Webby Photo52 - Week 52 - Glass added

[vdubster]

It wasn't until i looked at it again i noticed your head was backwards, lol.

Great idea and shot well, well done.

James

[blondie606]

Hi Adie


WOW , what a stunning shot for Twisted Must admit it took me a while to spot the backwards head as the eye's mesmerised me.....sooo spooky .

As someone else mentioned ...I wouldn't have a clue how to do all that processing but it works beautifully...excellent idea & can just see it a s a cover for a DVD

[Barrysprout]

Brilliant shot. Very imaginative and great processing.

[Webby962]

Here is my week 22, Hidden.

I played around with a few ideas, but have always loved the Noir style photos and films from the past. I love the power and emotion they can invoke, just using well placed harsh light.

I hope I have come close. (This was a 2 strobe shot, and I have tried to hide the main flashes!) ;-)

So, is the man hiding? Or looking for someone else who is hiding?
Is he hiding something?





Hope you like

Rgds


Adie

[posiview]

Well thought out, well composed, well executed and one of the best of this year's 52 for me.

Great storyline.

Only slight distraction for me is the light on his back, back of head and back of hat. Perhaps a little darker.

Cheers.

[michael23]

Hi Adie, I love it Great lighting and composition and an excellent interpretation.

[drodd]

Hiya Adie,

Well done on a fantastic shot for this week's theme, a very thought provoking image

Effective use of lighting .... and good use of shadow too.

It looks like a shot from a movie ... which is what I guess you were aiming for, so well executed there.

Cheers

Dawn

[Webby962]

Originally Posted by posiview

Well thought out, well composed, well executed and one of the best of this year's 52 for me.

Many many thanks for such high praise.

Originally Posted by posiview

Great storyline.

Only slight distraction for me is the light on his back, back of head and back of hat. Perhaps a little darker.

Cheers.

I must admit the back light was intentional. Without it, the figure would have just blended into the background, and the shot would have been too unbalanced, with the only detail in the left.

I needed to separate the figure from the bg, and the rim light was purely to achieve that.

Originally Posted by michael23

Hi Adie, I love it Great lighting and composition and an excellent interpretation.

Many thanks.

Originally Posted by drodd

Hiya Adie,

Well done on a fantastic shot for this week's theme, a very thought provoking image

Effective use of lighting .... and good use of shadow too.

It looks like a shot from a movie ... which is what I guess you were aiming for, so well executed there.

Cheers

Dawn

Thanks Dawn.

Indeed, I was aiming for the old style film noir detective style film. Glad I hit the mark.


Roll on week 23!!11

[Mentalblock]

Adie,

You can mark another from me.

The lighting on the back doesn't quite fit the theme for me (I always turn all the lights off when peeping out of the window!), but it's still a great shot.

[Barrysprout]

Excellent shot again Adie. I think the rim light on the back of neck and hat are just a bit too bright which causes a slight distraction and perhaps the rim light should have been slightly higher to give definition to the top of the hat. I'm really nit-picking though.
Very well executed and really fits the Noir style.

[rpn]

That's an excellent photo, Adie and I love it. The lighting, the B&W conversion, the composition with the low view point just make this a superb image.

Very well done.

[markelliot]

Love the drama in this shot... I wish I had your ability with lighting... its defo the one area I need to improve on... but cant actually afford the kit this year... well not untill I pay a credit card or two off which im determined to do first!

Is that a self portrait again... It's great you have such confidence... and you seem to have a massive array of props to use?!?! Your moderation shot with the gun is WOW... I only noticed that last night!

You shot reminds me a little of some of the work of a scottish painter Vetriano... he often uses photography in shots like this to create a scene and then paints the photo... I def want to do some stuff like this... the other issue is a lack of willing models!

M

[SamuelSlade007]

adie..i love film noir..and love your shot...

..i think the guy's just a peeping tom...

[PatrickO]

Wow those last two shots for "twisted" and "hidden" are both just amazing. Lighting is perfect. Are you sure you're not secretly a famous Hollywood photographer?

I don't know how you did the pp in "twisted" but it's amazing.

