Member Photography Challenge

[dkapp12]

I have been researching senior portrait photographers and found this studio. I just love their work. (Click on the thumbnail to see a portfolio.)

http://www.greggriess.com/seniors_portfolio.htm

So go grab a willing model and take some portraits like these. Anyone up for this? Post a link to your finished photos here and post what equipment you used, camera settings, software and techniques.

:clap: I can't wait to see the results. :yes:

[ima]

wow... that sounds fun... I'm up for this... now the hardest part is: looking for a willing model!!

[Luv2scrapSherri]

Cool...this sounds like fun...I'm game!
I'll have to do this next weekend....how long are you allowing this challenge to go on? Just in case I can't find my model :lol:

[alamodedesigns]

Cool site! Thanks for the link. When is the deadline for this challenge?

[dkapp12]

How does two weeks sound?

(I was out practicing today :) )

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/StoryBoard_3_24_07_Large_.jpg

[alamodedesigns]

Hopefully two weeks will give me time to find a model. Love your practice shots.

[Katie2004]

two weeks sounds fine. my preferd model is away until 30th of this month [he is a college studend] so I will try to knab him on hie return. Love your practice shots.

Sony cyber shot W17
Sony H2
http://www.glitterkiss.com/images/purple/font7/cd10c24d4b7319abd17d54785d389d31cebf9890.gif (http://www.glitterkiss.com)
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/freebies/i_love_dsp.gif,

[Luv2scrapSherri]

Denise...Wow!:tup:
Awesome portrait of your hubby!
Luv the presentation of the three photos too....:love1:
Thanks for the link...he got some cool poses!

[bjc]

love your photos and the lo of them..... could be a postcard mailing for your studio.....now i have to find a subject...all mine either don't live at home or come home so late and tired that they would just be too cranky...lol.... but i hope i will find someone...when is this challenge due???

[dawn-in-nz]

Well I must admit I'm a bit confused as to what 'senior' means - I looked at the webpage and they certainly don't look like senior citizens to me :think:
I thought I'll be in for this challenge - I have a couple of models right here at home :lol: until I realised they must either be high school students or at University.
We're not all Americans on DSP you know ;)

[bjc]

i think it means models of any age... seniors in high school ( is that an american term??? is the last year of 4 years of high school or last year of 4 year college/university, when they take a portrait and make a yearbook...is that an american thing too?? ) and any age older or younger than seniors!!! so just take some cool portraits of your models no matter their age or educational status...lol.... now i just wish i had some one who could be the model...i will really have to think about this...

[dkapp12]

Yes - portraits, any age will be fine. Can't ever find a teenager when you need one, lol. Don't forget to check out Karen's new challenge - it is also a portrait challenge and concentrates on capturing the eyes. Fits right in with what we are doing.

[brayn]

I have a couple to post - where do we post them?...in the photography gallery and just post the link here? How many can we post?

[dkapp12]

Yes, post them to the photography gallery and I will start a new thread just for you to post the link to your portraits.

[kompressor]

I am not quite sure what you are after... but how about these?
http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/slipchuck/k10daisypurple.jpg

http://i118.photobucket.com/albums/o88/slipchuck/k10daisyyellow.jpg

If these don't apply to what you want, please let me know and I will try to find others

equipment:

Pentax K10D DSLR
Pentax SMC M 50mm 1.4 (fully manual lens)
F 1.4-3.5
Shutter speed between 1/30-1/80 of a second
window light
that's about it!

thanks!

cheers

randy

[Luv2scrapSherri]

Bravo Randy!!!
Outstanding portraits of that Sweet little girl :love1:

[bjc]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/506/MG_2629-a-black-white-vp.jpg

heres a try .... will keep at it....

[kompressor]

Bravo Randy!!!
Outstanding portraits of that Sweet little girl :love1:
thank you very much!

[dkapp12]

If these don't apply to what you want, please let me know and I will try to find others

equipment:

Pentax K10D DSLR
Pentax SMC M 50mm 1.4 (fully manual lens)
F 1.4-3.5
Shutter speed between 1/30-1/80 of a second
window light
that's about it!

thanks!

cheers

randy

These are beautiful and I love how you used natural light - just gorgeous!! Gosh I don't mean for this to be a critque thread, but I want to suggest that you use a reflector (white foam board would do) to reflect some more of the natural light onto her face. If you are handy with software programs - you can edit it a little and bring out her lovely face and features - she sure is a sweethheart and I love, love, love the hat and dress :)

I hope you don't mind - I just had to play a bit.


