People Silhouette at 34 Weeks

Deiberson · 02-18-2011, 03:22 AM

I wanted to try a silhouette of the wife. One strobe behind her pointed at the wall. I didn't have a blue gel so I had to cheat and crank the white balance temp down in PP

**Douglas_of_Sweden** · 02-18-2011, 04:59 AM

Like it.

**Scottnorwo** · 02-20-2011, 03:04 PM

This works well. I am sure your wife will love it

Unregistered User · 02-23-2011, 12:57 PM

One word.. Beautiful.

Jesse

RonakG · 02-23-2011, 01:34 PM

This is really good. Love the effect.

Voytech · 02-24-2011, 11:28 AM

Great capture. Might be worth playing around with the hue of the image to create warm backgrounds.

One note. The front of the pants has some sort of a string sticking out. I find it a bit out of place.

HouseOfHorla · 02-24-2011, 01:49 PM

Great idea, but it looks a little too flat to me. May be an idea to have some lighting to the side - hair light? - to give some definition on your subject.

mdaaug58 · 03-02-2011, 10:36 PM

That was a beautiful picture!! Voytech!! really? the STRING distracted you from the beauty of this picture??

**Ash** · 03-03-2011, 03:46 AM

Form is of the essence here, so the string is an obvious distractor.

Well done otherwise mate.

Voytech · 03-03-2011, 06:51 AM

Originally posted by mdaaug58

Voytech!! really? the STRING distracted you from the beauty of this picture??

Is that really so strange? I mean it's a silhouette right? I'm following the (familiar to me) silhouette of a pregnant woman and then all of the sudden there is something that doesn't belong and disrupts the flow of the round shape. It's just something that's easy to overlook but could have been fixed either at the time of capture or later in PP, both with minimal effort. That's all. I really like this photo and think it could be improved. That's all.

Deiberson · 03-03-2011, 07:08 AM

I did ask for a critique. I wasn't offended in the least. If anything it helps bring attention to the details for another shot down the line.

Deiberson · 03-04-2011, 06:35 AM

Here's another shot from the same day. Not a silhouette, but 1 flash behind her shooting into the wall and one snooted to her belly. No strings attached.

02-18-2011, 03:22 AM	#1
Deiberson Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Photos: Albums Posts: 734	Silhouette at 34 Weeks Lens: Signma 17-70 Camera: KX Photo Location: home ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/180s Aperture: F5.6 I wanted to try a silhouette of the wife. One strobe behind her pointed at the wall. I didn't have a blue gel so I had to cheat and crank the white balance temp down in PP

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Douglas_of_Sweden Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Stockholm Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,374	Like it.

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Scottnorwo Millionth Poster! Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Stafford, New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,086	This works well. I am sure your wife will love it

02-23-2011, 12:57 PM	#4
Unregistered User Guest	One word.. Beautiful. Jesse

02-23-2011, 01:34 PM	#5
RonakG Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Bay Area, CA Photos: Gallery Posts: 603	This is really good. Love the effect.

02-24-2011, 11:28 AM	#6
Voytech Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NY/NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 952	Great capture. Might be worth playing around with the hue of the image to create warm backgrounds. One note. The front of the pants has some sort of a string sticking out. I find it a bit out of place.

02-24-2011, 01:49 PM	#7
HouseOfHorla Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Teddington, Middx - UK Photos: Gallery Posts: 185	Great idea, but it looks a little too flat to me. May be an idea to have some lighting to the side - hair light? - to give some definition on your subject.

03-02-2011, 10:36 PM	#8
mdaaug58 Forum Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Phoenix AZ Photos: Gallery Posts: 54	That was a beautiful picture!! Voytech!! really? the STRING distracted you from the beauty of this picture??

03-03-2011, 03:46 AM	#9
Ash Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,920	Form is of the essence here, so the string is an obvious distractor. Well done otherwise mate.

03-03-2011, 06:51 AM	#10
Voytech Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: NY/NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 952	Originally posted by mdaaug58 Voytech!! really? the STRING distracted you from the beauty of this picture?? Is that really so strange? I mean it's a silhouette right? I'm following the (familiar to me) silhouette of a pregnant woman and then all of the sudden there is something that doesn't belong and disrupts the flow of the round shape. It's just something that's easy to overlook but could have been fixed either at the time of capture or later in PP, both with minimal effort. That's all. I really like this photo and think it could be improved. That's all.

03-03-2011, 07:08 AM	#11
Deiberson Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Photos: Albums Posts: 734 Original Poster	I did ask for a critique. I wasn't offended in the least. If anything it helps bring attention to the details for another shot down the line.

03-04-2011, 06:35 AM	#12
Deiberson Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Photos: Albums Posts: 734 Original Poster	Here's another shot from the same day. Not a silhouette, but 1 flash behind her shooting into the wall and one snooted to her belly. No strings attached.