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DanielB
Apr-14-2006, 02:21 PM
okay...anyone got advise for this? i'm doing Sr. Portraits for my brother down on the Plaza.... he wants to get some out there around 5 in alotta light... then we'll go eat and take some shots in the setting/sweet light... all i got to work with is a 430EX, a flash bracket, an Omnibounce, and a shoe cord.... any advise on poses? probably alot of brick walls, alleys and such.... its kinda a rough area on saturday nights... okay guys. i told ya what ya need to know... now tell me what I need to know...:wink



the pressure is on *for me*


Daniel
DanielB
Apr-14-2006, 08:16 PM
did i mention the shoot is tomorrow night?:uhoh...
photodoug
Apr-14-2006, 08:26 PM
did i mention the shoot is tomorrow night?:uhoh...

no sleep tonight....
DanielB
Apr-14-2006, 08:47 PM
no sleep tonight....

yeah no kiddin':rolleyes
Art Scott
Apr-14-2006, 09:20 PM
:wink Google can be your friend......


http://www.onlocationportraiture.com/senior38.htm

http://www.greggriess.com/seniors_portfolio.htm

http://www.creativeimagingcenter.com/photography/senior_portfolio.php

http://www.tommybrown.com/Pages/Portrait3.html

http://www.tulsaphotographer.com/pages/senior%20portrait%20tulsa.html


Repeat after me.....Google is my friend, Google is my friend. Google is my friend.

....GOOOOOOGLE is my friend.....:rofl
DanielB
Apr-15-2006, 12:26 PM
thanks Art:thumb

anyone else? the shoots in 3 hours.:uhoh
DanielB
Apr-15-2006, 04:08 PM
postponed for next saturday because of rain... i have another week to study-up:wink
saurora
Apr-15-2006, 06:19 PM
Okay, can you pre-scout the location now that you have a week to shoot? Maybe grab us some shots of the area so we can see what you're up against???? :dunno
DanielB
Apr-15-2006, 06:55 PM
Okay, can you pre-scout the location now that you have a week to shoot? Maybe grab us some shots of the area so we can see what you're up against???? :dunno

i'll see what i can do:thumb
ivar
Apr-16-2006, 06:58 AM
Uhmmm, i am almost afraid to ask this question, since everyone else seems to know exactly what it is, maybe i need to get some coffee, but what are Sr. Portraits?
DavidTO
Apr-16-2006, 08:15 AM
Uhmmm, i am almost afraid to ask this question, since everyone else seems to know exactly what it is, maybe i need to get some coffee, but what are Sr. Portraits?


Senior Portraits. You know, when you graduate High School.
Bob Bell
Apr-16-2006, 08:16 AM
Uhmmm, i am almost afraid to ask this question, since everyone else seems to know exactly what it is, maybe i need to get some coffee, but what are Sr. Portraits?

I was assuming Senior Citizens. Which you just need even illumination and a ziess softar or a decent soft focus photoshop action.

If it is Senior Criminals than goto Kata get a full body suit and dont make a single mistake :)

High School / College Seniors then do something fresh and edgy with colored lights. maybe a green fill on 1 side and an amber fill on the other. Then very diffused flash on the front. Something with high contrast, maybe put your flash in high key areas.

Then again if the sun is setting use that sweet golden light to fill your subject and shoot away without flash.
ivar
Apr-16-2006, 08:30 AM
Senior Portraits. You know, when you graduate High School.Uhmmm, actually i don't know. :lol3 So what are the photos for? any specific purpose? Over here in highschool, every year there is usually a school photographer who takes your (passport-photo-style) picture, and that's it....
ivar
Apr-16-2006, 08:32 AM
I was assuming Senior Citizens. Which you just need even illumination and a ziess softar or a decent soft focus photoshop action.I was thinking that too at first, but there couldn't be that much of and age difference between Daniel and his brother, could there?
DavidTO
Apr-16-2006, 08:35 AM
Uhmmm, actually i don't know. :lol3 So what are the photos for? any specific purpose? Over here in highschool, every year there is usually a school photographer who takes your (passport-photo-style) picture, and that's it....