Before and after - I used Photoshop and NIK filters.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h132/dkapp12/before_afterLarge.jpg

[dkapp12]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/506/MG_2629-a-black-white-vp.jpg

heres a try .... will keep at it....

I really like the DOF and conversion - nice :)

[brayn]

So is this the spot we should post to? Here's a couple from me:
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=176921&cat=506
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=176922&cat=506

[Luv2scrapSherri]

Wow Denise...Luv what you did with Randy's portrait...nik filter does some awesome work!!! He will LOVE IT!:love1:

[DSanchez]

Ok I just did mine and I'm posting the links in the thread for the challenge

[DSanchez]

Here is the link for the portrait challenge thread in case someone didn't have it. I noticed I was the only who has posted links in it so far

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/forum/showthread.php?t=22536

[sunnyscraps]

I've been a member for quite some time, but this is my first post...

I am wondering if these photos meet the requirements?

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/SunnyImages/Children/DSC_0023.jpg

http://i175.photobucket.com/albums/w144/SunnyImages/Children/DSC_0018copylandscape.jpg

[LauraLou]

Well, DARN! I didn't see the deadline had passed until I had already uploaded the portrait, but I left it.http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=178030&cat=500&ppuser=891

[DSanchez]

I'm not sure if there was a limit but here are a few I did yesterday

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com...177899&cat=506

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com...177844&cat=506

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com...177843&cat=506

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com...177841&cat=506

[jhaddad59]

Can we make it go through the end of April? I want to play but all my models are in Florida for Spring Break - then I leave on Vacation and won't be back until April 23rd. I really want to play.

[dkapp12]

Since this is just a member's challenge - I suppose we can extend it through the end of April or for as long as members want to post their work. The the main purpose of the challenge is to look at pro portraiture and study the poses, composition, and technique - to learn by observation. I posted a link to a studio at the start of this thread that I thought was interesting. If you haven't visited Karen's website - be sure to take a look - I love her site and her work. So grab a model and have fun! :)

[Rinchen]

I'll try get some portraitures together. I was just so busy shooting frog portraits in the last time. ;)
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/frog4.jpg

[ima]

Since this is just a member's challenge - I suppose we can extend it through the end of April or for as long as members want to post their work.

You read my mind!! Thanks :)

[dkapp12]

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h132/dkapp12/IMG_4881spepiaLarge.jpg

[Luv2scrapSherri]

Thanks Denise...I needed the extention too....:)
Need more models to work with me and not run the other way :yes:

[dkapp12]

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h132/dkapp12/IMG_5016b.jpg

No cute Easter dress for this photo - it's freezing here! We had more snow for Easter than we did for Christmas! :rolleyes:

Natural light
50 mm
F/1.8
ISO100
Aperture Prority
SS 1/80
RAW

Lots of work was done in Photoshop - defogged, dodged and burned eyes, darkened borders, duplicated - guassian blurred - softlight blend mode, adjust opacity, merged, enhanced cheek color, ran though noise removal software and sharpened.

[bjc]

love this..and thanks for letting us know all that you did with it...what is defogged? and what noise removal software do you have??

[brayn]

All of your hard work and effort paid off, it would be impossible for this to be any more beautiful!

[bjc]

this photo is the work of a pro...very impressed and your model is so cute!

[dkapp12]

Thanks Bobbie and Nancy. I am really enjoying this - the grandkids have long tired of being my models, so I don't get as many opportunties with them anymore.

To answer your question about defogging, I am not sure where I learned this technique - I think possibly one of the Canon sites. I will try to find the exact link and post it. But for now I will explain. Once the photo is converted from RAW and brought into Photoshop, I duplicate the layer and then run an action which is nothing more than the unsharp mask set at 20; 60; and Threshold is 0. Since it is on it's own layer I can slide the opacity level up and down until it looks right then I continue on with any other tweaking.

[dkapp12]

I have found a great photoshop video tutorial for all of you - it shows how to "defog" a portrait along with other workflow techniques - very informative.

