I shot another of my models for my final project on environmental portraiture yesterday... not much optimizing done to these yet
Doing this shoot made me realize how much I've grown over the last year, and even in the last 8 weeks or so. I had to go check out a light kit from the cage Saturday morning, dash over to his house, set up and shoot in 45 minutes and then run off to work. I'd also never been to his apartment, so I had no idea what the ambient light would be like, what his "environment" would be like, how much space I'd have, etc. Sure, if I'd had more time, there are things I would've tweaked, but overall, I was able to balance the natural light nicely and use the strobes more as a fill like I wanted. I used to toil for hours trying to get my lighting to even look remotely like what I envisioned, but it all feels much more natural now.
I think the first is definitely my favorite, but these are a couple outtakes that I still like.
Doing this shoot made me realize how much I've grown over the last year, and even in the last 8 weeks or so. I had to go check out a light kit from the cage Saturday morning, dash over to his house, set up and shoot in 45 minutes and then run off to work. I'd also never been to his apartment, so I had no idea what the ambient light would be like, what his "environment" would be like, how much space I'd have, etc. Sure, if I'd had more time, there are things I would've tweaked, but overall, I was able to balance the natural light nicely and use the strobes more as a fill like I wanted. I used to toil for hours trying to get my lighting to even look remotely like what I envisioned, but it all feels much more natural now.
I think the first is definitely my favorite, but these are a couple outtakes that I still like.
I like the first and last shot.
ReplyDeleteinteresting contrast in awkwardness and then transparency.
First shot shows an interesting aspect of his personality - or one I can imagine not knowing him. the second is like he let us in to his "space".
Light is good - looks unconstructed.
yes - huge growth and pushed boundaries ....
On second look would consider cropping lower right of last pic.
ReplyDeleteDon't think the dresser adds anything.
And perhaps a bit off the left as well.
I really like the first photograph.
ReplyDeleteI like the lighting and how it feels very natural.
I also like how the outdoor scene is held very well.
I like the color palette a lot and also the repetition of vertical shapes/lines.
I wrote a longer comment but it got eaten by an error of doom
yeah, the glasses was one of my concerns. I shot him without glasses too, but I'm still having a hard time filling in the spaces with the glare and making it look natural. I also lightened some of the shadows on the wall that weren't really intentional.
ReplyDeleteI'll show it in class with and without the glare on glasses... the last thing I want to do is give him retarded looking eyes