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Dec 16, 2016 22:13:21   #
oneillj
 
I'm doing Posters for a basketball team and thought it might be kinda cool to do some heavy processing on the pictures so they don't have a Senior Photo type look. This is just kid in front of some lights. Nothing more than a warm body to get a feel for how it looks. Not even cropped. It's the Calvin Hollywood FAD technique. It looks pretty good on ally ways and industrial environments but I'm not really sure about it for just a black muslin back ground. It's 3-point lighting with a beauty dish and two gridded strip boxes without diffusion panels. So, what do you guys think? Should I use it?



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Dec 16, 2016 22:18:36   #
Rongnongno Loc: FL
 
Yup.

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Dec 16, 2016 22:25:31   #
Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States
 
I like it.

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Dec 16, 2016 22:54:46   #
dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma
 
It makes them stand out .

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Dec 16, 2016 22:55:37   #
dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma
 
It makes them stand out . show one. To them get their view on it.

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Dec 16, 2016 23:03:01   #
oneillj
 
Yea. I'm going to do that but I wanted a photographer's point of view too.

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Dec 16, 2016 23:16:42   #
dirtpusher Loc: tulsa oklahoma
 
oneillj wrote:
Yea. I'm going to do that but I wanted a photographer's point of view too.


You could take picture their court with the goals. Or just use goals with black background. Or the the front of school with the schools name for back ground

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Dec 16, 2016 23:28:52   #
Shootist Loc: Wyoming
 
I like the photo and background, it is crisp and focuses all eyes to the subject. As a stand alone photo is is very nice. However, it does not tell a story. To me you need to have some context to draw a person to the story, not just the subject.

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Dec 16, 2016 23:37:48   #
oneillj
 
Well, it's a poster that gets displayed in a gym. So, on top, there will be a graphic that states the name, class (jr. sr. etc), and number. This is just a rough facsimile of a pose. They will be doing 3 different poses and choose the one they like best. The story is in the pose. Like I said, just a kid in front of some lights. :-)

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Dec 16, 2016 23:39:23   #
oneillj
 
I thought of that too late. I really thought a location setting would be cool but the shoot is tomorrow (12/17). So, gotta go with what I got.

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Dec 16, 2016 23:52:08   #
JR45 Loc: Montgomery County, TX
 
I like the technique. Not sure about the facial expression.

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Dec 17, 2016 01:20:34   #
oneillj
 
Well, she's just there to stand in. :-)

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Dec 17, 2016 03:04:14   #
jim quist Loc: Missouri
 
I think you should lighten the shadow under the chin and bring back the skin tones

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Dec 17, 2016 08:33:10   #
oneillj
 
Good point.

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Dec 17, 2016 09:05:38   #
jaymatt Loc: Alexandria, Indiana
 

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