Portrait / Wedding / General Photography

[kopiosatu]

I just thought I'd start a topic and share what I do.

And I will update it every time i activate my camera.

I was wondering where to put it and what section it could be under, but I think its pretty general.

Please help me shift to the appropriate subforum or forum is I'm in the wrong one

So for now I'll start with... weddings

traditionally some couples do bridals or pre-wedding shoots. Its usually posed photos in traditional / wedding clothing.

Recently some couples want to do the shoot but without the wardrobe complication and romantic feel in those images.

[kopiosatu]

this couple, really likes their car and pool. actually its the groom who is nuts over these 2 things.

[kopiosatu]

this couple likes muay thai, mahjong, old playgrounds and the groom loves tattoos.

[kopiosatu]

now to general photography, i woke up early one morning to go to the botanical gardens to get these images that i'm planning to print A2 / A1 to put around my place

that's all for today, i'll put up the rest tomorrow or someday

[canuckamuck]

Extremely cool, I have questions, but I have to think about how to ask. The images are quite small. Can I have a look at a full resolution piece of one of those pictures. Lets say the face of the guy looking back in his car, or a portion of the people bouncing in the park. Maybe a weird request, but I can't quite see what you have done by just the low rez pictures.

[kopiosatu]

Extremely cool, I have questions, but I have to think about how to ask. The images are quite small. Can I have a look at a full resolution piece of one of those pictures. Lets say the face of the guy looking back in his car, or a portion of the people bouncing in the park. Maybe a weird request, but I can't quite see what you have done by just the low rez pictures.

whoa the full res images are about 10 - 12MB

but i don't think i have the high res images from that shoot because i did it some time back.

oh wait, the biggest size for the "guy in car" image i have now is 900x570

will that do? click here to download it

i do have images from more recent shoots, doing roughly the same thing.

Edited April 20, 2009 by kopiosatu

[glasshock]

Hmmmmmm ......This is a little odd, however, just before I noticed youre post I placed a post requesting for some Photography tuition......Interested in a 40 year old student?

[kopiosatu]

I don't mind teaching what I know.

Just that i'm not in thailand right now

though I wish i was there

[yumidesign]

the wedding etc artwork is a load of crap BUT the outdoor pics are very fine, whos are they?? try posting on 'Evaluate my photo' and give the crew there something to go on about

[yumidesign]

I don't mind teaching what I know.

Just that i'm not in thailand right now

though I wish i was there

where are you then

[kopiosatu]

the wedding etc artwork is a load of crap BUT the outdoor pics are very fine, whos are they?? try posting on 'Evaluate my photo' and give the crew there something to go on about

what artwork?

i'm not looking for evaluation.

these were all commissioned jobs by couples.

[kopiosatu]

I don't mind teaching what I know.

Just that i'm not in thailand right now

though I wish i was there

where are you then

singapore

[RAZZELL]

the wedding etc artwork is a load of crap BUT the outdoor pics are very fine, whos are they?? try posting on 'Evaluate my photo' and give the crew there something to go on about

I don't know...Not my taste but quite interesting

What did you do to get those colours in Photoshop? They sort of look like HDR?

RAZZ

Edited April 20, 2009 by RAZZELL

[canuckamuck]

There is something in your techinque that is close to an effect I am trying to achieve.

In your manipulation of the guy in the car looking back, do you have a workflow or procedure you follow to get the kind of synthetic textures you have achieved, or do you just keep cranking till you get what you want. I would love to know the process you followed to get it to that state.

By the way, the Wedding stuff you showed is totally top drawer. I wasted several years of my life doing very average wedding photos. The stuff people really wanted is the kind of thing you show here. The problem was getting people to make it a priority because they think you can just get it all done in the 45 minutes between the ceremony and the meal. Of course in Asia wedding pictures are not all done on the big day so that must be a huge advantage.

Ignore the narrow minded hacks.

[rafval]

nice work, is that lucis you are using?

[kopiosatu]

the wedding etc artwork is a load of crap BUT the outdoor pics are very fine, whos are they?? try posting on 'Evaluate my photo' and give the crew there something to go on about

I don't know...Not my taste but quite interesting

What did you do to get those colours in Photoshop? They sort of look like HDR?

RAZZ

i use camera raw in photoshop

colours, u can adjust individually to suit your taste... all in camera raw

i saturate certain colours, remove some yellows (for asian skin)... etc etc

[kopiosatu]

There is something in your techinque that is close to an effect I am trying to achieve.

In your manipulation of the guy in the car looking back, do you have a workflow or procedure you follow to get the kind of synthetic textures you have achieved, or do you just keep cranking till you get what you want. I would love to know the process you followed to get it to that state.

