Studio session at our Camera Club

[Coolcat]

We had a studio session with a male model at our Camera Club last week.

Still massive amounts to learn but had a go at a B&W conversion, all comments good or bad welcome

CC9J2867 by Jeff Cranwell, on Flickr

[@imagesBV]

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That looks very good to me...i'm no expert but there is a nice range of tones, lots of deep blacks, good composition and detail....is the back of the hand slightly OOF though? (not that it matters...but you have welcomed comments).... (just checked flickr - f2.8, I would have used F9 or smaller and increased the lighting)
overall a very characterful image.

[Tony Hawkins]

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Just one comment from me - that's VERY, VERY good

[Coolcat]

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Thanks Brian,
It was taken at our camera club studio session last week and there was about thirty other members also trying to get some shots so I shot wide open to keep the ISO down and get the shots in quick hand held.

I reckon as you say a bigger F Stop and dialing up the lighting would have got even better results.

I'm pretty happy for only my second go at studio portraiture with the results.....onwards and upwards :)

[@imagesBV]

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Its really good Jeff.....my experience is using my own Bowens lights....they are very powerful and I have to use F9 with ISO100 even on the lowest power setting in my makeshift home studio to avoid over-exposure....hence I've always god good depth of field.

[digiman]

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Very nicely done. I really like the lighting, and the pose. You've processed it really well too. A little more exposure would have given the complete outline, which would've been my preference, but it's not my image, and I really like it as it is.

Well done,

Garry

[antoeknee]

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As a studio shot really like the composition. For me I'd have liked better depth of field so that the ear, brim of hat at front and the hand were in focus. Having said that I'd be happy to have taken this.

[Birdy]

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Very nicely done. I really like the lighting, and the pose. You've processed it really well too.

I agree I think it works well.

[Coolcat]

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Thanks for all the comments everyone, I'm so far out of my comfort zone with studio photography and B&W editing it's all a great learning curve

Bowens lighting used to be made in my town of Clacton On Sea Brian, a few of my friends worked there for many years until they pulled the production to overseas !

I'm seriously thinking of putting a basic studio lighting set on my Christmas wish list now

[@imagesBV]

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Jeff...I'm wondering if I need mine at all....I also have three speed lights and they work great with triggers on a stand....and all you need in most situations. Calumet do inexpensive speed lights and triggers....but limited to manual control - not a problem when you are in control of every element in a studio set up....this was taken outside to be fair but in a small studio I think this effect could be achieved.....even easier with a black background
_MG_0085.jpg by brianvickers, on Flickr

[tesarver]

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Well done

Tom

[H2OJunkie]

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Many times at an event like that you have to take what you can get. You did well with what you had under the circumstances and for that you should be proud...

[enneo]

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Very nice image, well done.

[rcarca]

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Jeff, that is very nice. Oh that devil of DoF, thick or thin! Actually I think the oof hands and ear focus you on the face more, but I could see it working both ways.

[Coolcat]

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Thanks for the positive comments everyone