Activity for User 201 - Paul Hoffman - PHof929403@aol.com

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33 Jul 20 Comment You have taken this well, the placement is spot on with that little gap of footpath just giving you room to move through the foreground to the rocks itself. They are beautifully defined against that blue sky and the detail is spot on. Great control of the light, so easy to overexpose. That's it beam me up, Scotty. Jul 20th
33 Jul 20 Comment Another wonderful image of the peaks and I love the contrast of the black and white peaks and the rest of the image, but I sit here wanting to get up and move forward so I can see the whole of the vista as that must have been amazing. Jul 8th
33 Jul 20 Comment I love the feel and idea of this image and there is nothing better than just standing or sitting there watching the sea and this sums that up.
But when I look at this I do wonder if the foreground adds anything to the image or in a way draws you away from the man and the umbrella. The bush and the crack connect to do that. So I tried out a crop which I must admit I quite like and still gives the feel of a wet day watch the sea.		 Jul 8th
33 Jul 20 Comment You have produced an interesting finish to this image with a good feel to this, with the graffiti and the dead looking tree you have a good base for something more, next is to catch a good lighting strike and change the sky to something dramatic and turn this into to something that pops. Just an idea. Jul 8th
33 Jul 20 Comment I look at this and all I can think of is the local club judge coming up with the comment that I wish you had taken 10 steps to the left and a whisper comes from the back, "then I would be dead and you would not be up there making silly comments". I say that as it happened the other week. So embracing.
You have captured the scene that was in front of you wonderfully and to have the rainbow is just the added bliss. If it was mine I would want to see if I could get hold of the brights with a lights 4 in luminosity masks and just see if i can hold them back. But must have been fabulous to see.		 Jul 8th
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39 Jul 20 Comment With all this madness going on in the world at the moment, this image makes you stop and think for a minute that even now with this madness going on that we do have it good with our TV, Music and food down the road, so somethings are shut. We go and visit these heritage places that show how the child of 1880 was schooled and they even had better than this. This is a great picture that shows how far we are off parity on this planet. Beautiful Image.
As for working of scans from the film, there is no easy answer.		 Jul 20th
39 Jul 20 Comment With the amount of texture on a frog or toad skin that if you get the light in the right position it makes a great subject for monochrome. Good detail and nice catchlight in the eye. But I cannot get away from it is just a frog on a windowsill and lacks any impact for me sorry. Jul 20th
39 Jul 20 Comment I like the idea of this image and your idea for editing works. The tonal colour you have chosen works, I would lose that strap top right as it does not add to the image if you used luminosity masks it would be nice to select a darks 3 & 4 and try and pull some more detail out of the darks. Great idea for an image. Jul 8th
39 Jul 20 Comment I have read your comment and I then have read ever one post to your image and I have sat here thinking what should I say. To be honest I can only give you 20 years' experience of being a portrait & wedding photographer.
Backgrounds are best kept at around 6 feet or 2 meters behind the sitter unless you wish to use them as part of the image, then you need to dress the sitter with the background.
Your camera settings are about right for a standard portrait, F8 is the norm to start and then experiment with different depths.
Focus is normally to the closes eye unless you are after anything different and must be pin-sharp unless you are trying to display movement.
The two big problems with your image are the lighting and the pose.
You say this is a two-light setup, so you should have had one as the master and a second as a slave that fills in. The master for this pose should have been on the right and at least two stops higher than you have it set in this image, the second light should be around a quarter of the power of the first and to the left. Then maneuver to suit.
Never take someone else's image as that is what this looks like as she is smiling for your mate and looking at his camera. This image would have been ten times better if she was looking down her shoulder into your camera.
A trick for your next attempt.
Main light set to front to one side say from the right and be braver with the amount of light you use, get yourself a 1 to 1.5 meter reflector and set that to the left to reflect the main light as a fill on the left, the mood will be amazing, practice this. Your second light place behind the model pointing to the background and have close to the ground pointing up. Have the model about 1.5 meters from the background if pos. You will be amazed. Once you master this then all you have to worry about is posing the model and getting that magic shot.
To be honest my first portrait was worse than this and I ended up making a living out of it. Practice, Practice, Practice if you have a wife she will hate you in the end but you have a ready-made practice subject. Good Luck
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39 Jul 20 Comment What a dream image for monochrome, full of light, lines, and textures that are a joy for the eye, and I have to agree with Steve, makes you want to pop round and watch the sunset with a good drink. I love all the detail you have held in the windows and you have just held the light on the floor. My only little niggle I wish you had a wider lens on so we had the nearest bench in full. Great picture. Jul 8th
39 Jul 20 Reply Can I order an Old Fashion and I will join you? Jul 8th
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