Portrait shot

Strong Bad
Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
edited April 2 in Clubhouse Archives
Here is my latest. I decided to do a portrait since this girl is so gorgeous!

For you camera geeks, shot with the Nikon D200, 85mm 1.4 and 3 Alienbees B800 strobes. Settings are...f8, 1/160, white balance set at 5600k (set at the temp of the strobes) and black paper backdrop pulled way back out of the light.

Edited a little with Photoshop to remove some blemishes and smooth a few things out.

Enjoy!

http://strongdigitalart.smugmug.com/photos/99962329-L.jpg
No excuses!
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  • wingnut4772
    wingnut4772 Posts: 7,519
    edited October 2006
    Very nice.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited October 2006
    WOW dude she looks like my wife did 20 years ago!!! Not that she looks bad now. . . ouch, oh, camon honey I told them . . . bonggggggggg . . . ugh . . .thump!
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  • Shizelbs
    Shizelbs Posts: 7,433
    edited October 2006
    Pan down
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  • Early B.
    Early B. Posts: 7,900
    edited October 2006
    Her hair looks incredible in the pic.

    Can Photoshop be used in such a way as to touch up the skin without making it appear one-dimensional, i.e., whitewashed? It looks too perfect, IMO. That's not a criticism -- professional models in magazines look like her, too. Just wondering if this is done on purpose or if it's a limitation/feature of Photoshop or other similar software?

    Thanks.
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  • MacLeod
    MacLeod Posts: 14,358
    edited October 2006
    droooooooool.
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  • TheReaper
    TheReaper Posts: 636
    edited October 2006
    Shizelbs wrote:
    Pan down
    Hehe, I tried to scroll down farther in my browser :)
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  • BaggedLancer
    BaggedLancer Posts: 6,371
    edited October 2006
    yea the pic ends at her shoulders :(
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  • petrym
    petrym Posts: 1,912
    edited October 2006
    Great picture John.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,338
    edited October 2006
    I'm in love, well, maybe just lust:D
    Carl

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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited October 2006
    Pretty girl. Beautiful eyes.

    Nice shot!
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2006
    I swear John, if you don't get one of these chicks to simply hold a Polk speaker soon, I will shite on all your threads about this hobby.

    You have the ability and unless you want to get 8 hours of an earful about it on the way to Polkfest, there AND back, get F'n hot!

    Pretty hair...Pretty eyes....airbrushing my ****, WHERE IS THE POLK SPEAKER?

    I feel much better, time for some much needed sleep.
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited October 2006
    dorokusai wrote:
    I swear John, if you don't get one of these chicks to simply hold a Polk speaker soon, I will shite on all your threads about this hobby.

    You have the ability and unless you want to get 8 hours of an earful about it on the way to Polkfest, there AND back, get F'n hot!

    Pretty hair...Pretty eyes....airbrushing my ****, WHERE IS THE POLK SPEAKER?

    I feel much better, time for some much needed sleep.


    YES Master!

    Igor
    No excuses!
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  • janmike
    janmike Posts: 6,146
    edited October 2006
    Very nice shot John.
    Michael ;)
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  • Fireman32
    Fireman32 Posts: 4,845
    edited October 2006
    Drools! great pic
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  • ohskigod
    ohskigod Posts: 6,502
    edited October 2006
    a pic of her holding an LSi9 would be sweet. I'd buy that poster!!

    those big brown eyes just draw you in eh?
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  • Strong Bad
    Strong Bad Posts: 4,278
    edited October 2006
    Ok, so how does this sound (so I don't get clubbed to death by Mark)...

    A sort of portrait type pic of her holding an LSi7? I'll get her to hold it in her lap sort of hugging it. Cover on or off?

    I have some other ideas, but thats the main shot I'll go for. I'll try to get it before Polkfest.


    Igor
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  • cmy330go
    cmy330go Posts: 2,341
    edited October 2006
    john d. strong wrote:
    Ok, so how does this sound (so I don't get clubbed to death by Mark)...

    A sort of portrait type pic of her holding an LSi7? I'll get her to hold it in her lap sort of hugging it. Cover on or off?

    I have some other ideas, but thats the main shot I'll go for. I'll try to get it before Polkfest.


    Igor

    That's probably a much better idea than the LSi9. After all......Ya don't want to hurt her.:D
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited October 2006
    Just make it good and hot.
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  • reeltrouble1
    reeltrouble1 Posts: 9,312
    edited October 2006
    Lots of leg and nestled under her bosom. Also, make sure she has some nice perfume on. Also, remember Crack Kills.

    RT1
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