Portrait with new camera and new lens

[sGu]

did a portrait shoot for my friend's CV photo today, with my new 1D and new 50mm f1.4 lens.

ISO: 200
APERTURE: 1.4
SHUTTER: 1/6400
EXPOSURE: MANUAL
FOCAL LENGTH: 50mm
FORMAT: RAW

Do you think there is a slight red overcast? reason for asking is i set custome white balance with grey card, and shots on camera seemed fine. thumbnails turned out to be okay, but once i open the photo in photoshop, they looked RED, very RED. After saving it to jpeg, it looks much better, the red tone just disappeared. now this is what's confusing me ...

There is no post processing whatsoever, saved to jpeg straight from RAW. I'd like to hear as much opinion as possible about the red thing.

I do have couple of tone curves for 1D, does anyone else use it? which one do you use? also is there a common colour overcast problem with 1D?

of course, other critiques are welcome, I will post some more later if you would like to see more sample to help your judgement.

thanks for your time, folks!

http://gu.smugmug.com/photos/6491763-L.jpg

[karusel]

I find her intrusive... you know, like someone who's standing too close to you.

[sGu]

with 50mm lens, i wanna fill the frame, so i indeed was very close to her, what about colour? do you find colour okay? that's where my real concern is ... :roll:

[HaLeon]

nice color and lighting.. nice (mona lisa) smile :D

[karusel]

It's difficult for me to find anything wrong with colors, they seem really natural, perhaps they really are a bit on the dark side, but that doesn't seem to be wrong or bothersome...

[NJPete]

In terms of the way the color is viewed, I believe it is highly dependant on the crt/lcd you are viewing. If the crt/lcd isnt properly calibrated obviously the colors would be viewed differently.

sGu,
I also see a "redish" hue to the right side of her face. Its most noticeable from the corner of her eye to the top of her cheek bone. It almost appears as though you did a bounce flash off of a red wall. Its still a nice portrait, and i would imagine the "redish" could be PS'd out. What happens if you try altering the WB ?

Also did she go "tanning" at all recently?

[sGu]

In terms of the way the color is viewed, I believe it is highly dependant on the crt/lcd you are viewing. If the crt/lcd isnt properly calibrated obviously the colors would be viewed differently.

sGu,
I also see a "redish" hue to the right side of her face. Its most noticeable from the corner of her eye to the top of her cheek bone. It almost appears as though you did a bounce flash off of a red wall. Its still a nice portrait, and i would imagine the "redish" could be PS'd out. What happens if you try altering the WB ?

Also did she go "tanning" at all recently?

NJPete, i'm using powerbook, colour is calibrated, PS CS colour profile is the one recommended by SI photo department.

Her skin is slight slightly tanned, as she just came back from holiday in Spain. There is no flash fired for this shot, but on her right, there is a redbrick wall, and i'd say her face is approx 70cm to 100cm away from it, could it be that?

very very close observation though, i have to say.

[NJPete]

I would have to say that its most likely a combo of the two. If you look at her face, in certain sections it looks as though its a bit "blotchy". Its not meant in a derogatory way, just simply that she has been in the sun.

As far as the red brick wall goes, its enough to throw a red hue, especially to one side of her face, and thats most likely why it seems to have the red overcast.

[Sailor Don]

sGu,

I think that technically it's a good picture. No problem with color. No problem with lighting. Good exposure. Etc.

I would have chosen a lens with a longer focal length for this portrait shot.

I agree with "karusel's" post about the subject being a bit intrusive. I think a longer focal length lens would improve that.

[ijohnson]

I think intrusive is exactly what I would call it.

Is that my brother's ex-girlfriend Carrie? Seriously, it looks exactly like her.

[sGu]

thanks guys, i'll post some more shots taken on 70-200mm lens later for critique.

ijohnson, unfotunately her name isn't Carrie

[jim jam]

It does seem as if she is leaning into the camera.If it was more of a relaxed shot.Other than that it looks good.

[Rendezvous]

Yeah it does come across as a little in your face. Maybe not so suitable for a CV photo, but otherwise a good shot.

It does seem a little reddish to me, maybe brighten it up and kill some saturation?

[Ikinaa]

I think the DOF is too small.
If the picture is for a CV, I guess the DOF should be large enough so to have her ears in focus too...

[sGu]

this shot is not for her CV, is one of the test shots i was experimenting with 50mm, and reason for shallow DOF, because i wanted to see what 1.4 f stop looks like, and it was ... WOW