Black and White Portraits

[NeilH]

Have been messing around taking more photos of the daughter.
Happy to receive constructive criticism!
Cheers
Neil
:)
http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb83/NeilH99/Black%20and%20White/DSC_0027bw.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb83/NeilH99/Black%20and%20White/DSC_0020bw-1.jpg

http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb83/NeilH99/Black%20and%20White/DSC_0018bw.jpg

[mikeadams1985]

Lovely pictures.

hope u dont mind, i edited the contrast a bit on the first and added a photoshopped Depth of field type effect.


http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/editeeeeeeeeeeeddddddd.jpg

[NeilH]

Thanks Mike
the depth of field really helps - I am getting better at seeing the background when I compose the shot but the radiator is a bit distracting.
Cheers
Neil
:)

[Red]

lookin pretty good, its a good way to practise actually, i haveto say i took some pictures of the cows in the field other day and they were much better than my fish pictures!!

i'll get them uplater.

[Ocean Corals]

Nice pix mate!!!

Here is one i did, not b/w but not far off :)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/lil_emy_lou/izaakcopy.jpg

Paul

[jordlr]

lookin pretty good, its a good way to practise actually, i haveto say i took some pictures of the cows in the field other day and they were much better than my fish pictures!!

i'll get them uplater.

Cows dont move as quick for starters!! :laugh:

[hermitz]

black and white is nice when it's right that's for sure.
Here's my effort with one of my children.

http://www.jonsparkes.co.uk/ethanmono.jpg

[Aleela]

Some nice pics of the daughter again Neil, what sort of flash are you using, it looks as though it is on the camera? so good ideas are bouncing another light off a piece of polestyrene onto her face, or something similar, to get a good contrast, whenI do portraits i use two heads with white umbrellas, bouncing off the ceiling and away from the sitter, it takes practice, have a look in Jessops lighting and backdrops can be bought quite reasonably (unless Jessops hapens to be next door to a marine shop that is).

Negatives are interesting (When I worked for a Film proceeing co. in the 70s we used to get a lot of home produced erotic "ART" that was
interesting(ish)) I like the shot from Hermitz, quite nice, just the right amount of soft focus
Hope you do not mind comments, they intended only to help

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/Sky2.jpg

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/Sky3.jpg

Here are a couple I took fro a neighbour (her aunt did some wiring for my tank for me) I think she is @2 yrs old, these are not the print finals (i do not have those anymore) Alex

[Aleela]

After seeing the image of Hermitz's child, it reminded me of one I took a few years ago, it might help you think about lighting ideas,

http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/Stuart.jpg

This Stuart, he was kindly loaned to me for this and a few other shots, when I was at college, I wanted to try some lighting effects, the only light source IS THE CANDLE. It was taken on my Haselblad, with a film speed of a round ASA 400, needed for the longer exposure (due to low light levels) and I love the grain of the old B/Ws. Alex

[Aleela]

QUOTE=Storm.;2086229]Nice pix mate!!!

Here is one i did, not b/w but not far off :)

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e212/lil_emy_lou/izaakcopy.jpg

Paul[/QUOTE]

Hope you don't mind Paul, I asume you used a photo software and inverted the image, i tried to do the same with it, and instead of putting into B/W, it has SOLARIZED it, one of Man Rays fav tricks, just as the image is finishing off in the developer dish, you flash the light on and off, and if it works this is what you should get, something i have just learned to do in photoshop, great
http://www.ultimatereef.net/uploader/2008Q1/izaakcopy2.jpg

Alex