Enjoy!

http://www.nobsphotosuccess.com/pages/chris.html

[Lauren]

Im in - will find the new thread and post my links after I upload my photos

[Lauren]

Heres my one -
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=179484

[Lauren]

in reply to dkapps comment on my layout - Cameron isnt what our equivalent of your senior yet I believe - hes turning 16 this year and is in his 3rd of 5 years of high school - Year 11 is the level here in NZ

[ima]

THIS (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=179826&cat=506) is my first entry :)

[Luv2scrapSherri]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/506/Resized_Heplers_2.jpg

Parent's just don't work with you...:lol:
Here are mine:love3:

Denise...still looking for more models!

[dkapp12]

Luv2scrapSherri
Parent's just don't work with you...:lol:
Here are mine:love3:
Denise...still looking for more models!


Ah, Sherri - looks like they sat still long enough for this nice photo - I can see the family resemblance :)

[ima]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/506/Resized_Heplers_2.jpg

That's awesome portrait, Sherri! I love it.

[Karen]

What a great shot of your parents Sherri, I can see you in both of them :)

[MommyPanda]

http://i77.photobucket.com/albums/j73/jkuoha/P4061806b-1.jpg

My DS and DIL were married Friday and I took this photo. I know it is not a senior portrait, but I have no models for that. Hope this is ok....

I copied the layer and used the screen adjustment at 92%. Then I did a gaussian blur around the edges at 40.

[dkapp12]

(I know I posted a comment yesterday - but it's not here.....wonder where I left it! :) )

This is a beautiful portrait!

[ima]

I did a lot of portraits last gloomy weekend and this is my niece, who is only 2 years younger than me :love2:

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7275/tammyhikey2vg5.jpg

This is my first time trying hi-key conversion, does it work do you think or is it too dark? :confused:

1/250
F5.00
200mm
ISO 100
built-in flash + diffuser
Handheld
RAW

Hi-key coversion using curves on PSCS2 :)

[Katie2004]

13/4/07
Here is the link to my photo.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=180433&cat=500&ppuser=5298


Sony cyber shot W17
Sony H2


http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/freebies/i_love_dsp.gif,

[Karen]

Thats a lovely portrait Ima, I love the colour tones :)
I'm not too sure what you mean when you say hikey conversion, hi key is to do with the light and typically clothing, it is usually white on white, so the model would be dressed in white or light coloured clothing against a white or light coloured background or a backgroud lit to be light coloured, the only dark tones would maybe be the hair :)

[Luv2scrapSherri]

Ima...Stunning Portrait!
Luv the black n white.....awesome focus on the eyes!

[dkapp12]

Beautiful portrait IMA - don't know how you achieved this - but I like it :)

[ima]

Thats a lovely portrait Ima, I love the colour tones :)
I'm not too sure what you mean when you say hikey conversion, hi key is to do with the light and typically clothing, it is usually white on white, so the model would be dressed in white or light coloured clothing against a white or light coloured background or a backgroud lit to be light coloured, the only dark tones would maybe be the hair :)

Thanks for the explanation, Karen! So all this time I have misunderstood what "hi-key" means :o

[amyeileen]

Thats a gorgeous photo Ima!

[bjc]

ima,

this photo is beautiful as is your niece...i lol when i read what karen wrote cause i was about to ask you what hikey conversion is....so karen answered that! but what did you do in the photoshop adjustments...love to learn so thanks if you have the time to share

[ima]

ima,

this photo is beautiful as is your niece...i lol when i read what karen wrote cause i was about to ask you what hikey conversion is....so karen answered that! but what did you do in the photoshop adjustments...love to learn so thanks if you have the time to share

Bobbie, since my friends also asked the same, I have created tutorial in my blog (http://imanyabob.multiply.com/journal/item/87). You can check it out. But I am very bad on doing explanation (not to mention with my poor English) :o, so I tried my best to explain this, bear with me, will you? :D

If you have any question, please feel free to ask :)

[Rinchen]

My models don't rest for a second. At least not when I try to take shots. I'll try and get some new ones but for now I want to show you one from last year. It's one of my favorite shots of Leonhard. I just cropped it and added the property stamp otherwise it's directly from the camera.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/IMG_8478.jpg
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=182072&cat=500&ppuser=9417

[Rinchen]

So here is another one. Brand new from our trip to the small zoo. The model is the same as in the other one just a bit older now. ;-)
One of the few times he is resting is when he eats or is fixed in the stroller. Here he is eating in his stroller. So good conditions for a portrait shot. :-)
The picture was taken outdoor in the shade under a tree. The only adjustment I made was to add a tiny bit more red because the skin tones were a bit green from the tree.

