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Whats wrong with this picture?
Feb 14, 2013 06:11:40 #
dubach wrote:
apart from the above comments i'd say its simply the horizon is crooked. surprised no one mentioned it.
Worse still, the horizon cuts her head in half - always a 'NO NO' in portraits.
GHK
Feb 14, 2013 06:29:45 #
There is an optical illusion due to the fact that her right shoulder is not where the eye expects it to be. The shoulder is foreshortened because it is tilted towards the camera, so there is empty space where the shoulder would normally be. This distorts the perceived proportions of body to head.
Also, the sun is providing a lovely soft golden light in the background, whereas the flash (on her face) is providing a harsh white light.
Also, the sun is providing a lovely soft golden light in the background, whereas the flash (on her face) is providing a harsh white light.
Feb 14, 2013 07:44:10 #
I think that with a little cropping from above the elbow will save the photo some what, and some lighting adjustment. I did a quick play with the photo in photoshop and you can improve it.. I am guessing the photo I am working with is low res as it looks very pixled along the skin and hair of the girl. This makes it look more like it was actually dropped into the photo.
Feb 14, 2013 08:14:42 #
There must be a storm brewing. The Pacific Ocean is tilted to the left.
Feb 14, 2013 08:23:20 #
it would of been better if the torso had been facing the camera, and the sun directly behind the head makes it look larger and a longer lense would help.
Feb 14, 2013 08:24:09 #
washy
Loc: Dorset UK
With the sun and therefore most of the light being right behind her head,it gives the impression of her head being out of proportion to the rest of her. If the camera had been postioned 90 degrees to the left or right that would have put light on her face and more in proportion then there would have been possibly no need for the flash. Better to have the bright sun behind or to the side rather than the camera facing a gright sun
Feb 14, 2013 08:25:40 #
n3eg wrote:
Pardon my newbieness, but maybe a filter over the flash would have helped fix the color. She looks like she's indoors in the middle of an outdoor setting.
This comment comes closer to explaining why the shot looks odd, other than having used a wide angle lens for a "portrait" shot. The problem is not the geometry of the picture, some of which can be fixed with leveling or cropping.
The issue with the lighting is the color temperature of the flash (daylight) compared to the sunset. They are so different that they do not seem to belong together. Also, having the sun right behind her head emphasizes the difference.
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Feb 14, 2013 09:00:50 #
luckyfon
Loc: Bethlehem, PA, USA
Does this means if I use 35mm Nikon prime on my D5100 tis not good for Portrait photo, it will distort the image like this.
Feb 14, 2013 09:05:38 #
BermBuster wrote:
I'm just not sure what is going on here, My cousin took this picture of his daughter in Hawaii-It seems as if she has been photoshopped into the picture..or maybe her head is too big?
Maybe the sun behind her - Or too close at 24mm caused this?
What do you guys(gals) think?
Canon rebel XSi, 18-55 lens at 24mm,aperture at f/14,with a Nikor Flash.
Maybe the sun behind her - Or too close at 24mm caused this?
What do you guys(gals) think?
Canon rebel XSi, 18-55 lens at 24mm,aperture at f/14,with a Nikor Flash.
I notice her body is not any way near as well lit as her face. In reality, with the sun directly behind her head, I would think it would be the opposite. Sure this could be done with the proper lights, but, I doubt he lugged a bunch out on the beach.
My guess is the original had her face so dark it was unusable. I agree the head appears to be from another photo and was layered over this one. Good job, but, the size and lighting are not right.
Feb 14, 2013 09:29:17 #
I agree with the lens length, I took loads of pics lastnight of a member of the family (5yrs old) used Nikon D90, and at first my Nikon 50mm 1.4 at different apatures, Some of the closeups are distorted, I changed to my Sigma 70mm 2.8 and again different appatures.. I so wish I had bought the Nikon 105mm instead, I was drifting from head and shoulder shots to full length shots,,I was exhausted after an hour of moving around,, up and down,,I would like to sell the Sigma but it is a good 1:1 macro lens too,,, looks like I'm gona go for the 105mm or take the plunge and get the 70-200 2.8 vr Nikon..
Jimmy.........
Jimmy.........
Feb 14, 2013 10:32:24 #
selmslie wrote:
. . . . The issue with the lighting is the color temperature of the flash (daylight) compared to the sunset. They are so different that they do not seem to belong together. Also, having the sun right behind her head emphasizes the difference.
I think selmslie has it exactly right here (and R.G. earlier). The problem is less the choice of lens (it seems to me that the distortion that would occur from the use of a wide angle would not have affected the size of the subject's head alone, as it appears in this photo, particularly since her head is smack in the center, horizontally, of the shot); I think the real problem is lighting and the awful balance of ambient vs. flash. Flash appears to have been on-camera and directed straight at her face (the ocean and her dress don't reflect the flash, only over-emphasizing the one area that does---so that the face becomes moon-like, hovering over a dark landscape). The result is a subject who appears to have been placed in front of one of those cheesy studio background sheets . . . if the sunset in Hawaii doesn't work, lets roll in the Lawrence-of-Arabia desert scenic, complete with camels. . . . You get the picture. Working the artificial light source here (and making it less direct) would have resulted in a better image.
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Feb 14, 2013 10:37:00 #
Hi.
The pic indeed does look a bit strange - the head is out of proportion to the body. Hate to suggest this but has the girl's head been added to someone else's body? The lighting, in my opinion. on the face and body look different. If I am incorrect, please forgive. Don't think it is a 'lens' problem though.
The pic indeed does look a bit strange - the head is out of proportion to the body. Hate to suggest this but has the girl's head been added to someone else's body? The lighting, in my opinion. on the face and body look different. If I am incorrect, please forgive. Don't think it is a 'lens' problem though.
Feb 14, 2013 10:43:38 #
this is obvious...
the girl got ahold of some nasty poi made with rotten taro and the father was smoking Maui Wowie...resulting in bobble head sunset distortion.........:)
the girl got ahold of some nasty poi made with rotten taro and the father was smoking Maui Wowie...resulting in bobble head sunset distortion.........:)
Feb 14, 2013 11:12:19 #
What happed to the "Halo" glow in her hair? The only glow I see is down below the horizon backed up by the reflection off the water... but the direct light from the sun did not have the horse power to pull off any glow from any back lit hairs. Is there a Photo shop around here?
Feb 14, 2013 11:27:06 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
Her right arm, the one nearest to the camera, looks like it's bent beyond normal. I'd be happy to do a reshoot -for free -if you provide airfare.
I'll go with as an assistant for free.
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