NON Square Cropped Portraits - (nSCP's) - please post them here

[Antonio Correia]

Very nice Stephen.
Only a bit of more detail in his face would be great just to see if he is sleeping or not.
Probably his eyes are closed. Or may be it is just my monitor.
He looks very tired.

[Antonio Correia]

I shot this picture a few hours ago.
I used two flashes via Canon ST-E2.
Included in my long time running project "Work".

[Antonio Correia]

Instead of editing the previous thread I place here and now the original file RAW converted to jpg without any adjustments. For your appreciation.
EXIF embbeded

[Antonio Correia]

Will, allow me an advice on this photo. Thank you

Don't shoot with your flash straight to the persons. The light is very harsh and doesn't translate the textures and qualities you would expect in such a picture.
I don't know if you are using an on camera flash. If you are get a flash you can bounce or place in front of your in camera flash a white plastic to make the light diffused.
You will have to try to see the results. And try again. And again... until bingo.

I myself have done some pictures like this. Even the other day I shot one of my portraits under harsh Sun. I couldn't get away from it. The area was empty of shadows and I could not ask the persons to move 20 meters away.
The result is not flattering at all. I don't like it.
As you may understand the results I get in my pictures are after some work, reading, testing and... many errors.

I show here two pictures.
The one on the left, or the first one depending on your monitor, is shot under shadow and the other under direct Sun. Look how terribly bad the last one is. A shame.
And this is similar to what happens with the flash. If you bounce the flash to the ceiling or to a wall or even to a simple A4 you will get a nice, soft light which enhances the shapes and textures.
That is what happened this morning with the guy I am showing back here somewhere (post 42). Both flashes were bounced. The one in our right was against the ceiling - which was very low in fact - and the flash on our left was simply against a A4, with text on the other side ! A paper I garbed around.

As far as I am concerned, I am perfectly aware that I am a lurk in flash but working with ETTL helps a lot. I could show you more disasters of mines, but I spare you.

I hope you are not mad at me. Please don't. OK ?
I hope to see more pictures of your wife and kid with bounced flash soon.
And may be someone else - who knows more than I do - will drop a few lines here about the subject or point to another thread.

[Antonio Correia]

Today I have been again to the carpenter to fetch the work he was doing for me.
I was planning to photograph father and son but the latest was running to a client and we had no time for a shooting session.
Then, I took some pictures of the older carpenter.
This time I post here not only the histogram from LR from also the raw file directly converted to jpg.
I have made a small movie about the work I did in LR but it is not good for presentation. It doesn't have sound for example, because the program for the screen capture is freeware, but I am planning to do later on a decent "production" .
The last image is the final one.

Comments welcome

[Antonio Correia]

This is another shot of that day.
Yes, I really do like this one.

[SRH]

Originally Posted by crisscross

Just a PC comment Stephen, was this type of boat invented by Thomas Crapper of greater fame for another invention (see Blue Delf thread)?

Chris,
The boat was a standard oared-raft. The bad part...when in the Grand Canyon, you must pack out everything that was packed in, no matter what form it may be in. So, after 16 days, we were very careful not to disturb the contents of this raft.
Junior boatman was awarded the delightful duty of delivering the goods. A company in Flagstaff, Arizona, runs a (quite profitable) business cleaning up the mess, and recycling the pots, which are actually old ammunition boxes.

Stephen

[Antonio Correia]

Natural light + two flashes bounced to the ceiling.
Guess where I am !

[Wirefox]

Not in the same league or game as yours Antonio but these 2 images always remind me of a family holiday at Bolsena, Umbria, Italy. The model is my eldest daughter they are special because she is totally camera shy.

[Antonio Correia]

Originally Posted by Antonio Correia

Will, allow me an advice on this photo. Thank you
Don't shoot with your flash straight to the persons. The light is very harsh and doesn't translate the textures and qualities you would expect in such a picture.
I don't know if you are using an on camera flash. If you are get a flash you can bounce or place in front of your in camera flash a white plastic to make the light diffused...

And just look what I have just found !
Click on the photo for the same link please.

[Antonio Correia]

Originally Posted by Wirefox

... holiday at Bolsena, Umbria, Italy...

They are nice (the pictures) and your daughter looks nice... I am sorry she is so camera shy.
As you can see my family doesn't care at all ...
But you didn't tell me where I am in the photo ...

[Colin Southern]

Originally Posted by Wirefox

The model is my eldest daughter they are special because she is totally camera shy.

I've found quite a few people are camera shy (and not just women!).

I'm reminded of the occasion I arrived at a fire in time to snap some shots of people running out of the burning building ... but when they saw the camera they all turned around and ran back in! (OK, OK, not true, but can't let that spoil the joke!)

[Antonio Correia]

Originally Posted by Colin Southern

I've found quite a few people are camera shy (and not just women!). I'm reminded of the occasion I arrived at a fire in time to snap some shots of people running out of the burning building ... but when they saw the camera they all turned around and ran back in! (OK, OK, not true, but can't let that spoil the joke!)

Good one

[Wirefox]

But you didn't tell me where I am in the photo ...

Third from the left, bottom row? I am assuming your avatar is you in assuming this

Colin

That is exactly what my eldest daughter would do!

[Antonio Correia]

Originally Posted by Wirefox

Third from the left, bottom row? I am assuming your avatar is you in assuming this Colin That is exactly what my eldest daughter would do!

Right Colin
At far left and far right, bottom row, my son and my daughter.
My wife by me, as usual in these birthday semi-formal images.

Canon 5D + 16-35 + ST-E2 + 430 EX + 580 EX II + justin clamp = EXIF
Camera dangerously standing on the TV.

[Antonio Correia]

Nothing special on this one.
Just to tease you to post your own pics
EXIF embedded

[Antonio Correia]

Fencer shot some hours ago.
I have been to the gymnasium trying to get some shots. He was cooperative and here is one result of the work.

EXIF and embedded

[peterb533]

Not the real deal here, taken at a memorial service for US airmen stationed at Leiston, Suffolk during WW2.

[Dave Humphries]

Peter,

Are you kidding? It certainly is the real deal as far as being a powerful and moving image is concerned - it made me feel sad. Well done for capturing the moment so well.

It is so good that, forgive me, I thought it might be improved with a little more PP to concentrate one's attention, upon comparing the result with yours, I may have overdone the LCE a touch, see what you think.

Do let me know if you object to my attempt and I'll remove it immediately.



Regards,

[peterb533]

It is so good that, forgive me, I thought it might be improved with a little more PP to concentrate one's attention, upon comparing the result with yours, I may have overdone the LCE a touch, see what you think.

Do let me know if you object to my attempt and I'll remove it immediately.

No, Dave looks good to me. I just haven't had much time lately to do much with my recent shots, PP away

Peter