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Kevin.OBrien
02-16-2010, 11:45 PM
this is another attempt at a self portrait. I messed with it in photo shop and this is what I got out of it. Enjoy.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh34/jinx906/DSC00884-2-1.jpg
ArtTwisted
02-17-2010, 12:17 AM
focus seems spot on and the angle gives the image a more dynamic feel. damn i sound like a prof....
Kevin.OBrien
02-17-2010, 12:29 AM
focus seems spot on and the angle gives the image a more dynamic feel. damn i sound like a prof....


"prof" as in Professor or as in Professional? ;) thanks for the comment. I think it took 20 shots before I accually got the focus right. focusing with a DSLR is a whole lot harder than a point and shoot. Unless its just my camera.
JAS_Photo
02-17-2010, 01:08 AM
Cool stuff! Focusing- It's probably not harder. Just a whole lot more precise. :)
Kevin.OBrien
02-17-2010, 01:12 AM
Cool stuff! Focusing- It's probably not harder. Just a whole lot more precise. :)

Yea that I have noticed. I just really got to learn about exposure.
Mad Aussie
02-17-2010, 01:53 AM
Now that's a vast improvement on your 1st effort Kevin! Top marks for taking the advice given and coming back so quickly with a better shot.

No distractions, sharp eye ... good work.

About the only thing I can see is you might have over-exposed the face in a couple of spots. The skin appears a bit bright on the bridge of your nose and inner cheek area.
Kevin.OBrien
02-17-2010, 02:28 AM
Now that's a vast improvement on your 1st effort Kevin! Top marks for taking the advice given and coming back so quickly with a better shot.

No distractions, sharp eye ... good work.

About the only thing I can see is you might have over-exposed the face in a couple of spots. The skin appears a bit bright on the bridge of your nose and inner cheek area.

Yea I didn't have anything else to do this afternoon so I did my second attempt at it and it came out pretty good. I see what your talking about on the bridge of the nose and the cheek. Ill see what I can do to fix it. As for the detraction in the other self portrait All I did to fix it was shut the door ;)
Mad Aussie
02-17-2010, 03:40 AM
As for the detraction in the other self portrait All I did to fix it was shut the door ;)
Sometimes (actually often) it's the little details that separate a good photo from a bad one ;)
Richard
02-17-2010, 03:53 AM
This is much better Kevin, good job!
Sephibox
02-17-2010, 06:29 AM
Very cool shot. I tend to hate most mirror shot with the camera in the frame, but this works nicely because the mirror isn't visible as a mirror(if that makes any sense)
Also it looks like the lense is your second eye, marking you as a photographer. (Also it's kind of reminiscent of cybernetic eyes :) )

If anything I would wonder wether the glow above your head and camera is due to pp?
Kevin.OBrien
02-17-2010, 10:38 AM
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If anything I would wonder wether the glow above your head and camera is due to pp?

No im an angel! lol Yea it is from PP I kind of like it though.
JAS_Photo
02-17-2010, 11:38 AM
Very cool shot. I tend to hate most mirror shot with the camera in the frame, but this works nicely because the mirror isn't visible as a mirror(if that makes any sense)
Also it looks like the lense is your second eye, marking you as a photographer. (Also it's kind of reminiscent of cybernetic eyes :)

One thing you can do is reverse the shot in photoshop and the photo in a mirror aspect is not so noticeable because the words are no longer backwards.
Marko
02-17-2010, 11:52 AM
I like this shot - cool!
To my eye it looks like some parts on the face (forehead, bridge of nose) are a bit overexposed. Aside from that - very nice!
Kevin.OBrien
02-17-2010, 01:18 PM
Alright I took all of you guys suggestions and applied them to the photo and this is what It looks like now.

http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh34/jinx906/DSC00884-2copy.jpg
Marko
02-17-2010, 01:23 PM
This is the stronger photo for me now that the face brightness has been toned down. Nice sharp eye!
ArtTwisted
02-17-2010, 02:14 PM
"prof" as in Professor or as in Professional? ;) thanks for the comment. I think it took 20 shots before I accually got the focus right. focusing with a DSLR is a whole lot harder than a point and shoot. Unless its just my camera.

the former , and I find using the manual focus makes portraits a lot easier, auto focus has a tendency to focus on the eye lashes or on the nose too much.
Kevin.OBrien
02-17-2010, 02:16 PM
This is the stronger photo for me now that the face brightness has been toned down. Nice sharp eye!


Yea I like it so much that I printed out a 8x10 and it sitting above my desk in a frame as we speek
Mad Aussie
02-17-2010, 04:14 PM
Yea I like it so much that I printed out a 8x10 and it sitting above my desk in a frame as we speek
It's always nice to have a photo of your loved ones around :headslap: ;)

Looks much better now!
Bambi
02-17-2010, 09:24 PM
It's always nice to have a photo of your loved ones around :headslap: ;)

Looks much better now!

:laughing:

well done Kevin. I like the last one very much