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LanceHaverkamp
Junior Member
Registered: July 2005
Posts: 5
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Sometimes the best aproach is to re-shoot an assignment. That can't always be done, such as a one time event, but in this case I would tell the "client" to go get a professional protrait taken.
Lance
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Lance
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stevemedley@sbc
Junior Member
Registered: April 2006
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Personality captured looks good to me so I will give this a go since I have a hard time finding photos of me that "capture" and without some technical shortcoming or real or perceived social faux paux (like looking drunk in the morning). I just bought one of Katrin Eismann's books that she created as a book "she would want to buy" as a retouch pro so this is also a less vain path for my quest of excellence Steve Medley
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gyrgrls
Junior Member
Registered: February 2002
Location: Eureka, Calif
Posts: 9
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Lance,
How many times, as a seasoned photographer,
have I wished I could go back and re-shoot a scene?
Surprisingly, the opportunities, due to the nature of my subject matter (no pun intended), are few and far between.
With portraiture, if you catch it in time, you just might have another shot at it (puns intended).
But there are variables.
Suffice it to say that direct flash, from on-camera, generally
gives less than satisfactory results.
I prefer hotlamps and/or softboxes. Any direct flash, no matter how well placed, can be quite harsh, and unless carefully balanced, can leave frank shadows and texture embellishments.
Film, processing, setting, makeup, camera and darkroom equipment, or just camera and software, if digital, are of
some importance, but nevertheless, proper lighting is paramount.
Granted, when you are out in the field, shooting with available
lighting, then the challenge is full on. That's what makes photography fun, is it not?
Getting it correct on film in the first place is utopia.
Having to deal with less than ideal conditions is reality.
Sometimes this reality is hard to accept, as I have tended
to be a "purist" for the past 35 years or so. Things are
changing. As of late, I find myself knuckling under to the
"digital age".
¡Que sera sera!
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arueff
Junior Member
Registered: September 2006
Posts: 12
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Hi. I would be more than happy to work on your picture, but there is a but. You should have another picture of you taken. This one is out of focus and it is difficult to get good results when trying to do what you want. Best regards.
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