Military Portrait Half Length

[Nakean]

Thank you



For sure, it is not doing much in this image. This set up works really well with a lady who has longer hair to flag the face. With him having short hair, any more light and it is falling on the darker side of the face ruining the transition from highlight to shadow. You can see it is providing a slight rim on the hip and shoulder.

I could have flagged it to prevent the light from hitting the face (or fixed it in post) and I probably should have, but being a fairly lazy man I just feathered it until it did not strike the face.

Thanks for the kind words and feedback

I was wondering the same thing. Thanks for going though it in great detail! Really helps! I bet you still could have put just a tad on his side without ruining your transition, however, it sounds like you may have tried this to your liking already! It's all subjective tight Nice image and thanks for sharing! I've Do the grids really help contain the light wrapping all that much? Did you light one light at a time or set it all up and go for it?

[scootermcq]

I've Do the grids really help contain the light wrapping all that much? Did you light one light at a time or set it all up and go for it?

The grids definitely help, but I should have flagged them with hair this short.

I use a meter, so I just set each light where I wanted them individually, and then took an overall reading to set the camera.

When I put the subject in, then the only adjustments I made were adjustment of angles, i.e. the kicker light striking the side of the face.

Thanks.

[scootermcq]

before you touch the canvas (or whatever you work on)

small head-and-shoulders oil sketch or detailed drawing

OK, you got me... Digital PHOTOGRAPHY School

[Jesse101]

Great shot and thank you for the excellent detail of information!

[Glayva]

Superb Portrait very well done and wonderfully explained. Doesn't get better than this.

[brianxlt]

Very nice Military style shot and excellent detail on the set up. Being prior Military myself a slight adjustment to the pose. Most of the time when taking a full/half body shot in uniform we were always directed to put our hands behind us in a parade rest fashion. This pushes out the chest and shoulders a bit and as explained to me (when I asked) presents a more professional military look.

Just a stickler for details -
His left sleeve is pulled up and bunchy showing his watch, should have been pulled down and his paints look a little short in the last shot.

[BigMac65]

Nice shot.......and great your son is in such a wonderful program...judgeing by his badges he is invovled in many facets of it as well....

[scootermcq]

Superb Portrait very well done and wonderfully explained. Doesn't get better than this.

Very nice Military style shot and excellent detail on the set up. Being prior Military myself a slight adjustment to the pose. Most of the time when taking a full/half body shot in uniform we were always directed to put our hands behind us in a parade rest fashion. This pushes out the chest and shoulders a bit and as explained to me (when I asked) presents a more professional military look.

Just a stickler for details -
His left sleeve is pulled up and bunchy showing his watch, should have been pulled down and his paints look a little short in the last shot.

Nice shot.......and great your son is in such a wonderful program...judgeing by his badges he is invovled in many facets of it as well....

Thanks folks

[coachmike]

I have to agree with everyone. Great portrait and thanks for sharing how you did it. I wish there were more "How I did it" like this.

Mike

[ttaa]

nice lighting