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

[stevewe88]

perhaps you can clone away that strange little animal abouve his head... it is annoying at my eyes...

CS5 is good but even content aware fill can't get rid of it I am afraid

[Ashwin]

CS5 is good but even content aware fill can't get rid of it I am afraid

May I just help you..

[wilgk]

May I just help you..

Oooh I go to work with a big smile for the day now

[Katy Noelle]

Page 19 is a firecracker!!!

[Antonio Correia]

May I just help you..

Amazing work Ashwin
Well done

[Antonio Correia]

[Ashwin]

Is it really you Antonio..? where this photograph was taken.... why such surrounding..
Can't you preprocess the place to look it reasonably good place. ( You don't need Photoshop for this )

[Antonio Correia]

Is it really you Antonio..? where this photograph was taken.... why such surrounding..
Can't you preprocess the place to look it reasonably good place. ( You don't need Photoshop for this )

Hello Ashwin
That is me alright. This photo was done inside an abandoned shop I have been to.
Let me be a little more precise: I am involved in a theme/project about shooting "Urban Decay" and this makes me take pictures of houses which are in "not so perfect" conditions from the outside and from the inside but without inhabitants.

This time I have been to a house I know since I was 10 or even before. I used to eat cherry jam my grand-mother cooked, with milk after being paying with others young boys near this house. In fact, these days when I eat cherry jam I always remember her.

This photo was done on the ground floor of that house. It is no longer a shop - it used to be a house back then - and these mirrors are there as some dust and trash all over.
But is precisely the kind of scenario I am looking for: old abandoned houses falling apart or near of falling apart.
I thought this photo would make a nice self portrait when I pushed the button with the timer on.

Thank you Ashwin for commenting

[Ashwin]

This time I have been to a house I know since I was 10 or even before. I used to eat cherry jam my grand-mother cooked, with milk after being paying with others young boys near this house. In fact, these days when I eat cherry jam I always remember her.

very sweet memories

[Lito]

I am posting a shot during our photo shoot. C&C please.

[Lito]

Here is another one.

[Antonio Correia]

I am posting a shot during our photo shoot. C&C please.

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Thank you Manolito for posting here two photos of such a young beauty.
As you may know Manolito - I love this name of yours - I am not an expert but I try to do my best when I criticize the images posted.
So, I think in the first one you are using a too hard flash. And I also think that you could do a far better work with it if you use it bounced in some kind of white surface to soften the light.
You have the catch eyes but those too bright lights - specular lights - should be corrected.
I can understand that you will be able to do it, sooner or later.
I also like this kind of portraits, not shot in studio but in a more "natural" environment. However, studio work can be very rewarding if we look at the work of Colin for example.
Ali, has exceptional work in different places and situations.

[detlev]

I came across this character the other day and found him interesting. Let me know what you think of the photo.



It was taken with a Canon EOS 60D, 1/60 @ f8, 50mm, ISO 100 and studio strobe with shot through umbrella. Post in CS5 and Silver Efex Pro.

[Antonio Correia]

I came across this character the other day and found him interesting. Let me know what you think of the photo.

It was taken with a Canon EOS 60D, 1/60 @ f8, 50mm, ISO 100 and studio strobe with shot through umbrella. Post in CS5 and Silver Efex Pro.

Thank you for posting here Detlev
I think you portrait is just fine. Very good indeed
The man has character, personality and his face tell us a a bit of his own living experience. You have captured that in your image.
Perhaps, just perhaps, the image would be stronger if more contrasted/stronger more in accordance to what looks like his own Human experience.
But no doubt, it is a great image

I hope you don't mind that I have done an interpretation of the portrait. If you wish I will erase it. Just tell me to do so, please.

But this can also be an option.

Side by side to better compare the impact of the canvas.

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Reviewing and reviewing ... I think I like best the second one, the one with the gray canvas...

[detlev]

Thank you Antonio. I really appreciate this and I will consider a border. I like the white one and also the tight crop. Again thank you very much for your insight.
Ciao
Detlev

PS: Here is another photo and this time I included a 2 cm canvas.

[Crovean]

[Antonio Correia]

Thank you Antonio. I really appreciate this and I will consider a border. I like the white one and also the tight crop. Again thank you very much for your insight. Ciao Detlev PS: Here is another photo and this time I included a 2 cm canvas.

It looks to me that this is always the same image. And I can see that this one is really the best one. Or at least it is the one I like best.
You have not only introduced a new light - with Photoshop or whatever - to the photo but also a suitable tone.
It doesn't matter if there is no detail in his hair because the emotion is all in his expressive face.
Excellent work
Thank you for posting here Detlev

Previewing before posting: Isn't the canvas a bit out of the tone of the portrait or is it my monitor ? To me it looks too gray comparatively if I make myself understand that is

[Antonio Correia]

A beautiful young lady
Thank you for posting Chriss
I do like the bokeh and the smoothness of his face. The light is great. Well done.

[Evn1ngStar]

Taken with my infrared modified camera

[Antonio Correia]

Taken with my infrared modified camera

Thank you Yvone for posting here
So you do have a modified IR camera. Good. I once thought of having one but I gave up.
The picture doesn't pay tribute to the young beauties as the IR doesn't suit them
However, it is nice one.