Essential The Official Photography Thread

[Kamikaze Revy]

Need some more help brehs, Daps+REP

Usually do candid photography or impromptu shoots, but I'm trying to get more into studio photography

My questions are:

Is Chroma Keying a good idea for studio photography?
I'm thinking of using a green screens as backdrops so I can change it to any color/thing. I've noticed in that examples I've seen on the net the subjects don't look as cleanly cut out and lose some data at times in editing. Can this be solved through better lighting? I've been working on that area as well but don't want to use my time running in circles.

Is Chroma Keying how COLORS achieves their aesthetic?










Or should I invest in white and black backdrops? They seem to separate the subject from the background more cleanly and I can do what breh did here?



Trying to generate consistently clean, quality images I can alter and boost colorwise relatively easily.

Just my 0.02

I have a green backdrop that I use from time to time. I have to be careful with how close the person is to the backdrop and how the lighting is set up.
The green of the backdrop can bleed into skin tones.
I actually want to get a few different color backdrops. The green one is good for quick edits in photoshop but a lot of times I feel like a solid black back drop would work best.

 

[8WON6]

Lets talk editing for a bit.....

When retouching portraits do yall use LR or PS?

Frequency separation or regular blur, dodge and burn techniques?

I use lightroom for most of the basic edits. I use photoshop for highpass sharpening. I still need to learn frequency separation. But for most of my skin retouching I just use the clone/heal tool in lightroom plus a skin softenting brush. I'll use the a burn brush on closer head shots sometimes if I didn't get the shadows and depth I wanted SOOC. I used some other software just for culling for the first time this weekend. It's so much faster because importing into LR takes so long.

 

[8WON6]

Need some more help brehs, Daps+REP

Usually do candid photography or impromptu shoots, but I'm trying to get more into studio photography

My questions are:

Is Chroma Keying a good idea for studio photography?
I'm thinking of using a green screens as backdrops so I can change it to any color/thing. I've noticed in that examples I've seen on the net the subjects don't look as cleanly cut out and lose some data at times in editing. Can this be solved through better lighting? I've been working on that area as well but don't want to use my time running in circles.

Is Chroma Keying how COLORS achieves their aesthetic?










Or should I invest in white and black backdrops? They seem to separate the subject from the background more cleanly and I can do what breh did here?



Trying to generate consistently clean, quality images I can alter and boost colorwise relatively easily.

My advice, just go with some decent solid gray backdrops, or muslin-old master backdrop(s). That chromo-key idea looks like it could end up being more work than it should be.

 

[Majestyx]

I use lightroom for most of the basic edits. I use photoshop for highpass sharpening. I still need to learn frequency separation. But for most of my skin retouching I just use the clone/heal tool in lightroom plus a skin softenting brush. I'll use the a burn brush on closer head shots sometimes if I didn't get the shadows and depth I wanted SOOC. I used some other software just for culling for the first time this weekend. It's so much faster because importing into LR takes so long.

Photo mechanic?

Lightroom slow as shyt for culling. But I’ve cut down on how many shots I take now. If I could find a fast 8gig card I’d by hype. I’m being way more deliberate

 

[8WON6]

Photo mechanic?

Lightroom slow as shyt for culling. But I’ve cut down on how many shots I take now. If I could find a fast 8gig card I’d by hype. I’m being way more deliberate

XnView. I think that's the name of it.

 

[Kamikaze Revy]

Anyone have experience using Final Cut Pro X vs Premiere Pro vs Davinci Resolve?

 

[shutterguy]

Lets talk editing for a bit.....

When retouching portraits do yall use LR or PS?

Frequency separation or regular blur, dodge and burn techniques?

PS for me. I have my technique for smooth with texture portrait edits.

so im going to buy a 70-200, can't afford the 2.8 is
so either thinking of the 2.8 no is or the f4 with is

is it better to get the f4 is or the 2.8 no is

is IS really that important

Go with the 2.8, I have one and love it. I've used the 4.0, not bad, 2.8 much better IMO


BTW brehs, just picked up a Canon ef-s 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM lens.

 

[Kilgore Trout]

Austin


gsdgdttf3 by James Ellis, on Flickr


smoke1 by James Ellis, on Flickr


smoke by James Ellis, on Flickr


dgghrfd1 by James Ellis, on Flickr

 

[GoldenGlove]

Untitled by Ken, on Flickr


Untitled by Ken, on Flickr


Untitled by Ken, on Flickr

 

[Kilgore Trout]

gus6 by James Ellis, on Flickr

gus4 by James Ellis, on Flickr


rhapsondy by James Ellis, on Flickr


tttash5 by James Ellis, on Flickr


ttsh12 by James Ellis, on Flickr


ttsh16 by James Ellis, on Flickr

 

[PimpHandStrong]

gus6 by James Ellis, on Flickr

gus4 by James Ellis, on Flickr


rhapsondy by James Ellis, on Flickr


tttash5 by James Ellis, on Flickr


ttsh12 by James Ellis, on Flickr


ttsh16 by James Ellis, on Flickr

You definitely have that vintage rockstar vibe with your work. Do you find thats what clients expect to get with you or do that usually have other request?

 

[Kilgore Trout]

You definitely have that vintage rockstar vibe with your work. Do you find thats what clients expect to get with you or do that usually have other request?

It depends


I defineitly edited those a certain way to match my IG aesthetic. But for clients or magazines my shyt looks a bit less raw.

 

[Raiders]

Been out the Game a min, just got a 70-200 2.8 tho, so im finally about to get into into portraits and learn how to pose people, i hate that shyt, but I feel it's my weak spot with my photography. I'll post something when I start shooting

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Did some photos at a Toys R Us with my son. Added some effects and love the results

 

[The Intergalactic Koala]

Some photos while I was downtown earlier...