re: Official Photography Thread. ♥

Quoting Cheryle [TOG]:" Happy Halloween everyone! "

That is awesome! Did you do his makeup too?

Happy Halloween all  

Quoting The Doctor:" Yeah! I'm sorta-new to the area, too. I feel like the winter's gonna be pretty bad this year.   Hmm. ... [snip!] ... or preschools? There are a few bouncy houses in the area, maybe you could ask to hang one there? Churches? Uhmmm. Libraries?  "

I actually havent done that and I'm not even sure why?! I will definitley be doing that at the places I frequent with my kiddos.

Quoting Samurai ♥:" Passing out business cards like candy, telling every single person basically what I do, and don't judge ... [snip!] ... judge me, but I have walked up to a parent of a random kid in a store and given my card if I think the kid is uber adorable.  "

Lol I don't judge. I have thought of it before just haven't actually done it.



Lol I don't judge, I have honestly thought of it just have never done it. I may start though, thanks!

Quoting Cheryle [TOG]:" Happy Halloween everyone! "

Happy Halloween! The makeup is so cool and I love the lighting in the pic!

Thanks everyone.
Yes, I did do his make up.  

For anyone interested in the camera settings: f/2.2, SS 100, ISO 3200

It was dark outside but I did have the porch light on so that his upper head wouldn't be so dark and I'd get some light in his hair. Otherwise, the only light I used were the two candles (one in the pumpkin and one on the other side of him, both can be seen in the picture). I shot in RAW and the picture has been edited. I can post the SOOC if anyone is interested.

Quoting Cheryle [TOG]:" Happy Halloween everyone! "

aw this is so awesome!

Quoting Cheryle [TOG]:" Thanks everyone. Yes, I did do his make up.   For anyone interested in the camera settings: f/2.2, ... [snip!] ... both can be seen in the picture). I shot in RAW and the picture has been edited. I can post the SOOC if anyone is interested."

I'd love to see SOOC  

<blockquote><b>Quoting L✌J:</b>" I'd love to see SOOC  "</blockquote>




 

Quoting Cheryle [TOG]:" Happy Halloween everyone! "

how awesome!

Quoting L✌J:" I'd love to see SOOC  "

SOOC on top, edit on the bottom:

Since I shoot RAW, it's not really SOOC because I have to convert it to JPG and re-size for web so this is SOOL (straight out of Lightroom).

When I shoot, I usually shoot keeping in mind how I want the finished picture to be and will adjust my settings on the camera based on that and not only to get the perfect exposure. I also know my camera's dynamic range favors shadows over highlights and will always do better at pulling detail out of shadows than trying to recover blown highlights. ( I really recommend testing the dynamic range on your camera and finding out whether it has an easier time with highlights or shadows. This makes a difference whether you might decided to purposely under/over expose a picture when you are shooting in RAW).

Anyways, I did underexpose the picture just because I wanted to keep my SS high enough because Niklas was wiggling a bit and I didn't want to raise my ISO over 3200 and I also did not want the lights from the candle to be super over exposed which I would have had to do if I would have exposed properly for his face.

In Lightroom, I used my sliders to up the exposure a bit, decrease my highlights and whites, and increase the detail in my shadows and blacks. I also removed some of the noise. Then I brought the picture into CS5. I added an empty layer and put it on soft light and took a white brush and dabbed it over the pumpkin, the candle and parts of Niklas's face (this just adds a bit more light to the light that is already there). I also added haze just because I prefer these type of dark pictures not to really have black blacks. If you look at a histogram from this picture, you'll see it actually has no black blacks:

<blockquote><b>Quoting Cheryle [TOG]:</b>" SOOC on top, edit on the bottom: Since I shoot RAW, it's not really SOOC because I have to convert ... [snip!] ... not to really have black blacks. If you look at a histogram from this picture, you'll see it actually has no black blacks: "</blockquote>




Thank you for posting. <3

Quoting Chuck Finley.:" <blockquote><b>Quoting Cheryle [TOG]:</b>" SOOC on top, edit on the bottom: Since ... [snip!] ... histogram from this picture, you'll see it actually has no black blacks: "</blockquote> Thank you for posting. <3"

you're welcome.  

hey all. just got back from a week in portland.

Wanted to share a few pictures from our trip to Seaside and the ocean  










unfortunately i only took this picture in Jpeg, apparently. I would have LOVED to have played with it in PS if I'd taken it in raw. Oh well.


and my kiddo telling me it was too cold and that he wanted to leave. <3

This is why I'm always behind the camera. I look so fat.
But here's me and my little dwarf at his daycare party. I'll upload the rest later.
Would NOT wear his hat and beard.

<blockquote><b>Quoting Legendary Bonnie Beaver:</b>" This is why I'm always behind the camera. I look so fat. But here's me and my little dwarf at his daycare party. I'll upload the rest later. Would NOT wear his hat and beard. "</blockquote>



Love it!