# 2 son - garage portrait

Hacker · 02-03-2008, 14:18

I managed to get James to sit still for five minutes this morning as I tried some shots with him sitting on a stool in the garage doorway and using one reflector to enhance the natural light.

C&C welcome as always.

stupot · 02-03-2008, 14:21

wow thats good, back ground for me is slightly distracting though good stuff

**Dabhand16** · 02-03-2008, 14:29

Great expression there hacker

I like this - background too. I think the bit of red works well against the background colour too.

JMitchell · 02-03-2008, 19:26

Don't you have a D300 Colin? It's not listed in your gear (sacrilege!)

Great shot btw, although I might not've dropped the saturation (or cooled the WB?) as much as you did...

Hacker · 02-03-2008, 19:38

Yes I do have a D300 but I forgot.....

This is as shot from the camera with just some PP work done on the eyes to make them pop a bit. I'm going to add a bit of saturation and get rid of the red mark on his lip.

Thanks for the comments!

JMitchell · 02-03-2008, 19:43

Aha. Yes actually now I think about it I noticed a very conservative feeling from the first shots I got from the D300 (er....yesterday

), but I notched up the saturation by 1 in the custom menu, and now it's a good starting point, so less to do in PP.

P-E · 02-03-2008, 19:55

Nice one Colin

Steve400 · 02-03-2008, 22:28

nice job! the background definitely adds to it in my opinion!

Hacker · 03-03-2008, 08:09

Thanks everyone, here is another one from the same shoot but this time I have boosted the saturation slightly:

And finally, a shot of my nice, clean, tidy 'studio'.

VikingPhotography · 03-03-2008, 08:37

The shot in your first post is the best - your sons steel-blue eyes, the slightly cooler white balance and the elements of blue bokeh all help give this photo an overall 'cool' feel.

If I were you I'd watermark this shot since it has commercial potential, even at the low resolution you've posted it at.

02-03-2008, 14:18	#1 (permalink)
Hacker Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 623	# 2 son - garage portrait Pics added I managed to get James to sit still for five minutes this morning as I tried some shots with him sitting on a stool in the garage doorway and using one reflector to enhance the natural light. C&C welcome as always. Last edited by Hacker : 03-03-2008 at 08:10.

02-03-2008, 14:21	#2 (permalink)
stupot Forum Regular Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset Posts: 1,318	Re: # 2 son - garage portrait wow thats good, back ground for me is slightly distracting though good stuff

02-03-2008, 14:29	#3 (permalink)
Dabhand16 Pixalo Crew Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Dunstable Bedfordshire UK Posts: 8,988	Re: # 2 son - garage portrait Great expression there hacker I like this - background too. I think the bit of red works well against the background colour too.

02-03-2008, 19:26	#4 (permalink)
JMitchell Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 3,519	Re: # 2 son - garage portrait Don't you have a D300 Colin? It's not listed in your gear (sacrilege!) Great shot btw, although I might not've dropped the saturation (or cooled the WB?) as much as you did...

02-03-2008, 19:38	#5 (permalink)
Hacker Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 623	Re: # 2 son - garage portrait Yes I do have a D300 but I forgot..... This is as shot from the camera with just some PP work done on the eyes to make them pop a bit. I'm going to add a bit of saturation and get rid of the red mark on his lip. Thanks for the comments!

02-03-2008, 19:43	#6 (permalink)
JMitchell Feet under the table Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: London, England Posts: 3,519	Re: # 2 son - garage portrait Aha. Yes actually now I think about it I noticed a very conservative feeling from the first shots I got from the D300 (er....yesterday ), but I notched up the saturation by 1 in the custom menu, and now it's a good starting point, so less to do in PP.

02-03-2008, 19:55	#7 (permalink)
P-E Loves the place Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sheffield, S.Yorkshire UK Posts: 7,503	Re: # 2 son - garage portrait Nice one Colin

02-03-2008, 22:28	#8 (permalink)
Steve400 Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Kells, N.Ireland Posts: 811	Re: # 2 son - garage portrait nice job! the background definitely adds to it in my opinion!

03-03-2008, 08:09	#9 (permalink)
Hacker Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 623	Re: # 2 son - garage portrait Thanks everyone, here is another one from the same shoot but this time I have boosted the saturation slightly: And finally, a shot of my nice, clean, tidy 'studio'.

03-03-2008, 08:37	#10 (permalink)
VikingPhotography Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Just south of Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 788	Re: # 2 son - garage portrait The shot in your first post is the best - your sons steel-blue eyes, the slightly cooler white balance and the elements of blue bokeh all help give this photo an overall 'cool' feel. If I were you I'd watermark this shot since it has commercial potential, even at the low resolution you've posted it at.

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