Photo snaps!

[CopperBrompton]

Just curious how some of you process your images

Almost everything done in Lightroom now. Shoot 14-bit RAW (on a D3), process in Lightroom 2. The only time I ever go into Photoshop is studio shots where I need to clone in more background.

 

[CopperBrompton]

Ben Lovejoy your portraits are good but the one of the black girl is technically impeccable.

Thanks. I knew exactly what I wanted from that shoot, and it took a fair bit of trial-and-error to get the lighting right, but was very pleased with the result. An absolutely stunning model didn't hurt, of course. :-)

 

[swee'pea99]

Love the Thames Barrier shot - never thought I'd say that! Makes it look really majestic...

Here's one of my young'uns on a beach in NZ:

 

[Globalti]

Here are three MTBing shots that I've got on Photobucket:

 

[swee'pea99]

An MTB in the mountains - whatever will they think of next!

 

[jonny jeez]

WOW...I'm blown away by these shots they are all really good.

the ones that really stand out for me are Ben-l's, Trollers, Fixed W-N's, Rigid's and Kyuss.

if you guys aren't pro (ben i think you are aren't you) then you should be.

beautiful

Kyuss, I really like the urban feel in the bike shot (not just because of the bike!) and the cobbled street shot has a real "ridley-esque" feel to it. Ben, the ballet dancer is stunning.

Fixed, the london eye shot is "rocking!!", you 'shopped that right? (or is that as it was?)

I'm gonna check you'r profiles now and see what you guys do for a living!

 

[CopperBrompton]

Ben, the ballet dancer is stunning.

Thanks, Jonny. Those shots are real teamwork! The particular lighting setup I use creates a very narrow slit of light (which is what creates the drama). The dancer has to be at the peak of the jump as they enter the slit, and I have to take the shot at that exact moment (no motordrive with studio lights!). Amanda is a real pro, and we've worked together several times now, which always helps.

 

[jonny jeez]

Thanks, Jonny. Those shots are real teamwork! The particular lighting setup I use creates a very narrow slit of light (which is what creates the drama). The dancer has to be at the peak of the jump as they enter the slit, and I have to take the shot at that exact moment (no motordrive with studio lights!). Amanda is a real pro, and we've worked together several times now, which always helps.

Without sounding to speckky...now that you explained that, I can see it, the light seems to run in a thin line along the front of the dancer, catching her hair at the outer edges of the light and the insides of her arms....very dramatic

She is an amazing dancer, at first I thought the image was inverted (ie her doing the splits) but the "flying hair" threw that theory.

So Ben, is this is profession or a vocation...or both (if you're really lucky)

 

[CopperBrompton]

It's a real jump, but rotated 90 degrees: in the actual jump, her head and hands are at the top.

It's both. I have two small businesses, one the photography, the other new-product development in the technology field. It's a good mix of right-brain/left-brain work.

 

[ttcycle]

Excellent photos on here - Nice to see some of your work Ben - great portraits

 

[CopperBrompton]

Thanks: more at www.photographybybenlovejoy.com. CC discounts can be arranged. :-)

 

[jonny jeez]

this is my current screen saver

I can see why...it's really good.

How did you light the bow of the boat, it's beautifully contrasted.

Mrs Jeez has a "snap" that a friend took of some Argentinian horses playing in the surf, that she has as her desktop. It was literally a snap taken on a point and shoot, but caught the light and looks really good.

I think I need to invest in a digi SLR (something I can use my old Canon electronic lenses on I think)

 

[jonny jeez]

Thanks: more at www.photographybybenlovejoy.com. CC discounts can be arranged. :-)

superb...I only wish I could capture shots like those. I can see them ...you know you see something and think "that would make a great shot" but i can never translate it onto film, it always ends up looking like a snap.

I blame the lighting, clearly not my fault!

I would imagine that (of all the mainstream medium's for photography) portrait work is the trickiest to master as i assume that real people can make, or ruin, a shot.

really good work, no wonder you've won awards

 

[CopperBrompton]

I blame the lighting, clearly not my fault!

Another difference between amateur and professional photography: in the latter, the light is your responsibility too. :-) Natural light is lovely, but often fails to cooperate, so then we have to revert to Eugene Smith's famous definition of available light: "Any damn light that's available!"

I would imagine that (of all the mainstream medium's for photography) portrait work is the trickiest to master as i assume that real people can make, or ruin, a shot.

Portrait and wedding photography is as much about people skills as photographic skills, certainly.

 

[Apeman]

Why can I not send pics to a friend on CC as each time I try it fails because the file size is too big. Help and advice please!!!