NON Square Cropped Portraits - (nSCP's) - Archive

[Antonio Correia]

Hello Alis,
Was it a parade with Brazilian models ?
The photos are OK. However, the fruit lady has the left side a bit burned, hasn't she ?
May be you could apply some kind of treatment to fix that.
I have done it for you.

[jacsul]

My niece mina
Only after getting her cookie
Still a little soft though.

[Antonio Correia]

Thank you Jacsul for posting your picture.
It is a little soft indeed by I am sure you will post again with a better and sharper picture in a near future.

[jacsul]

Just UncleTom having some fun.

[Antonio Correia]

The same problem Jacsul
Try to check if your lens is on automatic focusing.
If it is a point and shoot the photo should be fine.

[jacsul]

The Apple of my eye. My Daughter, beauty, brains, sponk and courage all rolled into one amazing young woman.

[jacsul]

I'll try that.

[Alis]

Hello Alis,
Was it a parade with Brazilian models ?
The photos are OK. However, the fruit lady has the left side a bit burned, hasn't she ?
May be you could apply some kind of treatment to fix that.
I have done it for you.
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Thanks, Antonio! Looks good, a bit dark though.

It was really sunny that day and they were marching far from me so flash did not work that well.

This is the Cambridge Carnival:

http://www.cambridgecarnival.org/

The site is a good example of using nice pictures for false advertisement. It was nothing like the feeling you get from browsing their website!

[jacsul]

Rider, High PT State Pk. NJ.

[Captain]

I grew up (and my parents still live) 5 minutes from High Point State Park.

[Antonio Correia]

Rider, High PT State Pk. NJ...

Thank you for posting.
At the precise moment you shot the rider had both feet on the air.
It was just for a moment but you capture it.
You could perhaps level the horizon and get some more details from the shadows...
And if you are trying again why not a bolder perspective ?

[Andy]

I been looking through all these wonderful portraits and sitting thinking "do I have anything?" Then I remembered about the voluptuous naked blonde I got to shoot a while back:

I call it Blinding Beauty because the flashes went off full pelt when I had them set to TTL. I did practically nothing in photoshop but I don't mind admitting it was a happy accident

The model was an old friend that had just split from her hubby and needed to feel beautiful again.

50mm on a 300D with a macro ringflash and a 550EX in my spare roon that I had only just finished painting white before she turned up for the shoot. I was winging it!

[Antonio Correia]

I been looking through all these wonderful portraits and sitting thinking "do I have anything?" Then I remembered about the voluptuous naked blonde I got to shoot a while back:
...
I call it Blinding Beauty because the flashes went off full pelt when I had them set to TTL. I did practically nothing in photoshop but I don't mind admitting it was a happy accident
The model was an old friend that had just split from her hubby and needed to feel beautiful again.
50mm on a 300D with a macro ringflash and a 550EX in my spare room that I had only just finished painting white before she turned up for the shoot. I was winging it!

Andy, thank you for posting your portrait.
Let me comment on it, please.
It is the kind of picture one likes or hates
Personally I like it.
May be a little too aggressive, because too white/bright.
But I like it. Let's move on because I said so twice.

The image transmits some kind of eroticism/sensuality. (Excuse me, remember and consider that my native language is not English) as we can see a little of her chest (breasts is it ?) and the two feet at the top. Then she is posing - or looks like - "horizontal". Plus: she looks naked. And this re-enforces the general feeling for the picture, and makes the image more interesting/appealing.
The image has impact by itself not needing special explanations what so ever, in spite of you having told us something about it and the circumstances.
This image has nothing to do - I mean no connection/relation - with the kind of photos I usually take and work on. It is a different approach. A different trend if I may say so.
It is not perfect in terms of details in the shadows, exposure, bla, bla, bla... So what ?

I wonder if you can repeat the scene. I mean: to make another or more images like this. May be improving. Improving what, where ? Huummm.... I don't know. Just try.
This is not a very professional suggestion. But I am not one.

Having a second and third look: Hair partly on the face, focus on the eye having the other completely out of focus, different position for the hands, more sensual look, harder make up, tilted crop, various crop sizes.

I was able to give suggestions after all.

I think much of this result comes from the ring flash. Using the 50mm you will be able to get a very shallow DOF and nice bokeh.

Can we see the results please when you try again ?

[Andy]

Thanks Antonio, I'd certainly like to have another go as it was a very enjoyable day. I'll see if I can find some willing models for some new pics I agree it's not perfect (what is?) and the things I was most unsure about were the feet poking out the head and the deep shadow below her hands. Your thoughts and suggestions are much appreciated.

Last time we tried loads of different poses as she brought at least half a dozen different outfits but then she spotted one of my work shirts so I let her get comfortable in that...


More sensual?

[Antonio Correia]

Thank you again Andy for posting here.
Feel free to post a SCP if you like...

About this one:
I can see and understand that you like to shoot with macro lens, if you know what I mean
It looks here that you used to it.
However I would like to see here the eye sharper and the imperfections of the skin cloned.
And I think that it is too much white. The area is too large. It has too much impact on the frame.
I like though the lines created by her hair framing the face.
I have worked a bit on the picture and I came up with what you can see. I framed it again tighter like a SCP. I cloned some spots on her skin.
But I still think it is not good enough. At the far right I don't like that white triangular area.
Andy you have to do the shot again. Please do.
I didn't frame the picture with canvas, but may be I should have done it ...

[Andy]

Antonio, I could kiss you I'm blown away by the edit

I think the bit white on the right is the pale cream bed sheet so would be easy enough to change next time. The lens was a 50mm f/1.4 not stopped down that far (maybe f/4) but I know what you mean about me shooting it like a macro...I'll try to remember to step back a bit next time too

[Colin Southern]

Antonio, I could kiss you

I suspect that he'd prefer the lady in the shot to do that!

[Antonio Correia]

I suspect that he'd prefer the lady in the shot to do that!

You are absolutely right Colin.
Unfortunately that will never happen

Second thought: Will it not ?!
Portugal is not that far away from Scotland ...

[Andy]

You are absolutely right Colin.
Unfortunately that will never happen

Second thought: Will it not ?!
Portugal is not that far away from Scotland ...

That makes two of us then

If you like people pictures I suspect you'd have a blast at the Edinburgh festival: Clicky

Then again there are beautiful women on the streets of Edinburgh all year round

[Antonio Correia]

That makes two of us then
If you like people pictures I suspect you'd have a blast at the Edinburgh festival: Clicky
Then again there are beautiful women on the streets of Edinburgh all year round

I know there is. I have been there some years ago
In a foggy and rainy day

August is good month with not much rain... isn't it ?