EOS 300D, 50mm, F/3,5, 1/250sec, ISO 100, fullframe

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/IMG_6954.JPG
to the gallery (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=183159&cat=500&ppuser=9417)

[dcat]

Here are some examples of my try at senior pics.
http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showgallery.php?cat=500&ppuser=59817

[dkapp12]

So here is another one. Brand new from our trip to the small zoo. The model is the same as in the other one just a bit older now. ;-)
One of the few times he is resting is when he eats or is fixed in the stroller. Here he is eating in his stroller. So good conditions for a portrait shot. :-)
The picture was taken outdoor in the shade under a tree. The only adjustment I made was to add a tiny bit more red because the skin tones were a bit green from the tree.

EOS 300D, 50mm, F/3,5, 1/250sec, ISO 100, fullframe

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/IMG_6954.JPG
to the gallery (http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=183159&cat=500&ppuser=9417)

Hi Katharina - It is so nice to see your little one. He's a sweety :) Hope you don't mind that I made some adjustments. First thing I did was a levels adjustment - then a bit of color tweaking and sharpening.
http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h132/dkapp12/IMG_6954copy.jpg

[kompressor]

:love3: I did a lot of portraits last gloomy weekend and this is my niece, who is only 2 years younger than me :love2:

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/7275/tammyhikey2vg5.jpg

This is my first time trying hi-key conversion, does it work do you think or is it too dark? :confused:

1/250
F5.00
200mm
ISO 100
built-in flash + diffuser
Handheld
RAW

Hi-key coversion using curves on PSCS2 :)

WOW! Stunning! and the photo is great, too! :tup: :love3: :)

[Rinchen]

Hi Denise,
I don't mind at all. :-) The skin tones improved a lot! :tup:
Thank you!!!

[dkapp12]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/IMG_5779_Large_.jpg

This pose was her idea - She is very photogenic.

[ima]

:love3:

WOW! Stunning! and the photo is great, too! :tup: :love3: :)

Thank you.

And here are my favorite models: my nieces :love3:

http://img178.imageshack.us/img178/8749/tamygaby001dq3.jpg

They are sisters. Tammy (left) has the most beautiful cat-eye-like eyes and dark blond hair while Gaby (right) has lively big brown eyes and dark brown hair. They both are beautiful and so photogenic... I can never get bad pictures of them!!

[ima]

http://www.digitalscrapbookplace.com/gallery/data/500/IMG_5779_Large_.jpg

This pose was her idea - She is very photogenic.

Indeed... she's photogenic... beautiful girl. Don't we all love taking pictures of photogenic models? :love3:

[Karen]

Wow Ima they are gorgeous girls, you are so lucky to have such beautiful and willing models, a lovely image of the two of them :)

[dkapp12]

Thank you.

And here are my favorite models: my nieces :love3:

They are sisters. Tammy (left) has the most beautiful cat-eye-like eyes and dark blond hair while Gaby (right) has lively big brown eyes and dark brown hair. They both are beautiful and so photogenic... I can never get bad pictures of them!!


Gorgeous portrait IMA - they are lucky to have such an excellent photographer for an Aunt :)

[dkapp12]

http://i63.photobucket.com/albums/h132/dkapp12/IMG_5016b.jpg

Check it out - this photo was selected as an "editor's choice" and posted on the front page of Dreamstime for the week. Hope you don't mind, wanted to toot my horn :) http://dreamstime.com/

[Karen]

Congrats Denise, lovely shot :)

[Rinchen]

WOW, Denise! Congratulation from me too. She's such a lovely girl and your picture from her is great!

[Luv2scrapSherri]

Toot--Toot....Way to go, Denise!!! :yahoo:
Awesome portrait of Haley :love1:
You are doing a wonderful job with the stock photos!