Your thoughts would be very much appreciated.
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Well, not really a model - just my daughter in a pensive moment. In my efforts to re-ignite my photographic inspiration, I decided to strap on the 50mm 1.4 and try some different things. I'm not much of a portrait shooter but I wanted to try some desaturation and strong contrast treatments in PP.
Your thoughts would be very much appreciated. Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
the colour and tone are cool but somehow the blues and magenta are not as desirable as a warmer yellowish tone
perhaps turn it to black and white up the exposure comp and brighten the highlights and you will one dam nice picture of your lovely daughter the composition is great, it really fills the frame
Very nice looking daughter you have there
I agree that the composition looks great but there is something about the skin tone that doesn't quite sit right with me. I agree that a B&W might look very nice with a few tweaks to the contrast. Paul http://www.australiandigitalphotography.com
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Check your WB Simon.
This needs to be warmed up a little. Nice pose though, and seems to be well exposed. So fix the colour already! g.
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Simon
This is an excellent and very engaging capture showing the connectedness between photographer & subject. I can but echo the comments already made - the image would be perfection with a little increase in the warmth to take out the blue/magenta tones. Peter
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Thanks all for the positive comments - I've upped the reds/yellows and dropped the blues/magentas as suggested. Here are the two for comparison:
First version 
Adjusted
(Oh - WB on the initial shot was near to perfect but I deliberately desaturated the image for effect. Guess I went a bit too far...) Last edited by Manta on Sun Feb 19, 2006 9:18 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Thanks LD.
Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Simon, I prefer the adjusted version, I hope you feel your photographic 'mojo' is coming back. You've got a great pose and composition with this shot.
Yep, much better Simon
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Nicely exposed simon and I like the composition. I agree with LD the second is warmer and more natural. I would also be tempted to decrease the depth of field to encourage the viewer to focus on the subject, possibly experiment with lens blur to soften the distraction proffered by the background. It would also have been great to see the effect that a little bounce card(gold i think) back into the eyes would have had on the impact of the photo and your daughter's gorgeous eyes. Terrific shot all the same simon:)
cheers marco
Peter - Glad you like this one.
Craig - thanks for your comments! Marco - I actually used Gaussian Blur on the background and really isolated Ash in focus but it looked a little too contrived so I grabbed the history brush, knocked back the opacity a bit and brought back some sharp focus in the foreground. I guess there's a happy medium in their somewhere! I've used a gold reflector before and it really does give some stunning results: <a href=http://www.bcggallery.com/albums/manta_faces/Anna_1.jpg>(One I prepared earlier)</a> 
Wendell - here's your Black and White version, via some channel mixing. Hope you like it. (I do!)  Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Beautiful beautiful shot Simon - this is one you have DEFINITELY got to hang in a frame at home - see, Simon got his mojo back
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Don't know about that yet Rel but I'm feeling a bit happier about things.
Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
I knew you could do it Simon - lovely portrait. Your daughter must take after mum
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You'd be right Chris. Leek's met them both so he can vouch for it! Simon
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Autofocus Alex but I prefocussed on the bridge of her nose then recomposed. Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Very sharp. I found that MF gives me the best sharpness with this lens, but MF is not always practical. Alex
I keep telling myself to increase my manual focussing but I'm always too worried about apertures and shutter speeds that I forget!!!
Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Sorry Craig - I missed this post first time round. Pleased you like it. This was taken during a minimeet we had to try and figure out the ideosyncracies of the SB800. The reflector worked a treat. This was the subject's (forum member SteveGriffin's niece) favourite shot from the day as well. Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Simon - So how did you go understanding the SB-800 ? I was strugling with mine the other night and it was not delievering the results I wanted or expected, I'm looking forward to the proposed SB-800 workshop, so I can unleash a bit more of the unit's potential.
I learned more in those three hours or so than I would have in a year of reading the manual Craig. It's great when you can get together with others and link up a few 800s and 600s so you can really see how the whole system integrates. Hands-on experimentation is priceless and you'll come away with a wealth of knowledge. Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
Thanks Glen. Ash loves it but, then again, what 15yr-old girl doesn't love a half-decent photo of herself!! Simon
D300 l MB-D10 l D70 l SB-800 l 70-200 VR l TC 17-E l 18-70 f3.5-4.5 l 70-300 f4-5.6 l 50 f1.4 l 90 Macro f2.8 l 12-24 f4 http://www.redbubble.com/people/manta
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