into clarity. The background light is soft and diffused and warm. The flash and umbrella in the foreground as putting out specular, cold, "daylight" temperature light. You've got a huge Kelvin difference in color temp between the foreground and the cloudy evening light. If anything, I would move the exposure the exact opposite: downward...dimmer...and warm it way,way,way up, maybe as much as a couple thousand degrees Kelvin. I think a dimmer look, and warmer, would look better. These two just look "lit-up", or "over-lighted". Both in amount of light, and color temperature of the foreground light source.

 

[D-B-J]

I think the cold, sterile umbrella light is at least 1,000 degrees Kelvin too LOW for the background light. The fellow's arm in the first shot is just lit-up with artificial light...I think warming up the WB would really sell this. This is really tricky, mixing artificial light with twilight or sunset-type light in the backgrounds.

Again...artificial light and natural light are not the same thing, and this session brings that into clarity. The background light is soft and diffused and warm. The flash and umbrella in the foreground as putting out specular, cold, "daylight" temperature light. You've got a huge Kelvin difference in color temp between the foreground and the cloudy evening light. If anything, I would move the exposure the exact opposite: downward...dimmer...and warm it way,way,way up, maybe as much as a couple thousand degrees Kelvin. I think a dimmer look, and warmer, would look better. These two just look "lit-up", or "over-lighted". Both in amount of light, and color temperature of the foreground light source.

I'll give that a shot. Do you think gelling my flashes would have helped?? I still have SO much to learn, and every comment here helps.

Cheers!
Jake


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[Derrel]

Yes, gelling the flashes would have made a big difference, and brought the two light sources much closer together in temperature.

 

[D-B-J]

Yes, gelling the flashes would have made a big difference, and brought the two light sources much closer together in temperature.

Damn.. Haha. Well, I'll have to try again next time! Thanks for the input--every little bit helps :mrgreen:

Cheers!
Jake


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[D-B-J]

Yes, gelling the flashes would have made a big difference, and brought the two light sources much closer together in temperature.

Like this?



Cheers!
Jake

 

[Trever1t]

I like. The one thing that I think would have made all the difference to me is to light the woman and who cares about the guy. What I was always taught, focus on the bride. That little bit of shadow on her face, had it been on him instead...

 

[Derrel]

No...more like this: darker. More orangey.

 

[D-B-J]

No...more like this: darker. More orangey.

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Oh! Okay. Hmmm.. I like it. I'll have to give it a re-edit again later.

Cheers!
Jake


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[D-B-J]

One of my biggest issues is the shadow from his hand, and the shadow on her face. And now that I see it, the difference in lighting temperatures.. Any others want to weigh in??


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