Project 365 2011: ohkphoto

[JoeLewisPhotography]

excellent shot Helene! The colors are great!

 

[jengajoh]

Tthat's very pretty! Nice back lighting and beautiful colors!

 

[Marcel]

WOW Helene, I just love the silky look and the colors,

Marcel

 

[ohkphoto]

Joe, Jen and Marcel, thank you so much for your very nice comments!

Mar. 25th 84/365

Wind has been blowing dust for two days so I'm still playing with my flash and flowers . . . inside!

 

[Marcel]

I really like the effect in the back of the flower, but the petals themselves look a little flat to my eye. I wonder if you couldn't just popup the contrast just for the center of the flower to give it a little more depth.
Was this done with multiple flashes or PP?

 

[ohkphoto]

This was done with just one off-camera flash. Because I was trying something new (DELIBERATELY moving the camera during capture lol), I kept it simple, knowing that I was going to lose some depth. Did very little in PP. . . hindsight, the flash should have been a little more to the side. Thanks for the comments, Marcel! I may experiment again tonight with this setup (since the wind is blowing AGAIN). . . sigh . . . I'm really not complaining.

 

[ohkphoto]

Mar. 26th 85/365

"Banjo in the Pasture"

My little Banjo on a hike with me.

 

[jengajoh]

Aww! Banjo is adorable. Excellent shot!

 

[ohkphoto]

Thanks, Jen. He's only 10 lbs and refuses to believe he's a "little dog"!

 

[ohkphoto]

Mar. 27th 86/365

"Nightcap"

 

[JoeLewisPhotography]

Nice shot. I will pretend its cranberry juice so I can say "looks refreshing!" lol.

 

[jengajoh]

Very nice! I like the bokeh and the lighting.

 

[ohkphoto]

Thanks, Joe and Jen! . . . old cooking sherry . . .did NOT drink it! LOL

 

[ohkphoto]

Mar. 28th 87/365

"Portrait of a Nice Lady"




Used a remote SB-900 fired by SU-800 on a D2X
PP with a little dynamic skin softener and glamour glow (Nik Color Efex Pro)

 

[Marcel]

I like the composition and the PP. Nice of you tho have brought the green plant into the shot just at the right spot.

 

[jengajoh]

Very nice portrait. I like that the skin softening doesn't make her look unnatural.

 

[ohkphoto]

I like that the skin softening doesn't make her look unnatural

Thanks Jen. I always use the nik software in photoshop because I can control the layer opacity. Keeps it from destroying the texture.

 

[ohkphoto]

I like the composition and the PP. Nice of you tho have brought the green plant into the shot just at the right spot.

I thought about you when I did this shoot yesterday . . . not easy to go into someone's house and ask them to re-arrange their furniture so you can get a good shot. You just have to work around it (like the pianos in your shot) and incorporate what's there into the shot. Thanks for your comments, Marcel.

 

[JoeLewisPhotography]

Very nice Helene! great composition. The only thing i would suggest is losing the vignette. If she was more centered, it would work, but her head is in the upper left, hitting that vignetted corner....just a thought.

 

[ohkphoto]

Thanks, Joe. I had mixed feelings about that vignette. Sometimes have a hard time deciding when I'm "done".