Onform's 52 Portraits of 2011 WEEK 3

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O.K Here we go, Following on from Dave ,(MD), I have decided to do my own 52 Portraits project. I was going to join in with the themed 52 but I have never been very good with thinking of original images to take for each theme.

As I have mentioned to a couple of other members already I have been in a very deep rut of late and I'm finding it very hard to motivate myself to even pick the camera up let alone take a photo so this is my attempt to get my mojo back..

Now I am aware it's technically the second week already but I have been very busy with my youngest son's birthday..:) I am however going to post two portraits and name them Week 1 and 2.

My two boys are going to feature heavily in this project for a number of reasons 1. I know how to bribe them to pose and let me take pictures.. 2. because they are easy targets but mostly 3. They are the reason I bought a decent camera two years ago and they have been my go to inspiration from the very start..:love:

I fully intend however to get outside my comfort zone and photograph some adults!!!:eek: Children I can get on the same wavelength as and have fun. But adults well thats a whole different ball game.:cuckoo::D

Anyway here we go:
 
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I'll be watching with interest matey :thumbs:


Dave :wave:
 
Week 1 ;);) nudge nudge..

Joseph Chilling watching Fireman Sam

 
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These are stunningly good images. The B+W works brilliantly. Beautifully exposed.
I feel the focus is slightly out on the image of Joseph.

Cheers, Patrick
 
PatrickO said:
These are stunningly good images. The B+W works brilliantly. Beautifully exposed.
I feel the focus is slightly out on the image of Joseph.

Cheers, Patrick
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Yeah you are right! or partially anyway. the focus is spot on...on one eye..:lol: infact it's slightly out on both images. one of the pitfalls of using 85 f1.2 wide open. I perhaps should of stopped the lens down a touch but I have not used it lately and just felt like trying my luck...:bonk:

Thanks for the compliment and taking the time to comment..
 
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Loving these matey and the b+w tilt.. " I seem to be in b+w rutt myself at the moment and I am loving it.."


Not to sure on the 2nd image... " Feel he needs a t shirt on or something Imho


Dave:thumbs:
 
Cheers for the comments mate but Why the t-shirt?
 
Matt,

Second shot is excellent. (not to say the 1st one isn't good) Am I right in presuming you have done some PP on his eyes? If it wasn'f for the texture of the wall, this could be a shot of Thomas lying on the floor but the shot rotated.

The B&W is stunning.

What lens did you use, I take it aperture is around 1.8ish as his far shoulder is out of focus?
 
onform said:
Cheers for the comments mate but Why the t-shirt?
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Dunno really matey :shrug: .. Sorry. Like I say I like the shot though.

Dave
 
Hippo_MC said:
Matt,

Second shot is excellent. (not to say the 1st one isn't good) Am I right in presuming you have done some PP on his eyes? If it wasn'f for the texture of the wall, this could be a shot of Thomas lying on the floor but the shot rotated.

The B&W is stunning.

What lens did you use, I take it aperture is around 1.8ish as his far shoulder is out of focus?
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Thanks alot for taking the time to comment. The eyes have been edited yes. The whites were brightened a touch and as he has blue eyes I can simply decrease the colour temp of the original to really lighten and bring out the eyes. I love B&W and I spend quite a bit of time getting it just how I like it I don't use any pre-sets as every image is different and IMHO requires different handling.

The lens was the 85mm at f1.2, I had to stand back a few steps just to get both eyes in focus and I believe The farthest one is still just out..:bonk:

..MD.. said:
Dunno really matey :shrug: .. Sorry. Like I say I like the shot though.

Dave
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Don't be sorry mate, I value your opinion. I was mearly curious as to why is all.

Have you got anything in mind for week 3??? I'm struggling to find someone! I don't want it to be family as I want to remove myself from my comfort zone..;)
 
the 2nd image is really stunning :) the composition really works well as does the processing and lighting
 
HopefulM said:
the 2nd image is really stunning :) the composition really works well as does the processing and lighting
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Thankyou very much ;)

ianmarsh said:
What he said. Lovely image. You have a couple of excellent models there.
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Again thanks for taking the time to comment.

posiview said:
Now that's a cracker...

Great use of the empty space. Great clarity, contract, dof and very sharp.

B&W works a treat.

Was he lying down for the photograph?

Cheers.
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Cheers, B&W is my favourite medium, he was in fact standing the texture behind his head is my wall paper.:thumbs:
 
OK, the plans for my third portrait went belly up! I had arranged a shoot with a friend and he let me down!! So once again an image Thomas will act as stand in. Kids aye what would we do without them...:lol:



Please do let me know what you think.. Good or bad.. :thumbs:
 
These make me cry with envy. What beautiful portraits. You just need to crack getting the eye focus. Please keep going - would love to see more with different subjects.
 
PatrickO said:
These make me cry with envy. What beautiful portraits. You just need to crack getting the eye focus. Please keep going - would love to see more with different subjects.
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Yeah the focus again, unfortunately f1.2 is very addictive. Also sometimes an image speaks to you even though it's not perfect technically.. And I fully intend on keeping this up, for my own motivation if nothing else. Next image will be of a different person I'm determined. Hopefully won't be let down this time..:razz:

posiview said:
Just looked again at your photographs and still amazed....would you care to share your post processing?
Thanks.
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Certainly, I usually have an idea of how I want an image to look so try to get it right in camera as possible but it never quite looks right. I then use LR3 get it closer to what I had in mind.

I don't use any pre-sets, actions or plugins on my portraits, instead I generally remove any small distractions with the heal tool then darken or lighten the background to remove any distracting bits. Then I use the adjustment brush with a feathered edge and low flow to make both the eyes look equally exposed, so only brighten the darker of the two! I then play with the exposure, fill light and brightness sliders to give the desired look this is what takes the longest time. Last I add contrast to suit and give it a sharpen.

Hope that helps..
 
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