On Sat, Aug 03, 2013 at 09:14:31PM -0400, Gerrit Visser wrote: > I prefer the original 'crop'. It somehow seems to reflect/support the > feeling you get from her expression. An emptyness or loneliness or > reflection on something intense?
Thank you. That was exactly my goal with the original composition. > > Gerrit > > -----Original Message----- > From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Larry Colen > Sent: Saturday, August 3, 2013 9:01 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: PESO, while setting up the lights > > On Sat, Aug 03, 2013 at 04:08:48PM -0400, Kenneth Waller wrote: > > > > It is so obviously a portrait, I don't understand why it was shot in > landscape mode. The blank space on the RHSide is distracting. > > Actually it was shot to check the exposure, primarily of the background. > I cropped it that way because I happen to like portraits with a lot of > negative space, and to cut out the backdrop stands and other detritus that > was in the original shot. > > But, I was willing to try a more conventional crop, do you like this one > better? > http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9430436915/in/set-72157634890993590/ > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > >From: Larry Colen <lrc@red4est. > > >Subject: PESO, while setting up the lights > > > > > >One of my favorite photos from the shoot a few nights ago came while > > >I was just setting up the lights and setting the exposure. Sophia > > >was just sitting on her stool, biding her time while I futzed with > > >the camera and took test shots to set the exposure. > > >The backdrop was white seamless paper, with red gelled strobes > > >flashing at the back of it. There was a key light camera right, and a > > >fill camera left. > > > > > >There is something about this shot that I really like even though > > >there was no thought as to posing or anything beyond "is the lighting > > >correct" when I took it. > > > > > >It took a fair bit of processing to bring the color out of the > > >background in lightroom. If I brought the exposure up properly for > > >Sophia, then the red totally washed out. > > > > > >http://www.flickr.com/photos/ellarsee/9427045630/in/set-7215763489099 > > >3590 > > > > > >Comments, as always are welcome. Particularly for things I could do > > >to improve the processing. > > > > > >ISO 80, f/8, 1/80 second > > > > > >Exposure +1.65, highlights -51, shadows +40, blacks -11 adjustment > > >brush exposure -2.49 saturation 60 with fading in around her and at > > >the edges. > > > > > >-- > > >Larry Colen l...@red4est.com > http://red4est.com/lrc > > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > -- > Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
