Michael G.

[e.rose]

Hi y'all!!!

Sorry I haven't been around for a while (Not that there are many of you left who even remember who I am, ha), but I've been super busy.

I work a Full Time job (that I'm about to make more part time and less full time), I manage my friend's photography business, I manage my own photography business, I retouch/edit for other photographers, I'm second shooting almost every weekend.... whoa. ha.

But I find myself here on this lovely Sunday, just hanging out, cleaning my house, and waiting for this evening when some friends and I are having a bon fire here. SO... I thought I'd swing by and share some of what I've done recently

This one was a senior portrait session I did. His mother is a returning client and one of my favorite people to work with.

This is Michael!

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[Braineack]

I have a feel you could even make me look good in photos...

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[snowbear]

Hey, I think I remember you.
Good set, as usual. I'm not a fan of the top of the head cropping on #8; it is so slight that it doesn't look intentional. I love 6, 7 and 11.

 

[snowbear]

I have a feel you could even make me look good in photos...

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Close. Not quite, but close.

 

[JustJazzie]

Is always a pleasure to see what you've been up to! I'm loving the tuxedo shots. They are all wonderful though. Glad you stopped by!

 

[Patrice]

I remember when you started on this forum. Keeping pretty busy ehh!

 

[e.rose]

I remember when you started on this forum. Keeping pretty busy ehh!

That is an understatement, hahaha. Hopefully I'll have a little more breathing room after I drop down to part time at work, haha.

 

[D-B-J]

Nice set. My one nit-pick is the suit/scene combo. The 8th is nice, and well executed. But the rest of him in a suit in a field of tall grass doesn't make sense--I'd like to see him in more of a business-atmosphere or something with the suit. It just doesn't make "sense" to me. Overall, the image quality is excellent. Nicely done, minus that one nitpick

Jake

 

[frommrstomommy]

#8 is a fav for me. I also like 6 a lot. They're so crispy sharp, love it. I struggle with that.

 

[FITBMX]

Great like always! It is great to see you posting some!

 

[jcdeboever]

Excellent. 5 is my favorite. Is there a lot of post editing involved? Or do the original come out that good? Did you use a flash to fill in?

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[ronlane]

#1, 5 and 7 are my fav's. Comment on #1, "A guitar player in Nashville? They always need one or a dozen of those, huh??"

 

[MichaelHenson]

#8 is a fav for me. I also like 6 a lot. They're so crispy sharp, love it. I struggle with that.

Agreed. It seems that my natural light photos tend to get soft when I pixel peep but that doesn't seem to be the case with yours. Any tips?

 

[tirediron]

Very nice Rose; I just wish you'd moved the glasses up a bit on his nose.

 

[e.rose]

Excellent. 5 is my favorite. Is there a lot of post editing involved? Or do the original come out that good? Did you use a flash to fill in?

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There is always post involved in everything I do. THAT SAID... its important to start from a good source file.

I didn't use any flash to fill. I had a reflector on set, but I don't think we even used it for anything. Learning to read the light and seeing where it's good, is super important. My natural light stuff used to suck a lot, but that's because I never really paid any mind to *how* the light was falling. It's something I'm still learning, but I've gotten a lot better with it lately, haha.

But yeah, no flash, at all. This session was 100% natural light.

(Sorry if that was an inadequate explanation. I'm still trying to wake up. If you have more questions, feel free to ask).

#8 is a fav for me. I also like 6 a lot. They're so crispy sharp, love it. I struggle with that.

Agreed. It seems that my natural light photos tend to get soft when I pixel peep but that doesn't seem to be the case with yours. Any tips?

Use good glass, and don't shoot at too slow of a shutter speed. I mean, that's pretty much it. Ha.

I do some sharpening in post to really make it crispy, but it's already a sharp image to begin with. If I try to sharpen a soft photo, it still looks soft in the end.