Self portrait C&C

[AnnieHuley]

Exif:
Camera - Canon 5D
Shutter speed 1/5 sec
f/16.0
ISO 640
50mm
Thoughts appreciated!

 

[tirediron]

Interesting; I rather like this, my one thought though, is that I'd like to see less difference between the forehead light and the rest of the light; either increase the fill light a bit (not much) or reduce the key light a bit.

 

[NoelNTexas]

I will have to disagree with Tirediron on this one, I personally like the ever so slightly brighter light of the forehead, in such a dark image, it draws me to your face.

 

[kundalini]

Be mindful of hyper-extending joints, such as your elbows. Also be considerate of having the arms angled to compliment the angles created by the shoulders. Straight lines tend to be boring for a viewer. For low contrast shots such as this, you still need contrast. More cowbell, please.

 

[Derrel]

It gives off a quiet, pensive feeling...sort of melancholy too. Just a little bit more light on your torso might have helped...a bit more fill light.

 

[AnnieHuley]

Be mindful of hyper-extending joints, such as your elbows. Also be considerate of having the arms angled to compliment the angles created by the shoulders. Straight lines tend to be boring for a viewer. For low contrast shots such as this, you still need contrast. More cowbell, please.

I was wondering what thoughts on the hyper-extending elbows would be. I never notice that I'm doing it... Made me terrible at volleyball

 

[AnnieHuley]

I will have to disagree with Tirediron on this one, I personally like the ever so slightly brighter light of the forehead, in such a dark image, it draws me to your face.

Great, I'm glad because I debated reshooting to fix this, but really decided I liked the emphasis on the face it provided. Thanks

 

[AnnieHuley]

Interesting; I rather like this, my one thought though, is that I'd like to see less difference between the forehead light and the rest of the light; either increase the fill light a bit (not much) or reduce the key light a bit.

Haha the light source is actually just an ikea lamp....

 

[cynicaster]

Aside from the contorted arm, I think it's a really nice photo.

You managed to pull it off, but I'm wondering why you chose to go with f/16 here... seems that in doing so, all you're achieving is to make it more hard on yourself to get a usable result.

 

[AnnieHuley]

Aside from the contorted arm, I think it's a really nice photo.

You managed to pull it off, but I'm wondering why you chose to go with f/16 here... seems that in doing so, all you're achieving is to make it more hard on yourself to get a usable result.

I really wanted it underexposed, I liked where the shutterspeed was so I just kept raising it to get it darker...
Is there a better way to handle this?

 

[Dinardy]

I like it.

Also a member of the hyper extending joint club.



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[Designer]

I really wanted it underexposed, I liked where the shutterspeed was so I just kept raising it to get it darker...
Is there a better way to handle this?

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[cynicaster]

Aside from the contorted arm, I think it's a really nice photo.

You managed to pull it off, but I'm wondering why you chose to go with f/16 here... seems that in doing so, all you're achieving is to make it more hard on yourself to get a usable result.

I really wanted it underexposed, I liked where the shutterspeed was so I just kept raising it to get it darker...
Is there a better way to handle this?

Actually, the shutter speed is the reason I asked the question. From a creative standpoint, the main reason to like or dislike a particular shutter speed is to control how you capture motion. Since this is a portrait of you sitting still, I would have assumed you’d want no motion/blur depicted at all. The way to do that and get the sharpest result possible is to make the shutter speed faster.

You used 1/5sec, which I suppose can be workable if you sit really still and have the camera on a tripod, but the point is you could have gone a fair bit faster and achieved the same exposure. With an aperture of f/5.6 and ISO of 800, you could have gone with a shutter of about 1/50, and you’d not have to worry at all about blurring from tiny motions (like breathing).

 

[Ilovemycam]

It is OK, kinda dark for my taste.