Some Portrait of Clayne- C&C please

[chris_arnet]

I was sitting in Photojournalism today and we were watching the news about the girl that was found in a box at that fishing tournament in South Carolina. I cought This expression on My friend Clayne's face.

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Any C&C appreciated! Thank You!!

 

[a5i736]

THe focus is soft, its underexposed and i think it needs a lil bit less head room. Other then that it seems very dry and i think there could be more emotion in his face. The background is also very distracting.

 

[Alpha]

Your camera is metering off the background/ceiling, which has underexposed your subject. You need to learn to compensate for this. The focus is also slightly soft.

 

[a5i736]

Your camera is metering off the background/ceiling, which has underexposed your subject. You need to learn to compensate for this. The focus is also slightly soft.

Wow the first thing we agree with lol

 

[chris_arnet]

yeah, it think i know why:

i was shooting with an aperture of 1.8 because lighting inside schools is pretty crappy, and i had the AF on SERVO (for moving subjects), not FOCUS (for still ones).

and i like the expression on his face personally.

 

[Alpha]

Aperture has nothing to do with the exposure being off. Your AF mode will influence focusing though.

As for his face, I think he just looks a bit dumbfounded. I don't believe it came across quite as dramatic as you had intended.

 

[chris_arnet]

Aperture has nothing to do with the exposure being off. Your AF mode will influence focusing though.

As for his face, I think he just looks a bit dumbfounded. I don't believe it came across quite as dramatic as you had intended.

naw, i knew that. i meant for the softness. why it isnt as sharp.

 

[Alpha]

I'm confused. Aperture, in this case, doesn't have anything to do with the sharpness either.

 

[The Phototron]

I'm confused. Aperture, in this case, doesn't have anything to do with the sharpness either.

He thought you are referring to the blurry background, which aperture does play a role.

 

[chris_arnet]

right, DOF. his face wasnt sharp because i had the focus mode wrong so it wasnt exactly in focus. which is unfortunate, because i really liked the expression on his face, and its doubtful ill ever see it again.

 

[a5i736]

Try going into Photoshop and adding an unsharp mask, it might help

 

[a5i736]

there is the pic with an unsharp mask what do u think?

 

[chris_arnet]

sharper, i agree. but theres to much grain in it. i'll just have to hope i see that look again.

 

[Alpha]

The RAW file may be usable. You need to pull out a lot more shadow detail than you have. And I agree that the USM is a little overdone.

 

[chris_arnet]

its a jpeg. not a raw. i know, i know. ive commited an unforgivable sin. but i dont like dealing with RAW. im not that good with converters anyway. i plan on getting it right the first time. i only shoot raw if its a very important shot. and when i do i still shoot RAW+JPEG