Low Key Portrait

[DeadEye]

Critque requested

Thanks Dan

 

[KmH]

It sure looks underexposed, or it's the skin tone or maybe because it seems you over did the whites of her eye's in post. The 2 layer green border is kind of distracting too. I know it's very classic but a nice 1 or 2 inch border with a drop shadow works well with a b&w.

Had her head and shoulders been turned a bit more towards the camera and her large eyes could have had white on both sides of the iris making the eye's a bit more balanced. As it is it just doesn't appeal having those huge white areas barking so loud.

Hope that helps.

 

[Mersad]

I know my edit isn't low key, but with that pose and smile you can't really go for a low key portrait, i think. I would crop it also, and bring out her eyes more.

 

[SpeedTrap]

I would agree that the first image is underexposed.
I would like to see it with the exposure brought up a bit and the post on the eyes and theeth toned down.

 

[Dcrymes84]

I liked it to dark though..

 

[gopal]

the dark one is a low key portrait...and the work done on whites in eyes and on teeth to highlight, i think.the exposure is correct....looking at her skin tone and eyeballs...old school of photography had several such in their exhibitions.

 

[gopal]

forgot to say extraordinary.

 

[noob873]

THe skin tone looks so un-natural or something. I dont know just looks weird. Probably is slightly under exposed too. You can go with that darker look without being underexposed.

 

[DeadEye]

It sure looks underexposed, or it's the skin tone or maybe because it seems you over did the whites of her eye's in post. The 2 layer green border is kind of distracting too. I know it's very classic but a nice 1 or 2 inch border with a drop shadow works well with a b&w.


Had her head and shoulders been turned a bit more towards the camera and her large eyes could have had white on both sides of the iris making the eye's a bit more balanced. As it is it just doesn't appeal having those huge white areas barking so loud.


Hope that helps.

Thank you. KmH
Yes it looks somewhat underexposed in B&W. The model is dark skinned with bright white neer perfect teeth and large bright eyes a real beauty. I tryed to select the eyes and bring them down a little in post but it killed one of her best strong points. I think I am fighting dynamic range limits on this one. Perhaps I should load some Ilford and put the digi away for this style and model . If I can get a reshoot, I will endevor to improve the pose.

I know my edit isn't low key, but with that pose and smile you can't really go for a low key portrait, i think. I would crop it also, and bring out her eyes more.

Thank You Mersad

The edit is quite lovely. Nice the way the catch lights sparkle.

I would agree that the first image is underexposed.
I would like to see it with the exposure brought up a bit and the post on the eyes and theeth toned down.

Thank You SpeedTrap

I tryed that very thing but did not like the end result. Her skin is quite dark and it bordered on making her look to white.

I liked it to dark though..

Thank You Dcrymes. I like it too, but somehow it missed the mark as well.

the dark one is a low key portrait...and the work done on whites in eyes and on teeth to highlight, i think.the exposure is correct....looking at her skin tone and eyeballs...old school of photography had several such in their exhibitions.

Thank You Gopal

The exposure was set using a sekonic metered at the forehead for the key light. Hair lights powered a little over 1 stop.

forgot to say extraordinary.

Thanks again to everyone DeadEye