This year's 52 is just blowing me away with the quality of the photography.

Can't think of anything I would change in either shot. Just love them! Please come to Norwich and show me how to do this.

[TinaC]

Where have you been that I've missed all your shots???

I've now subscribed so I should be a more regular visitor

Divided - a great idea and the edited shot is perfect IMO
Promises - I like the take on this and shot looks fine to me
Twisted - a brilliant piece of work and so well done it is scary I agree it doesn't need the text but understand your rationale.
Hidden - another great idea and so well executed I hesitate to mention that the light shouldn't fall behind the subject.

[posiview]

Originally Posted by TinaC

I hesitate to mention that the light shouldn't fall behind the subject.

I wasn't sure about the light but I think I prefer it with light. I suppose there could be a light on in the room or is it poetic licence...??

Will remove, if needed.


NOT MINE Hidden2web (1) by andysheader, on Flickr

[Webby962]

Originally Posted by Mentalblock

Adie,

You can mark another from me.

The lighting on the back doesn't quite fit the theme for me (I always turn all the lights off when peeping out of the window!), but it's still a great shot.

Many thanks. I understand the rim lighting isn't for everyone, but without it, I don't think the shot would work as well.

Originally Posted by Barrysprout

Excellent shot again Adie. I think the rim light on the back of neck and hat are just a bit too bright which causes a slight distraction and perhaps the rim light should have been slightly higher to give definition to the top of the hat. I'm really nit-picking though.
Very well executed and really fits the Noir style.

Thanks again. As I was the model and the tog, positioning of the rim light was a little more hit and miss than accurate science !

Originally Posted by rpn

That's an excellent photo, Adie and I love it. The lighting, the B&W conversion, the composition with the low view point just make this a superb image.

Very well done.

Many thanks.

Originally Posted by markelliot

Love the drama in this shot... I wish I had your ability with lighting... its defo the one area I need to improve on... but cant actually afford the kit this year... well not untill I pay a credit card or two off which im determined to do first!

Is that a self portrait again... It's great you have such confidence... and you seem to have a massive array of props to use?!?! Your moderation shot with the gun is WOW... I only noticed that last night!

You shot reminds me a little of some of the work of a scottish painter Vetriano... he often uses photography in shots like this to create a scene and then paints the photo... I def want to do some stuff like this... the other issue is a lack of willing models!

M

Thanks for the comments. The ability with lighting comes with practice, and I am by no means any where near as capable as I want to be yet. By each 52 theme gives me new challenges, and helps me grow when it comes to lighting a scene. As for the kit, well i'm using cheap flea bay radio trigger (commonly known as poverty wizzards) and three flashguns, only one of which is a brand name gun. All are controlled manually, so there is no need for fancy stuff like ETTL etc... All me modifiers are made from cereal boxes and black drinking straws! It's like Blue Peter for togs in my house!

As for the props, it's what ever is at hand normally. I shot Hidden in my front room, and anything that would distract from the shot was not lit (hence why I needed to rim light the model rather than the background for separation), as we have a large corner unit that would have looked out of place.
As for willing models, like you I don't have that many on hand, so I usually have to step into the shot But needs must when the devil drives!

Originally Posted by SamuelSlade007

adie..i love film noir..and love your shot...

..i think the guy's just a peeping tom...

Hahaha, you caught me out

Originally Posted by PatrickO

Wow those last two shots for "twisted" and "hidden" are both just amazing. Lighting is perfect. Are you sure you're not secretly a famous Hollywood photographer?

I don't know how you did the pp in "twisted" but it's amazing.

This year's 52 is just blowing me away with the quality of the photography.

Can't think of anything I would change in either shot. Just love them! Please come to Norwich and show me how to do this.

Many thanks, and no, I'm not from Hollywood. Joking aside, I do take a lot of time looking at the works of these togs, and taking inspiration from them.
Remember, to copy from one person is plagiarism, to copy from many is research!
If you ever need a hand , pm me , and I'm sure we could sort something out.

Originally Posted by TinaC

Where have you been that I've missed all your shots???

