Comments on Becky's T-Blog: That's what I'm talking about

Excellent photo. Both composition and pose and... ...

2006-10-15T23:07:00.000+01:00

Excellent photo. Both composition and pose and... all those other things photographers harp on about.

Me? I know what I like, and I like the look of this photo.

Silly me. Fill in flash. Used it many times. Also ...

2006-10-12T19:06:00.000+01:00

Silly me. Fill in flash. Used it many times. Also accounts for the difference in colour balance. I shall lay my head upon the anvil so you can stamp on it.

So April, easy-peasy then? ;-)

2006-10-10T13:25:00.000+01:00

So April, easy-peasy then? ;-)

It is a very nice photo.So all everyone needs to d...

2006-10-09T18:04:00.000+01:00

It is a very nice photo.
So all everyone needs to do is drag round someone who knows all that technical photo taking stuff.......

You look absolutely gorgeous

2006-10-09T08:33:00.000+01:00

You look absolutely gorgeous

what a gorgeous shot! you look fabulous, bex. nice...

2006-10-08T23:23:00.000+01:00

what a gorgeous shot! you look fabulous, bex. nicely done april.

oranges are not only fruit... oh this intellectual...

2006-10-08T22:33:00.000+01:00

oranges are not only fruit... oh this intellectual banter kills me :-)

best use of an orange I've seen all weekend....

2006-10-08T22:23:00.000+01:00

best use of an orange I've seen all weekend....

Sorry I used a FULL CT orange gel - not quarter. I...

2006-10-08T21:35:00.000+01:00

Sorry I used a FULL CT orange gel - not quarter. I use a quarter sometimes in daylight work - but at night its the full one.

ok you want the technical explanation? first off t...

2006-10-08T21:33:00.000+01:00

ok you want the technical explanation? first off there is a disco light on full beam right behind Becky's head (very deliberate positioning on my part) this acts as an impromptu hair light and adds a contrast line around Beckys shilloette (sp?) this gives the picture a bit of "pop" and will add to that superimposed look. now because the light is behind Becky the only illumination on her will be from my off camera flash which I held above me and too the left (note the shadow under her nose for positioning). Additionally the camera has been calibrated to 2500 Kelvin and the flash to 3200k (flash is normally 5500K but I use a quarter CT Orange gel to bring the temperature down). Because I mixed colour temperatures thats why Becky looks "cooler" than her surroundings (in more ways than one) which get much less exposure from the flashgun. Finally because the exposure on Becky is flash only and the background is majority ambient light (with a little spill from the flash) thats why Becky is super sharp and the background blurred. Its also because I used F5.6 aperture to add to the blur but I using about 3/4 sec exposure so you get motion as well as focus blur to soften the background. You see, it's all done in camera - none of this photoshop fiddling around afterwards. And most definately NOT superimposed (maybe super-posed but thats it)

No, that's just the photographer's skill in bringi...

2006-10-08T21:20:00.000+01:00

No, that's just the photographer's skill in bringing out the foreground. But I see what you mean. :-)

The lighting, clarity and contrast seem different ...

2006-10-08T20:39:00.000+01:00

The lighting, clarity and contrast seem different between fore and background. You sure this isn't a superimposed image?

Lovely photo.Sorry we couldn't make it but at leas...

2006-10-08T19:07:00.000+01:00

Lovely photo.
Sorry we couldn't make it but at least Tracy is feeling better now.

I agree Bex, it's a good photograph. You look gre...

2006-10-08T17:01:00.000+01:00

I agree Bex, it's a good photograph. You look great!