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Backlit Portraits
Nov 23, 2011 19:02:44 #
jaymi1028
Loc: Los Angeles
I love using backlighting in portraits. Here are two I took where the sun was behind my subject. I used a reflector to help bounce light back on her face. What do you think? Comments/Constructive Criticism?
Nov 23, 2011 19:35:51 #
Nov 23, 2011 19:43:20 #
I really like the first one. I am guessing her dress is really white instead of blue. I see blue. In the second one, I like the composition and the bokeh (as in the first one) but her skin looks pasty and her dress is overexposed.
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Nov 24, 2011 00:43:33 #
jaymi1028
Loc: Los Angeles
thanks! the first shot I think the dress is just in a shadow. The second one, I sorta processed it that way because she asked for some of the pics to look "dreamy and ethereal!" so that's sorta what I was going for with that one! thanks for commenting :)
Nov 24, 2011 01:12:15 #
jaymi1028 wrote:
I love using backlighting in portraits. Here are two I took where the sun was behind my subject. I used a reflector to help bounce light back on her face. What do you think? Comments/Constructive Criticism?
I like dreamy type photos and have taken many of my kids with the sun behind. I didn't buy a reflector until recently, so I used a flash to brighten the eyes a bit. I'm not sure that I'd have the bright sun over her shoulder, although, it didn't seem to blow out the photo too much. Good job, post more. Cheryl
Nov 24, 2011 01:24:24 #
Nov 24, 2011 03:00:04 #
Overall, I like them both, and hate to be critical, but I think the sunlight in #1 is too bright and the large red spot lower/right is just distracting from the subject. Also I would process out the tan line i'm guessing was made by her bikini top on her left side. In the second, I would try sharpening the contract just a tiny bit, despite the request for and ethereal image. Set up wise, the white dress and her pale skin tone may not be the best match.
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Nov 24, 2011 10:33:49 #
Nov 24, 2011 14:07:56 #
You have a very pretty model to work with and with the result some nice pictures. I have problems with taking people pictures so I usually do scenic and flowers. The sun is very bright and a graduated neutral density filter rotated and adjusted to dull the sun slightly on the first one would have helped. On the second one the filter might have helped plus I would suggest looking at depth of field as her legs are out of focus. Changing the setting could have possibly brought the her in focus totally. Believe me when I say I have problems with depth of field also. I tried some various forms of editing them and was unable to do anything conclusive. After all this, I still like the pictures. A side profile with the sun behind the model might have been nice and interesting. I have seen several done that way with great success.
Nov 24, 2011 15:24:54 #
Wonderful shots, I have yet to master back lighting so I'm pretty jealous of your outcome ;)
Nov 25, 2011 01:09:16 #
jaymi1028
Loc: Los Angeles
New2blog wrote:
Overall, I like them both, and hate to be critical, but I think the sunlight in #1 is too bright and the large red spot lower/right is just distracting from the subject. Also I would process out the tan line i'm guessing was made by her bikini top on her left side. In the second, I would try sharpening the contract just a tiny bit, despite the request for and ethereal image. Set up wise, the white dress and her pale skin tone may not be the best match.
Cheers.
Cheers.
No worries, thanks for the suggestion!
For the first one, I wanted to include the sun and the flare, so that doesn't really bother me. I suppose I could work on her tan line, I didn't really notice it!
For the second one, I actually do have a version that's more contrasty and vivid colors. She preferred this version so I usually show it, but I'll try to see if I can find the other version to share!
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Nov 25, 2011 02:48:25 #
jaymi1028 wrote:
quote=New2blog Overall, I like them both, and hat... (show quote)
"Flare" that's the word that escaped me ;-)
Nov 25, 2011 03:14:23 #
Nov 25, 2011 11:59:37 #
Fairy Princess wrote:
hey,i do like the sun in the background,it is a very pretty pic
I like the sun, too, I was just saying it was a bit too bright for my eyeballs ;-)
Nov 29, 2011 14:21:21 #
jaymi1028
Loc: Los Angeles
Fairy Princess wrote:
hey,i do like the sun in the background,it is a very pretty pic
thanks! I really like the sun in the shot too!
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