Too much?

[Bryan E]

Hi,

I've been working on my PP. I spent about an hour in Photoshop on this one. Please comment on whatever aspect you like. Thanks.




ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f4
Focal Length: 55mm
Camera: Canon 600D (1.6x crop)

[airgrace]

Interesting angle, did you burst out a flash? If so, I feel it's a tad bit too bright. Is this a untouched shot, or has it been slightly played around with?

[Bryan E]

I used two flashes. Key above with a brolly box, and fill below with a bare umbrella. Plenty of Photoshopping - crop, color, levels etc.
My subject is pale, and I wanted to convey that. Maybe I went overboard.

[airgrace]

Have you experimented with black and white? I feel the exposure may be a tad bit too much . If you can bring it down, I think you can achieve a much nicer effect.

[Tito87]

Why did you shoot with ISO 400 @f/4? You were using strobes, were you not? Usually, when I do these kind of shots (studio kind of shots), with strobes and nothing in the background that needs to be blurred, I shoot with ISO 100 @ around f/11. Would you mind explaining why? I'm just curious, that's all.

[ChrisAdval]

Originally Posted by Bryan E

Hi,

I've been working on my PP. I spent about an hour in Photoshop on this one. Please comment on whatever aspect you like. Thanks.




ISO: 400
Exposure: 1/200 sec
Aperture: f4
Focal Length: 55mm
Camera: Canon 600D (1.6x crop)

you mind sharing with us what you primarily did in post processing? skin smoothing, touching? changed colors? I would love to see the before on this image and see how much of a difference the one hour worth of post processing did... I know on average I only spend 30min per photo on skin cleaning in photoshop, rarely ever an hour (depends on model's level of good skin and poor skin).

[gturner]

It is overexposed, look a the loss of detail around the eye. I must agree with AirGrace, with so much light under your control, you should be at F8-11 at ISO 100.

[Bryan E]

Originally Posted by airgrace

Have you experimented with black and white? I feel the exposure may be a tad bit too much . If you can bring it down, I think you can achieve a much nicer effect.

I have not experimented with B&W on this shot. Is the idea to use B&W to "salvage" the shot? I have the original "less exposed" raw image, from which I can begin again.

[Bryan E]

Originally Posted by Tito87

Why did you shoot with ISO 400 @f/4? You were using strobes, were you not? Usually, when I do these kind of shots (studio kind of shots), with strobes and nothing in the background that needs to be blurred, I shoot with ISO 100 @ around f/11. Would you mind explaining why? I'm just curious, that's all.

In thinking over your question, I can't say I have good reasons for these settings. If I were to do it again, I would have shot at ISO 200, which I have read is the "base" ISO for my sensor. My "vintage" lens won't stop down higher than f4.

[Bryan E]

Originally Posted by ChrisAdval

you mind sharing with us what you primarily did in post processing? skin smoothing, touching? changed colors? I would love to see the before on this image and see how much of a difference the one hour worth of post processing did... I know on average I only spend 30min per photo on skin cleaning in photoshop, rarely ever an hour (depends on model's level of good skin and poor skin).

Levels, colors, healing brush, skin softening. I'm am near the bottom of the learning curve. It would take an expert less than an hour.

Here is the original shot: