Portraits

[Liberalis]

Been a bit busy for a couple of months so not had chance to get clicking, but I did get bored the other night so I took a few portraits of the other half.

I'm not sure what I'm doing here, but i thought i would experiement with a couple of studio flashes I have lying around.

Please feel free to comment, be it good or bad.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Liberalis/IMG_1015b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Liberalis/IMG_0964b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Liberalis/Img_0897b.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v218/Liberalis/IMG_0860b.jpg

Regards.

[Steep]

Not sure how Humphrey Bogart got in there ;) , but the last two pictures of the lassie are great, don't like the first one so much though she looks kinda hunched over a bit.

[CT]

Nice. Love the Bogie shot. :D

[dod]

Nice shot of her in the hat. Might just be me but I do find it slightly distracting the way the hat cuts through her right eye, keep on wanting to push it up a bit :)

[Steve]

Nice shot of her in the hat. Might just be me but I do find it slightly distracting the way the hat cuts through her right eye, keep on wanting to push it up a bit :)

Yup I feel the same way. Either a tad lower to cover the eye completely maybe to give a air of cheekiness or slightly higher to keep it as a relaxed pose. The lighting is pretty good on all the shots though, different but good.

[CT]

It's not the hat that's in the way for me in that shot. :shock: I'll get me coat. :oops:

It's that hard shadow to one side of her nose that spoils it for me. Once you see it it's an eye magnet.

[matty]

I like them, thought you was gonna tell us you liked the ...er.....company of men...before i realised the first shot was you, and not your 'other half' as you stated...

[ppuga]

I like them. The first and the last two.
Good job

[Oz]

I like them, thought you was gonna tell us you liked the ...er.....company of men...before i realised the first shot was you, and not your 'other half' as you stated...

:lol: Just what I thought!

Good pics, but like others I find the hat over the eye irritating. Your other half looks relaxed in front of the camera, which is great.

[Pook]

Shot one is nice (of her, not the self).. if I was real picky, personally I'd lower the hair light a touch, but other than that it's sound.. Second shot has issues... as others have pointed out, that hat cropping through the eye is a problem.. when cropping anything... either all in, or all out. Why not go the whole hog, like this....
http://www.davidgregory.plus.com/175.jpg Althoug, that's a ringflash shot, and the inate hardness of lighting lends itself better to such a harsh composition. Just an idea ***.

Too heavily sidelit also, with not enough fill resulting in a huge distracting shadow next to the nose.

Third is ok.. nothing really wrong... just seems a bit flat.... could have a bit more punch somewhere.

All basically sound ***.

Right... the self portrait... LOL.... TECHNICALLY sound..... not sure about the look *** :lol: I'd have backlit the ciggy smoke more ***.

On all of them, I think the background is too close, and the texture is just annoying, but again.. being picky.