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a little attitude - day 7
a little attitude - day 7
ErinM


Photograph Information Photographer's Comments
Camera: Canon EOS-5D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Location: at home
Aperture: f/2.8
ISO: 800
Shutter: 1/50
Galleries: Portraiture, Black and White
Date Uploaded: Apr 7, 2007

Viewed: 381
Comments: 11
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I took this photo of Tessa indoors against a backdrop of black velvet that I just bought. Diffused lighting overhead and to either side of her. I really have no idea what I'm doing when it comes to setting up lighting for shots. Maybe one day I'll go to a Louis Steiner lighting seminar to learn from the master.

I added a little noise to this because I kind of thought that it suited the image. Tessa saw my first version, a bit heavier on the noise than this one, and said that she hated it. "If that were in a real challenge, Mom, I'd give you a 4, tops." This somewhat less noisy version managed to pass her inspection.

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04/10/2007 07:40:47 AM
I really like this shot. The lighting works great, b&w works great and the bit of noise just adds a nice touch. Excllent work.
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04/09/2007 12:19:59 PM
Great angle and pose. The shallow DOF works well in this, but focus seems to be on her nose and not on her eye. Works perfect in black and white. You've got a good shot here.
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04/09/2007 12:05:50 PM
Tessa held a wonderful pose for you. I like your lighting! I think you worked hard it this and it shows.
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04/09/2007 10:26:57 AM
I think you did great on the lighting & I definitely like the grain. Nice shot!
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04/09/2007 09:33:51 AM
I love your lighting. It is spot on! Her expression is perfect for the title too :) LOL Great B&W, focus, and grain.
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04/08/2007 04:59:47 PM
Love the light...great angle and effective use of DoF here!
Well done!
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04/08/2007 03:54:15 PM
Erin, ths is beautiful! I don't know what the original grained version looks like, but seriously the grain MAKES this! Not that Tess is a stunning portrait no matter WHAT pose she's in or processing that takes place, but for this particular photo, the grain adds so much to the artistic look and feel of the photo. It's so striking, and again, she is so beautiful.

Methinks we better keep her out of the voting booth tho, huh? We have enough people here who hate anything artistic and slightly out-of-the-box, don't we? :)
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04/07/2007 11:19:58 PM
Excellent portrait, angle is great, and I agree with Louis,
grain works great in this one.
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04/07/2007 11:07:14 PM
excellent angle...i like the noise added....; )
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04/07/2007 10:48:41 PM
Lovely subtle light. I can't think of one picture you've posted that hasn't had beautiful, well thought-out light. This really brings out the form of her face nicely. (Thanks for the kind words. I actually don't know half as much as I should about how to light stuff, and I know even less than that than some others here.)

Edit to add: the grain is a good choice. Even more would be interesting. It might have been neat to do a quick mask gradient selection starting at her shoulder and ending almost at the right side, then adding the noise to that selection. That would have given the illusion of more grain in the darker/less focused parts of the image.

Message edited by author 2007-04-07 23:16:11.
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04/07/2007 10:28:07 PM
Really good. Love the post editing. She is just such a perfect model isn't she?
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