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In-studio, background added post processing. Two continuous flourescent lights, one directly in front of him, one to his left for fill. Critique on posing, composition, lighting, etc all welcome. Thanks!
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Comments and Harsh Critiques gladly accepted. My photos are ok to edit.

My photos and art: http://wildmaven.org

DOF @ 2.0
Therefore, background which was post processed is sharp, it should have been blurred because the boy's right eye is not in focus.

The rope, which is a good prop, unfortunately is distracting, a little bit busy and to close or almost at face level. A different placement perhaps would improve the overall look of the portrait.

Warm tones are effective, however the lighting is somewhat low, although, the placement ratio is well done.

Not sure of the lip color, a bit much. If it's untouched, disregard the comment. However, could be less red.

More room on top, if one were to frame the image, the little bit of the top of the hat would be lost.

Did I behave.?   Big Grin

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I am going to agree with Mike on most points.
The lips didn't bother me.
I believe the light is so low to get light under the brim of the hat to light the eyes, right?
The ratios are good, just the right amount of fill.

I am going to add that the expression is really good. 

I know backgrounds are a pain to change in Photoshop, and are hard to make look realistic.  I am glad Mike pointed out that the sharpness was wrong, I couldn't put my finger on what the problem was, although my brain was telling me something was off.  For this shot not much of the background is showing so you could have gotten away with a piece of brown fabric far enough in the distance to be out of focus. 

I know opinions do not exactly belong here, but I am going to share mine anyway Smiley bear with me. 
Marian, you are getting a lot better with your photography, I think it may be time to invest in some backgrounds, I know you can get wallpaper that looks just like real bricks, you would probably use it a ton if you could figure out a way to wallpaper an area in your studio or a large board.
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Mike,

Good catch on the top of the hat. Should've left more room for framing.

That is his natural lip color. Smiley

I did a glausian blur to the image and posted the results below. You are so right on the need to blur the background! (this edit was a rough edit, not something I would show to a client) It makes a world of difference.

Susie, I hadn't thought of using wallpaper on boards before. That sure would help with a storage problem and keeping wrinkles at bay! Great idea.
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Like you said, a quick job, much improved,
I still would like to see the lips less feminine.
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I still would like to see the lips less feminine.

He's a kid, he has cute lips.
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