troyfreund Posted July 27, 2006 Share #1 Posted July 27, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Made this photo last week as a portfolio-builder for him and me. Leica R8/DMR, and 100/f4, I believe. Big softbox on the right as you can see in the 2nd shot. For the 3rd image I allowed some flare in and asked the model to give me some "Fred Astaire." We were out there at 5:45 a.m., shooting by 6. Troy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 27, 2006 Posted July 27, 2006 Hi troyfreund, Take a look here Model portfolio shot-DMR. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
fotografr Posted July 27, 2006 Share #2 Posted July 27, 2006 The first shot is terrific--good pose, nicely lit, good camera angle, rim lighting on the legs. Unfortunately, the Fred Astaire shot doesn't do much for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petert531 Posted July 28, 2006 Share #3 Posted July 28, 2006 Rim light is nice. I find the main subject exposure a little hot yielding a pasted on look. This is very tough to do admittedly and takes a lot of experience (which I don't have) to get it right. Digi helps, but I never trust LCD's myself. I go with a meter and a confirmation on the LCD that I have it... Did you use a 7B? I seem to recall you use an acute 2400. I'd love a 7B, but the wife doesn't think it's especially useful LOL. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
dan_drabek Posted July 28, 2006 Share #4 Posted July 28, 2006 Agree with Brent. The first shot is very striking. Pays to get up early. DD Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
leicavirgin Posted July 28, 2006 Share #5 Posted July 28, 2006 I love the angle on the first photo, it has a "larger than life" feel to it....This fella looks like he is going places....the suit was a good choice here, imo.... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
troyfreund Posted July 28, 2006 Author Share #6 Posted July 28, 2006 Hey everybody, Thanks for the feedback, I was pretty happy with the way this turned out. Peter, I don't see that over-exposure you mentioned. I do meter by hand (Sekonic) and don't place too much trust in my LCD. I wouldn't mind having a 7B, but can't afford that either yet. I used a Lumedyne pack and head, Photoflex softbox. I've thought about getting an Innovatronix power inverter to take my Acute 2400 on location, but haven't sprung for that yet. take care, Troy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mgcd Posted July 28, 2006 Share #7 Posted July 28, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) Troy - The first shot is excellent, a definite portfolio piece. Like Brent, the "Fred Astaire" shot does not work for me. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleeson Posted July 28, 2006 Share #8 Posted July 28, 2006 I also really like the first shot, too much flare for me in the other. I see you managed to get done before you melted in the heat and humidity we've had lately. Phil Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
petert531 Posted July 28, 2006 Share #9 Posted July 28, 2006 Tony Technically it's not over expose, of course you're right. It's more a matter of personal choice where one finds the neutral gray. When I have a back light/rimlight I am leaning towards making the rim 'properly' exposed and the key light under by a stop or even a stop and a 1/2. Try it sometime and see what you think. That's one of the nice things with digi...I used to do that with polas on a blad and damn it was expensive to figure out what I liked!!! In this case it's all a matter of personal taste. Peter Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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