Critique Welcomed Harry

[Hamish Gill]

Taken in the studio whilst setting up the lights for some corporate headshots ...
PP'd (loads) in LR4


Harry by Hamish_Gill, on Flickr

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Did he ever meet Sally?

I like the skin tones a lot Hamish - square crop a la Pete may be a good 'un

 

[Hamish Gill]

Cheers Chris ... A square crop works, but it doesn't suit Harry as well... For some reason out of all the photos I took, this one that was just snapped captured him right somehow. It was slightly less symmetrical, so I fixed that, and yeah, couldn't be more how I see Harry somehow ...

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Very nice. But when you pinned the print to the wall, did you have to put the pin right through his chin? Man, that looks painful.

 

[Dan Cattermole]

I know that face.......
I think the framing and all is cracking.
Have you tried bringing out the highlights on it? Or does that lose the softness of the shot?

 

[Hamish Gill]

your instincts are right Dan, it looses the softness ... its all in the toning... you got LR4 yet?
Ive made some presets to make this look
http://www.realphotographersforum.c...8474-rpf-lr4-lightroom-preset-repository.html

 

[Pete Askew]

I like this a lot Hamish as well as the PP. And I can see what you mean about the crop because it is shot so high on the shoulders - that works well too I think.

Rob, that's not a pin through the paper, that's how Hamish keeps his subjects still during the shot - a bit like the Victorian head brace - it connects through to a lighting stand hidden behind him!

 

[Hamish Gill]

Cheers Pete

 

[Pete Askew]

You're welcome - and I'm glad you're getting some use out of that nail gun!

 

[Mark Hoy]

My personal choice would have been a much tighter crop - right down to his hairline and shoulder to shoulder. And ask him to sort out his jumper/ t-shirt next time ;-)

 

[Hamish Gill]

It wouldn't be a portrait of Harry if his jumper/tshirt wasn't a bit messy

 

[Mark Hoy]