Portraits with aperitifs
August 21st, 2007
When covering this type of event ( aperitifs urban ) it is difficult to limit it to pictures would be done just for ourselves, we seek to represent the evening, the atmosphere, take as many people while attempting to maintain a consistent and quality work and this in a fairly short period of time.
I decided early on to work with images hot, saturated with shallow depth of field to isolate my subjects, this guideline will be retained in future blankets to keep a certain unity in my images.
Post a series of images after each hedge no longer make much sense, the images tend to look very similar and I would not show a lot of news and research on the images to come for the reasons explained above.
The photos will then be available after each coverage the next day on the official site in the photo section.
I choose to share with you some pictures from these previous series, I chose to take them out of context and to work in B / W more to draw attention to the expressions and light shows (the " report "being conducted in the evening light is usually mild and ideal).
Probably I would do a post at the end of the season to take pictures that are in my eyes the most interesting.
Technical side the B / W was achieved in Lightroom that I use exclusively for the moment to convert my images in B / W.
August 21st, 2007 at 2:59
Well captured beautiful moments.
Congratulations ^ ^
August 21st, 2007 at 9:27
Very interesting to see these colorful photos lose their coluleurs.
Very nice work as always.
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:16
hello
As many other series are perfect, as this one (on my screen not calibrated but not so rotten) they seem very constratées.
The second and seventh mamdame Mrs. White are all before me
Too constrastées or not, very nice set anyway!
August 22nd, 2007 at 3:32
delphine is what I thought also on one of the preceding series.
But hey, I'm still a fan so I come back daily on the site
Besides, if you see Benjamin access from Colombia on your server it was me who came on holiday to watch the latest pics!
For example, for the second madam as you say, Me, I have seen it much softer, like this:
http://jrpac.com/proposition.jpg
Each style
August 23rd, 2007 at 6:52
Hi Ben,
It's been ages since I frequent the forum more D70 that I did not make a jump here.
I see you've made good progress in totu point.
But this series tends denière cramer whites on the first ... there's worse contrast potato!
@ Plouff
Enjoy
August 23rd, 2007 at 7:27
Roman: Thank you!
Fred: Somewhere that makes them more timeless and less representative of the event.
delphine: I was looking on this series a big contrast but without cramer my highlights, so yes it depends on the screen with which you are visualizing images
Let's say it's a choice here assumed.
John Roman, Enjoy: Hello to Colombia! reprennant in the example that you worked, something is clear, the image is not burned or he would have been difficult to lower the brightness to show more respect.
In this series I was looking for the big contrast to the limit of the highlights, now viewing will depend on the calibration of each screen.
An example:
Here is one of the sharpest images of the series, I was looking to minimize the area of the skin to draw attention to the look. I take the picture posted on my blog in the left side with a small histogram display that shows me that indeed one of the pearls of the necklace is burned.
Which in itself I have no problem. I lower my tone a little ways and I get the right picture, proof that the photo is not "burned" and that matter is indeed present in the image the rest is simply an aesthetic choice
In general I sometimes images with burned areas, but never on the face
August 23rd, 2007 at 10:31
I did not speak of this portrait collar cramés but on the first photos that attracts my eye too.
My Imac is calibrated and shows me photoshop passes at 255
August 23rd, 2007 at 11:09
Enjoy, I understand that this could disrupt personally but have some values that are cramées in an image in B / W (see the photo below of areas cramées in red) does not disturb me more than that from the moment it is not too much value such as the face or hot spots of the image
August 24th, 2007 at 3:42
Hi Ben,
I like your last series that radically changes the other series, the songs are (perhaps) more balanced ...
A preference for the 09, 10, 11 and 16 ...
August 24th, 2007 at 3:46
Cramées areas are not disturbing, given the contrast, it strengthens the black side and white constraté very precisely.
The first has its charms too, finally,
August 24th, 2007 at 7:57
In addition if the area is cramée outside the development area in the dark ... I really do not.
S.
August 24th, 2007 at 11:33
Hello,
Dison more than 30 seconds per photo you would have solved this problem ...
Cramète on the sky or sun or a reflection of ca AUTR not shock me.
Here with the high contrast, as I told you my eyes are too attracted to his collar, not the most interesting picture of the face ...
This is only my head of how you and your photos should please thee not necessarily a priority for me
Amicalment,
Enjoy
August 24th, 2007 at 11:37
The sweetness of attitudes is contrary to contrast hard as you used, I do not really understand your approach but I think you have your reasons for this choice.
Good week,
Enjoy
August 25th, 2007 at 24:02
I like it a lot these large contrasts, yes there are some areas burned in the image, and then!
In a black and white there are areas in black and white! from the moment the faces are not burnt I find it hard to see where is the pseudo-problem ...
In summary these portraits are beautiful, they are alive, will take the noodle on some overexposed areas is ridiculous enough for me
August 26th, 2007 at 2:19
Actually, I quite agree with Jim. This kind of small chipotages millimeter on some of it is grotesque burned. If you want to be constructive in helping Ben to continue to please us with these images as it does, I think we should leave some of the technical side.
Nothing is more annoying than the guy who just talk art in a world of pure sensibilté. It's beautiful, damn is it beautiful, and voila! Effectivment but everyone is entitled to his opinion and that too is beautiful.
If I offer a brief comment to follow you Ben, why not work a bit more about the atmosphere of the event and to keep some people from the side of some images of course. Your framing very "close up" are nikels but occasionally it would be nice to have more background (even vague) about where we are.
More details of ambiance, appetizer - Urban. But I say this, because it lacks a little on the penultimate but with the last game of bowls is very successful indeed. Anyway, I ramble. Go all the best.
September 4th, 2007 at 12:09
Your portraits are beautiful! full of life, hats off, msieur!
September 4th, 2007 at 24:12
JJ, Thanks for the last aperitif as you saw I worked a little wide to better represent the atmosphere of the event
Julie thank you!
I just added some portraits of the last aperitifs in this series
September 14th, 2007 at 2:31
Cuckoo!
Come on this blog by accident (I was looking for info on Raw
), I came across your very nice series.
I love the grain, rendering, frames, it's really beautiful. Beyond the technical aspect, I find your views very very humanistic, very close to people (tight portraits are to die).
In short, it's simple: it seems to have been there, and share a good time to drink just by looking at your series
good luck to you, and I hope many more pictures
April 17th, 2008 at 11:18
Ouahhh! What beautiful photos! Thank you for sharing ...
Personally, despite the contrasts, as much as I find your portraits reflect the state of mind in which we are immersed with you.
If you passed on the side of Tahiti, it would be nice to meet you for a mega series of portraits ... Here, you would have to discover new colors, different personalities, just different colors, sunny (HAHAHA!) The palisade ! Finally, the whole atmosphere which refers!
Thank you again for this little happiness shared with us ... Nice continuation to you ...
July 9th, 2008 at 1:25
Qu'enjoy I think is a little frustrated to see such beautiful pictures. That's okay ...
Ben, still going strong. I show and talk about your site to many people.
Concerning the processing of images, you increase the contrast. That's what strengthens both the sharpness, the development of eyes? I have a Canon 50mm 1.4 and I can not get your result. What specific treatment do you use? you can answer me in PV?
July 9th, 2008 at 8:46
Well it interests everyone your response, Ben!
