portrait on the bed(no room)

[dblightsey]

If yall would take a look and help me out some with some feedback. I know this looks more like a yearbook type photo. Kind of just got the wife to sit there for me a couple minutes. I just have to find some room to get some poses in. Any how, how is the lighting, the look,eyes, etc.?? Appreciate it.




Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

I used a ghetto softbox I made off to camera right and a garage clamp lamp off to camera left. CFL 1200 Lumens. I in softbox one in lamp.

[fbroschart]

I think you did a good job. The skin tones seem a bit off, a bit too orange. Also I think the photo could use a better crop in vertical portrait orientation. I did a real quick edit but I'm not as good as some of the others on here. Just wanted to show you what I was thinking.

retouch.jpg

Sorry about the lines, something going on with the uploader.

[WooD]

Looks way too yellow on my monitor.

I did a quick simple edit. All I did was add a cooling filter, and bump up the contrast.

[wulf]

Since it is plain and white, you should be able to set the white balance using the background before you invite your model to sit down. That would give a more natural result.

My other comment is that her nose gets a little bit lost. You don't want to emphasise the nose too much but, if your wife is willing to sit a little bit longer, it would be worth experimenting with the lighting (adjusting the positioning and perhaps using a reflector) to see how that changes the modelling on the face.

Wulf

[dblightsey]

thanks. They lights that I use are giving off that color. Are those lights fine to use, just adjust the white balance ? They are CFLs 1200 lumens 20watts(75watt replacements)

[wulf]

Yes. That is what WB is for: adjusting the camera to compensate for different light conditions.

Wulf

[dblightsey]

hate to beat a dead horse but here is the same shot I cropped it and played with it some in PSE 8. Is this much of an improvment ? Is this still too much red ? the WB still off ? Im having a hard time telling I guess.

[SusanH1970]

Way too yellow/orange, with a touch of green. What was your WB set to?

[Jim Bryant]

Pulled up the photo in CS3 and went into color balance here's what I had to do:
Cyan -60
Magenta -6
Blue +54.

But this is corrected for my screen.

[Jim Bryant]

Weird............I uploaded and got lines through photo..anyways........I tried to adjust for color.