By the way, the Wedding stuff you showed is totally top drawer. I wasted several years of my life doing very average wedding photos. The stuff people really wanted is the kind of thing you show here. The problem was getting people to make it a priority because they think you can just get it all done in the 45 minutes between the ceremony and the meal. Of course in Asia wedding pictures are not all done on the big day so that must be a huge advantage.

Ignore the narrow minded hacks.

oh, its lots of sharpening (brings out details)

dodging and burning

dodge the dark areas to "flatten" everything

after that, burn the shaded areas.

dodging and burning takes up a lot of time because you have to do it selectively.

[canuckamuck]

Thank you very much, I look forward to more seeing more images someday.

[thunder30101]

Very nice pics !!!

[kopiosatu]

nice work, is that lucis you are using?

nope

lucis and topaz effects are pretty obvious, you'll get very close to the "dave hill" look and texture

here's how it looks like using those kind of filters

my cousin used lucis and if you had analysed these kind of photos enough, you could tell that they used the filter.

but if people used the filter without knowing how to "clean up the image" (it generates lots of things you don't want) then it would not be suitable for print.

but ultimately its the lighting, everyone jumps to the conclusion that every photo can be used.

Edited April 21, 2009 by kopiosatu

[The Vulcan]

Ignore the narrow minded hacks.

Totally agree - very interesting stuff. It's all about style and individualism and you've certainly got that.

Love to see more

[kopiosatu]

this is actually from a wedding series for a couple who likes to play cards with their friends

but i only picked 2 out of the 8 portrait shots

this client just bought a new toy, the stuffed sheep. he wanted a photoshoot done so we thought of something like a CSI theme (without a lot of props but with photoshop cloning)

he also liked to take macro shots with his tiny Ricoh, so we went to the gardens to get one shot too.

ok, will share more soon. i've got a <deleted> stiff neck now and it hurts.

[yumidesign]

I don't mind teaching what I know.

Just that i'm not in thailand right now

though I wish i was there

where are you then

singapore

that explains a lot, LOL what photography is not art????? so yours is not atwork???

[kopiosatu]

Photos at Baan Khek Noi, Petchabun

[kopiosatu]

[yumidesign]

Ignore the narrow minded hacks.

Totally agree - very interesting stuff. It's all about style and individualism and you've certainly got that.

Love to see more

oh please, its not that interesting at all, if you translate most of the portraits, especially the wedding ones, to their original image, the pictures are crappy and boring its the fascination in computer manipulation that interests you. i do not see this as photography, its computer art, like using a synthesizer to create classical music!

[astral]

This forum is about Photography and THE ARTS.........

Not my cup of tea either, but everyone to their own.

Thanks for sharing.

[canuckamuck]

Yumi you are right I am interested in the manipulation, and I am sorry to say, image capture is just the beginning these days in photography. Leading edge photographers see the finished product at capture, imagining all the possibilities right through the image process. Today it's better to get your head around some of the modern tools. It is not cheating, it is just a bigger world now.

This particular photographer obviously has a the ability to bring out the latent fun side of his clients and he has the skill to carry the image all the way. People want a unique image, they want a signature piece, not a grin and grab, Kodak portrait techniques, hide it in the cupboard one.

This guy will make a fistful of cash doing it just this way.

Edited April 21, 2009 by canuckamuck

[The Vulcan]

Ignore the narrow minded hacks.

Totally agree - very interesting stuff. It's all about style and individualism and you've certainly got that.

Love to see more

oh please, its not that interesting at all, if you translate most of the portraits, especially the wedding ones, to their original image, the pictures are crappy and boring its the fascination in computer manipulation that interests you. i do not see this as photography, its computer art, like using a synthesizer to create classical music!

I for one found it interesting and I don't find them boring - but hey, the stage is yours, show us what you've got. Give us a clue, we're all anxious to learn.

Edited April 21, 2009 by The Vulcan

[Kan Win]

Ignore the narrow minded hacks.

Totally agree - very interesting stuff. It's all about style and individualism and you've certainly got that.

Love to see more

oh please, its not that interesting at all, if you translate most of the portraits, especially the wedding ones, to their original image, the pictures are crappy and boring its the fascination in computer manipulation that interests you. i do not see this as photography, its computer art, like using a synthesizer to create classical music!

I for one found it interesting and I don't find them boring - but hey, the stage is yours, show us what you've got. Give us a clue, we're all anxious to learn.

As 'The Vulcan' mentioned "yum-i-design" let see what you have to SHOW OFF, as all you have shown are thumbnail size photos and a crop or two of others photos when playing with "your computer Farts"

Yours truly,

Kan Win