On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 10:06:21AM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > Ability to improvise is an underrated photographer attribute.
I wish I had an ability to plan my photos in advance. > > Thanks for looking, John. > > > On Thu, Aug 29, 2013 at 12:17 AM, John <johnsess...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > If it's stupid but it works, it ain't stupid. > > > > > > On 8/28/2013 2:55 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > >> > >> I didn't mention that I was short one reflector so some fill lighting > >> was provided by my sister holding a shiny foil baking tray below and > >> in front of Sophie. :-) > >> > >> So that was one reason for the tight framing: had to keep Megan out of > >> the shot. And then there was the way-too-close and improperly wrinkled > >> backdrop. Sigh. :-/ > >> > >> Thanks! > >> > >> > >> On Wed, Aug 28, 2013 at 7:53 AM, Jack Davis <jdavi...@yahoo.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> Especially nice lighting, Bruce. She fills the frame nicely if somewhat > >>> tightly. > >>> > >>> Jack > >>> > >>> > >>> ----- Original Message ----- > >>> From: Bruce Walker <bruce.wal...@gmail.com> > >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > >>> Cc: > >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 28, 2013 2:14 AM > >>> Subject: Re: PESO b&w portrait of Sophie > >>> > >>> Thanks, Larry. > >>> > >>> On the skin: I'm a sucker for using the red filter in b&w conversions > >>> of portraits, like film shooters did back in the day. Smooths out skin > >>> tones and gives a luminous quality, not unlike IR. > >>> > >>> > >>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 10:10 PM, Larry Colen <l...@red4est.com> wrote: > >>>> > >>>> On Tue, Aug 27, 2013 at 09:44:32PM -0400, Bruce Walker wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>> She went back to being a kid again for this one. > >>>>> > >>>>> http://flic.kr/p/fDr2Sh > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> lovely expresion. Nice separation from the background. > >>>> > >>>> her skin is so clear and white, it almost looks like she was > >>>> photographed in infrared. > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> K20D, DA* 50-135/2.8; 3 flashes, 2 reflectors; Lr, Ps, Nik Silver Efex > >>>>> Pro > >>>>> > >>>>> Comments enjoyed. > >>>>> > >>>>> -- > >>>>> -bmw > >>>>> > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > PDML@pdml.net > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > -- > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com http://red4est.com/lrc -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