I've now subscribed so I should be a more regular visitor

Divided - a great idea and the edited shot is perfect IMO
Promises - I like the take on this and shot looks fine to me
Twisted - a brilliant piece of work and so well done it is scary I agree it doesn't need the text but understand your rationale.
Hidden - another great idea and so well executed I hesitate to mention that the light shouldn't fall behind the subject.

Where have I been? As you can tell I'm shy and retiring, so that's why you missed me
Thanks for the feedback, and yes I know about the rim lighting
Glad you are going to stick around and keep an eye on my work. I suppose this means I need to stick at this 52 thing, and keep going.....

Originally Posted by posiview

I wasn't sure about the light but I think I prefer it with light. I suppose there could be a light on in the room or is it poetic licence...??

Will remove, if needed.


NOT MINE Hidden2web (1) by andysheader, on Flickr

Ah, I'm glad someone removed the rim light
I hope now, people can see why I thought it needed it. Without it, it is more accurate, but as a photo, no where near as well balanced. Sometimes (in fact almost always) we need to sacrifice accuracy for artistic reasons. As mentioned earlier, I couldn't light the background, even with a very low powered light due to furniture issues.

Thanks again, a picture is worth a thousand words. Just wish I had thought to do it!

Rgds

Adie

[posiview]

I have to say, do prefer your original.

[TinaC]

I see what you mean about that light behind...a bit of painting with light to define the character - maybe if it were less ... sharp? Not that I could do any of that

[blondie606]

Hi Adie


WOW..Fanatstic shot for Hidden.....both in idea & execution

A definate movie image

[Bluesmachine]

Originally Posted by Webby962

Here is my week 22, Hidden.

I played around with a few ideas, but have always loved the Noir style photos and films from the past. I love the power and emotion they can invoke, just using well placed harsh light.

I hope I have come close. (This was a 2 strobe shot, and I have tried to hide the main flashes!) ;-)

So, is the man hiding? Or looking for someone else who is hiding?
Is he hiding something?





Hope you like

Rgds


Adie

That is so cool! I'd be more than chuffed with that shot, it's really cool. A bit of cigarette smoke and I'm back in my grans house as a kid, watching detective films.

[Webby962]

Week 23 - Broken.
Having been away for the week, and unable to take any shots I'm running a bit late (again!)

Anyway, here is my catch up shot for Broken.
This was a one strobe shot, and set up trying to catch the flying bits of pencil as I smashed it into the table.

A very easy concept, but very hard to capture

Due to not being able to control where the bits flew, the positioning of each element in the shot isn't how I would have liked it, but hay ho...

Anyway, here is two versions of the shot.


First effort with a black border and more dead space due to keeping in the shrapnel far left.



Tighter crop, better use of thirds but lost the shrapnel.

Rgds


Adie

[Mentalblock]

Second for me, I like the way the little bits of graphite are flying away.
An excellent idea for the theme.

[posiview]

Yip, #2 for me. Composition works better.

What shutter speed?

Cheers.

[Webby962]

F10 at 1/200 (max speed to sync with my flash)

[drodd]

Hiya Adie,

Fantastic and creative idea for 'broken' ... well done

I think it has to be the 2nd image for me too. I think the tighter crop works better and it doesn't really matter that the shrapnel of the first is not there, I actually find the flying bit of shrapnel on left of the first a tad distracting.

Both borders work for me .... and I think you have applied the right border for each.

I'm not sure about the vignette in the first ..... even though I like it and it focuses the eye ... it is maybe slightly too dark

Overall both great images.

Cheers

Dawn

[amtaylor]

2nd one is my favourite too. Great image. A lot of thought went into this and it shows. Really good shot.

[PatrickO]

Great shot. Imaginative and very well executed. Excellent lighting.
How many pencils did you get through?

Prefer the cropped version.

[markelliot]

Hi mate... I love this shot... I explored the broken pencil shot in my head but decided i'd never get the capture... But you have and the effect is great... I think I prefer the first shot... how did you light it out of interest... I know you said with a strobe but what exactly do you mean?

Mark

[blondie606]

Hi Adie

great take on the theme & really well executed Prefer the 1st shot with the added bits flying off , the vignette & the frame