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Getting High and a few other shots from this weekend

 
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Feb 24, 2005 18:04 |  #31

Love the pictures! Especially #2 and #3


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Feb 24, 2005 19:51 |  #32

Wow! I really like them all. What a beautiful child you have :)




  
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Feb 25, 2005 04:36 |  #33

I love the lighting in those two photos. May I ask what you used and how you set it up?

That's a cute little girl too :)


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Feb 25, 2005 08:30 |  #34

Excellent shots Todd!! What a gorgeous daughter you have.........makes it easy to find a willing model!! Beautiful composition and the B/W is great. Which lens and camera are you using?




  
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Feb 26, 2005 00:41 |  #35

Thanks for all the comments...I must have struck some interest by putting "getting high" in my subject line. I hope that wasn't too under handed, lol. Sorry, got stuck at work for the last few weeks so I finally got a chance to reply.

Setup:
10D with the 28-135IS (I actually wanted to use my 50 F1.8 but couldn't get back far enough for most shots but this one I would have but just didn't have it on).

Shutter: 1/125sec
Aperture: F9
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 41mm

Used my Alien Bee 800 with the large soft box (just adjusted the settings on it till I got the right exposure, it was probably 2-3 feet away about at a 45 degree angle to the right of her). See my Alien Bee post here: https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=51658

Then I used my favorite B&W conversion in LAB color space.
In photoshop I roughly did this:
1) Converted to to B&W using the lab color technique
a) convert to Lab Color
b) Select lightness channel
c) Convert mode to greyscale
d) Convert mode back to RGB
e) duplicate the layer and change that layer to multiply
f) Set opacity to about 50% and then adjust to where you want it


Maybe adjust the curves if you haven't already if needed.

Then I took this image and duplicate the layer (flatten it or if you want, create a new layer and alt click on the little arrow button on the upper right had side and click on the "merge visible" to create a layer with all the content or it tends to be using non-normal layers....anyway.).
From there, change the layer type from normal to something like screen, overlay, softlight, or hardlight, or whatever looks good. You can change the opacity, but the cooler way is to click on that little "F" button on the lower left part of the layers window and select "blending options". Down on the bottom of this dialog, you can hold down the alt key and move the second to the bottom sliders left (black) adjustment knobs (this is the "this layer"). By using the alt you can separate this black knobby into two separate ones and adjust the image.

For more info on this last technique, check out Jack Davis's newer "How to Wow Photoshop for Photography" on p.136. Good book.


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