<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14159442#post14159442 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by klepto
thanks for sharing your self-portrait and blog- awesome images and content!
I really appreciated your comment on your girlfriend's graduation achievement- about how anything is within reach, if we will just strive for it.
Thank you very much for the comments and taking the time to read my blog. Im very proud of her and know she will do many great things in life
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=14160131#post14160131 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Reef Bass
Very nice. The composition bothers me a bit 'cuz I don't see your left ear, but that's my problem. I was taught to not cut off primary subject's body parts but like I said, it's my problem.
Was it hard for you to shoot yourself? Sometimes I don't like looking at pictures of myself.
I like the tonality. Did you add the circular vignette in post processing or was that a lighting effect?
The shot is emotive - I get a sense of unsureness, or like you are reacting to something with which you are not comfortable. I want to pull your hand down and put my hand on your shoulder reassuringly. Probably the dad in me. Good job triggering those feelings.
The backwards hat, t-shirt, relatively recent facial hair growth and tentative expression create an immaturity or boy not man thing for me. Don't know if that was intentional. If you were smiling confidently and not hiding behind your hand, that wouldn't be but the shot would also feel entirely different.
Do you find benefits to shooting tethered other than your laptop's display being bigger and better than that on your camera? I can shoot tethered with my 50D, but it's got an awesome display and I'm not sure that the hassle of adding my laptop to my shooting is worth it.
Thanks for your contributions.
Your first 2 statements are right on. I didnt want my ear cut off either but at the same time, I am my own worst critic and hate being infront of a camera. It was the best shot I got . I was happy with the overall look and wasnt about to redo it haha.
The vignette was added in post. I only used LR for this one. The whole edit is one of the presets.
Im only 26 so I still an a boy in some sence but also have a 5 year old of my own so I think being a kid at heart really plays into that role
I have had alot on my mind the past week and I didnt intend for it to show through in the photo but after looking back at the shot I guess it really does.
As for shooting tethered, I usually ony do it when time allows such as buildings and ladscapes and such. That way I can zoom right in and see if I am cliping any highlights or shadows, to make sure the shot is nice and crisp or if I want to try a quick edit to make sure my settings are giving me the look Im going for.
You should def try it alteast once. If youre using a 50D all you need is the software that came with the camera. I use EOS Utility to control the camera LR to review the capture.
If you need help setting it up just let me know Ill be more than willing to lend a hand.
When I first took a picture of my son, and he saw himself on the computer he busted out laughing. Made the rest of the shoot very easy
Its a big help with kids.
~Jason
