Portraits by David
May 30th, 2008
David contacted me a while ago so we are working on a series of portraits of all, I had planned to work on a series of portraits in available light at night thanks to the many sources available in town.
The aim was also to test the D3 in terms of light more complex to manage. The rule was simple: just play with the available light without external sources or reflector.
This series will be conducted in two phases, the first meeting, which shows how this is going to work together and find suitable locations in terms of light (which gives us the first images), the second phase is to work on a series with a certain narrative. This first series "meeting" was conducted by balanda quickly through the streets of downtown Brussels, on 90 minutes we had to do 35 minutes of photos, find interesting places (main source, the background work ...) take time.
David is a student in film school and I intend to secure its participation in the development of this series to come, like the portrait to the side for collaborative exchanges that it created.
Night work by taking advantage of city lights is an interesting exercise, I always understand with difficulty motivating people to lock themselves in a studio for the portrait, sunlight is free, rich, scalable with very little accessories, the possibilities are endless funds. At night the game again with the lights of the city.
I should post a video this weekend that shows quite short enough about the lighting conditions of the various shots.
The images were imported into Capture One with a contrast adjustment of saturation and white balance. I opted for the latest images for balance rather cold, it's a questionable choice but to my mind is pretty well what I was looking like Chrome.
The picture in B / W portrait of walk-in my opinion is not too place in the series but I can not resist to show an image iso 4000. I do my best to make the video available this weekend. As self-critical I would say that the images are technically good but lack of work in terms of expressions which should materialize in the next round.
May 30th, 2008 at 11:41
Excellent, here we see the difference between the d3 and d200, it's really nice to see the "natural" night
The last 3 are really beautiful!
May 30th, 2008 at 11:49
Impressive series (yet).
Special mention for the sixth and eighth.
Surprising to see such a dive and such micro-contrasts as low brightness.
The talent ...
May 30th, 2008 at 11:59
Hello,
I follow your blog for quite some time and I take this series to respond
In fact, this series proves that we can make nice pictures without going through the box "studio". Even though sometimes it may be more practical in terms of mastery of the "time".
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Jimmy
May 30th, 2008 at 24:11
This may be the foot has no place here ... but good (Exif Reader Firefox shows ISO 4000, it capped?)
If not for the series, I can not wait to see the videos because the series black and white (the last 3, my favorite) intrigues me.
Beautiful series of portrait, you really exploited the evening light (I have tested: p))
May 30th, 2008 at 24:13
Oh yes .. What about the management of the white balance: on (I) could see a screen shot RAW before editing the white balance? because the night, it must be pretty yellow anyway right?
May 30th, 2008 at 1:21
Congratulations on this first series "portrait by night"
I like the expression of the fifth tof, but nothing more serious. It was a lighting shop window?
May 30th, 2008 at 1:50
MickymX: I have a concern that ausi on the ground floor because exif viewer m'affiche 800 isos: S.
May 30th, 2008 at 2:09
Raphael: Thank you!
Ken-L: Thank you! D3 prduit a very nice shaped
Jimmy: It is on familiar terms
, What I wanted to explain is that often people who are starting to think that we need a portrait studio, full of flash ect, then That a fixed focal length opens well and look around ca be used to achieve interesting images
MickymX: The N / B is the ground floor of 4000 effectivment isos, I edited in the article
The video will be the "quick and dirt" but it allows to visualize the sources
Vincent: Thank you, yes it was an entrance to a store with neon lights on each side
Klesha: The ground floor has 800 isos in color, the silhouette that I will not turn! a really good picture in my opinion! This B / W was simply to show that you can easily mount isos on the D3
May 30th, 2008 at 2:20
It makes you want! I really like in terms of image faded tones of 7 and 8. The 3.4 and 5, the effects are nice bokeh but a little too saturated in the shadows. That of the neon is really top. Why not spot metering on this series?
May 30th, 2008 at 2:45
Hi Ben .. wonderful series, it's true that gap with the D200 is very clear in these conditions, without light or reflector ... it leaves baba (a huge potential this case ..), the noise is almost no contrast and modeling very impressive .. I notice also provides the care you (always) to choose your funds .. you always use spot metering on the face.? I did not the EXIF data but I would be curious to see it possible.?
May 30th, 2008 at 2:59
very nice set, very nice background. and I have my digital camera, I will come even more inspiration from your work.
May 30th, 2008 at 3:58
Congratulations great series!
always a fan of your accomplishments!
great job in natural light, the frames are light and are very well located and used.
and a big hat for the walk-in day against the neon above (and the fact hat)! I would not mind a movie poster or a CD cover with this picture.
May 30th, 2008 at 5:18
Again congratulations for this beautiful series.
As usual, you treat us the eyes and is an inexhaustible source of inspiration for me. Often imitated, never equaled.
A great favorite for the front, next to last with two light sources on both the face and other nice to have put the B / W at 4000 Isos. Iomoseb same question for the measurement spot.
Check out the video,
Patrice.
May 30th, 2008 at 6:58
Benjamin no problems for the tu
@ +
Jimmy
May 30th, 2008 at 7:09
Talented photographer beautiful model + box + war = great pictures
Personally, I see a clear difference with the D200, especially in these light conditions.
