kilofox
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Westcott Eyelighter with Rotolight Aeos. A7Riii with 85GM
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Glamor Headsots
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lim yau tong
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#3 #4 eyes slightly out of focus. Did you use eye focus or manual focus? Very nice headshots. I like all of them.
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tedolf
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Wow, that lighting is flat....
and a little bit hot too.
Tedolph
and a little bit hot too.
Tedolph
Fargonz
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As noted by others- my main thoughts are, you have quite a lot of shine/hot spots on foreheads/cheeks & noses. I think it's a combination of too shiny makeup & smallish hard front lighting. I'd run some tests & find the best way to combat that. All the best P
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kilofox
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Ted and Farg... I agree with you both. Too hot and too much shine.
It was a rushed thing..... and it shows.
Thanks for your feedback.
It was a rushed thing..... and it shows.
Thanks for your feedback.
KE_DP
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I won't repeat the other observations, though I am surprised you say you used EyeAF and didn't quite nail some. It's usually very reliable for me...
The thing that looked odd to me were the little U shaped crescent catch lights - at first I thought it was contact lenses. Just a matter of taste I suppose. :-/
Makeup and softer light would help those hot spots. A bit of retouching wouldn't hurt but that light and reflector combo light be limiting what you can achieve.
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The thing that looked odd to me were the little U shaped crescent catch lights - at first I thought it was contact lenses. Just a matter of taste I suppose. :-/
Makeup and softer light would help those hot spots. A bit of retouching wouldn't hurt but that light and reflector combo light be limiting what you can achieve.
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tedolf
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How far away were you from the model in this shot?Westcott Eyelighter with Rotolight Aeos. A7Riii with 85GM
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KE_DP
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With a fixed 85mm it's pretty easy to figure how far away they were, unless they have cropped a great deal.
This FOV calculator works well - https://www.pointsinfocus.com/tools/depth-of-field-and-equivalent-lens-calculator/#{"c":[{"f":13,"av":"8","fl":85,"d":3048,"cm":"0"}],"m":0}
The "Nikon" FF is a Sony FF sensor so the same thing more or less.
10-12 feet is the probable answer at the minimum...
This FOV calculator works well - https://www.pointsinfocus.com/tools/depth-of-field-and-equivalent-lens-calculator/#{"c":[{"f":13,"av":"8","fl":85,"d":3048,"cm":"0"}],"m":0}
The "Nikon" FF is a Sony FF sensor so the same thing more or less.
10-12 feet is the probable answer at the minimum...
tedolf
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Assuming that the camera was in portrait orientation and the vertical filed was about three feet I get a distance of about seven feet using that website.
A little bit too close.
TEdolph
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kilofox
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tedolf
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Well, seven feet is too close For a tight head shot. I am seeing some very unattractive perspective distortion especially in the first shot.
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lumigraphics
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Watch your lighting. You have bad hotspots on most of them. Drop the camera, it’s too high for headshots. Claw hands are bad, bad, bad. Every one with hands, it takes away from the shot.
You are about halfway there. I can see potential, you need a lot of technical improvement for these to work. Better models will help too. It looks like they really don’t know how to pose or what looks good for them.
You are about halfway there. I can see potential, you need a lot of technical improvement for these to work. Better models will help too. It looks like they really don’t know how to pose or what looks good for them.
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lumigraphics
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These are great portraits. I see good model to photographer interaction. Tiny technicals details will be perfected over time and with your taste and intuituon you will define your own style, but ability working with models allowing them to show emotion is a gift. I believe you have a talant.
As for the lighting, personally I love natural light as I find it most pleasing to look at, therefore I try to imitate it in the studio.
As for the lighting, personally I love natural light as I find it most pleasing to look at, therefore I try to imitate it in the studio.
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