Megan (experimental)

[Leon]

honest opinions please guys, I have a little job this weekend so I was experimenting with low key, Megan is always a willing model, she would sit there all night if I asked, she loves the attention

 

this is more about the experiment, did I capture this correctly or not?

 

 

(some of the quality has been lost uploading)

[NannyFerret]

It's beautiful. I'm not sure, but I think you could do with just a tiny bit more contrast to make her features more visible.

The pose is lovely, The lighting is at a nice angle, and of course you have a beautiful model,

[bugmeister]

I'm afraid it's just slightly too low key for me. However, it does depend on what you're aiming to use the technique for as it could be very effective as a background or as a 'dark' theme.

 

That single catchlight is a little too intense for the general darkness of the picture, as it instantly draws the eye instead of to the models facial features.

 

On the plus side, the one-sided lighting is effective with the shadowing being so deep to make the viewer look deeper to try to see details.

[geodar]

yep, just a little too dark on my screen. as said depends on what your after. i think if this was on a wall there would be problems viewing the picture.

geoff

[colinb]

Leon the biggest problem is the catch light - with the other eye being so dark she look as if she only has the one eye. You could try to darken the white spot maybe even clone it over to her left eye.

[FUJI]

It is great to see you pushing the boundaries Leon.......well done that man.

Lovely model, great pose........but..........it is just too dark , with the little catchlight too bright..........slightly more ( diffused) light, or a longer exposure perhaps.

You are on the right track.

FUJI

[Leon]

Thanks for the replies guys, I wanted honesty, we were in a totally white room but I wanted a clack background, going to find some kind of black backdrop to do what I need to

Ill post my next try when I find some black material :)

[NannyFerret]

Go to the market, Mr W. I go to the one in Birmingham and they sometimes have material between £1 and £2.

[geodar]

i bought a single back sheet from asda for a few quid, seems to work ok.

geoff

[Leon]

 

catch light gone, brightened as much as I can without mad grainyness

[colinb]

 

 

catch light gone, brightened as much as I can without mad graininess

 

much better balance, unlike before my mind now assumes there is another eye in the darkness

[bugmeister]

This works for me now.

 

Without the catchlight it's more moody and consistent and I keep coming back for another look

[Leon]

and here's me who never edits his pictures??

[FUJI]

I've just edited your pic in the iPad.......PHOTOTOASTER app......

FUJI

[Leon]

looks a bit grainy now, what else did you do Fuji?

[FUJI]

looks a bit grainy now, what else did you do Fuji?

All I had to work with was your original rather dark compressed for the Web JPEG........it was done quickly on the iPad in the Photo Toaster App...so not up to my usual CS6 standard:

 

FUJI