Yeah, same thing here, but the senior, graduating picture is special, and in recent years has become more special. Used to be that the only difference was that the senior pictures were printed in the yearbook in color, the rest in b/w. Now it's a big friggin' deal.
ivar
Apr-16-2006, 08:38 AM
Yeah, same thing here, but the senior, graduating picture is special, and in recent years has become more special. Used to be that the only difference was that the senior pictures were printed in the yearbook in color, the rest in b/w. Now it's a big friggin' deal.Oh, it's become sort of a hype now? Here it isn't (yet). In highschool i never had a yearbook and no other photos than the standard ones :uhoh (not that i feel i missed anything btw)
DavidTO
Apr-16-2006, 08:40 AM
Oh, it's become sort of a hype now? Here it isn't (yet). In highschool i never had a yearbook and no other photos than the standard ones :uhoh (not that i feel i missed anything btw)


And yearbooks have doubled in size. It's amazing. The pressures of economics. The yearbook companies/photo studios trying to find a way to increase revenue keep upping the ante on these things.
ivar
Apr-16-2006, 08:43 AM
And yearbooks have doubled in size. It's amazing. The pressures of economics. The yearbook companies/photo studios trying to find a way to increase revenue keep upping the ante on these things.Yeah, when i was in the US, i saw some of my friends' yearbooks, they were huge! complete with everything you can think of. And they had one for almost every year of highschool i think

Is it made by a 3rd company? or by the school?
DanielB
Apr-16-2006, 11:14 AM
Yeah, when i was in the US, i saw some of my friends' yearbooks, they were huge! complete with everything you can think of. And they had one for almost every year of highschool i think

Is it made by a 3rd company? or by the school?

my brother is on Yearbook *an actual class* where all they do is write stories for the yearbook.... some of my photos may get in it for certain events... i think we're aiming for around 300-400 pages this year....
DavidTO
Apr-16-2006, 11:15 AM
Yeah, when i was in the US, i saw some of my friends' yearbooks, they were huge! complete with everything you can think of. And they had one for almost every year of highschool i think

Is it made by a 3rd company? or by the school?


Our school's yearbook comes with a DVD...one of the kids in the school made it, sold it to the school...quite the business head he's got.
DanielB
Apr-16-2006, 11:32 AM
Our school's yearbook comes with a DVD...

:nod Multimedia takes care of that... yearbook just sends them the whole yearbook basicly...
DanielB
Apr-17-2006, 02:33 PM
is bringing a flashlight for light painting a good idea?:dunno
Giselle
Apr-18-2006, 09:15 PM
kirk voclain had a slideshow on www.hhcolorlab.com (http://www.hhcolorlab.com) site, I don't know if it is still there, if not, I can send you some images of his, it shows more guys pics than on his site.
Art Scott
Apr-18-2006, 09:59 PM
is bringing a flashlight for light painting a good idea?:dunno

Use some colored gels to get color out of the light and it could be real cool.....I think there has been some light painting shots on here a while ago.
need to as close to a totally blk area as possible so you (or assistant) are not seen doing the painting.
ian408
Apr-18-2006, 10:30 PM
Probably too late. Sorry I didn't see this sooner.

Reflectors. Bring if ya got 'em. Make some if you don't (think foamcore).

Show us some results when you get the chance.
saurora
Apr-18-2006, 10:32 PM
Whatever you decide to do, Daniel, I hope you do some of your awesome black and whites!!! :thumb
DanielB
Apr-24-2006, 05:53 PM
Whatever you decide to do, Daniel, I hope you do some of your awesome black and whites!!! :thumb

if you insist:D

http://StandOutphoto.smugmug.com/photos/66133868-M.jpg

rest posted here (http://dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=32676)

pssst... i'm going back out again this saturday with him and his gf...