All photos are superb. I can not really do not which to choose.
Personally, I tested the D3 yesterday, portrait, in a canopy. Flash useless ISO 200 (wide max), and the pictures are sharp and well illuminated. There is a gap between the D300 and D3 sensitivity point of view.
Congratulations, Ben!
May 30th, 2008 at 7:37
Hi Benjamin,
Thank you for this series! She introduced me to the picture of urban night portrait Black and White! Whew! It's a lot to say but frankly the idea is great and I will not hesitate to experiment on my side in the same spirit.
The capture of light is really interesting in this case.
Very instructive series
Jean-Romain.
May 30th, 2008 at 7:55
Uh ... Pinaise.
Thank you for this video ... I never thought the two windows for the shots (I know it's a job). Superb .. more Ave Zik and all
Sub: never fear that your gear get excited to shoot at night like that? stupid question but I think I in my hometown ...
May 30th, 2008 at 8:00
Again a superb series of pictures with the originality that you bring every time. I savor one to one ... Bravo.
May 30th, 2008 at 8:47
Great shots, very photogenic model ... that's good!
May 30th, 2008 at 8:53
Damn .. Ben THAT'S GOOD!
First small meeting in Brussels pacing, very nice!
.. And the result?
Beyond my expectations!
Take care and see you soon
May 30th, 2008 at 11:54
Against the stylish photo day! My favorite!
Good as always master of the portrait, but I really what I want with what you tell us is the theme for this series with the same technical mastery, if you have a story in addition it will be a killer!
Anyway nice work outdoors (to Brouckère if I recognize). The Flip is rotated in either the hard but it says so on the terms of shooting and support light that a bonus!
Wait and see ... next episode
May 31st, 2008 at 1:38
As MickymX I never reassured the night in town with my camera gear, I does not impress too much of my upper 1.60 m LOL
But then you with a D3 I do not know how you do.
Otherwise regarding the photos I'm just amazed, my D50 is simply unable to do so and it must be admitted that the D3 (and the photographer of course) would come out very well with so little light .
Pretty standard
May 31st, 2008 at 5:43
Puah (a mixture of Pfff and waaa, it's pouaaaa)
BRAVO!
The last three are superb! The other for that matter.
I am amazed that you are thinking of using a light source Telela over the past 3 ... I would have ever thought and would have sought light from the front or side, but not two sides
The guy is handsome, it helps. Yes, I agree with your self-criticism. But it's true it's hard to bring out the personality / m'émotion of a photo ...
May 31st, 2008 at 7:51
Another great series!
Favorite for photos 4/6/7.
Good management of the artificial light provided by the city ...
Finally a video ... Not long enough, Ben!
He'll do is find an assistant for you while you shoot photographs that you see a little action ...
Are you went to see the pictures I made at the Gay Pride?
Any comments or criticism of you are welcome, that's how we learn and we advance.
As I see that right now you post more regularly, and I do not want to miss your talent, is there a way to know when you post a new article?
May 31st, 2008 at 9:44
Sophie> Join you on the RSS - last line of the right menu
you will be informed in real time 
May 31st, 2008 at 10:59
So that way we do jojou with his new cabinet. Will show-off. What do we do now with our old D70
Personally, I hang in the sixth, it was this side film that fits perfectly with the subject, namely an actor.
May 31st, 2008 at 11:26
Question for Ben, how you resize your pictures? Me when I resize I go a max of sharpness of an image shot in 1024 high or wide, for example, my main topic on the net raw ets will not be necessarily on the jpg ... You sniff your shots are superb even in miniature. I guess for the CDP is not bad and the quilted too.
May 31st, 2008 at 11:39
Another quick little comment. I'd love to see pictures of a black model or type of skin with skin ue dark enough to see what you can as we lay cliché mgnifique despite the difficulty that it is level lighting.
May 31st, 2008 at 10:21
Amazed ... this video was literally disgusted
Or do you see the picture between the two windows arf ...
Should we discuss some future
May 31st, 2008 at 10:26
Nice editing video with a mix of photos and video!
June 1st, 2008 at 11:40
Great! Encore! The video is too short
June 1st, 2008 at 11:45
1 ... with Bertrand. you have to take an assistant
June 1st, 2008 at 3:52
Hello Benjamin,
Congratulations on this great new series! nice work on the light!
A question! 1 / the color profile on your D3 is the sRGB or Adobe RGB?
Thank you
Cyril
June 1st, 2008 at 4:38
As you say the words are fairly neutral and very repetitive ...
However your work is unique to you, the D3 I really look like a small bomb, and you really tames
Good luck to you
Roman
June 1st, 2008 at 8:57
Superb series! the record is really good but who would have doubted with a photographer and stuff like that!
Congratulations again to this new performance
@ +!
June 1st, 2008 at 11:13
Very nice! I have already made a series like this but I had reached the limits of my 20D at the time
June 1st, 2008 at 11:30
Well you have not been stingy in the comments!
lomoseb: I agree with all your remarks in fact, spot metering it depends on my bottom and light on my subject, as far as D3 is impressive
Karbi: Thank you, in this case is the extent matrcielle, the Gap is mostly in terms of models in the last images I stayed a 320 isos
Glens: With pleasure
Nawacki: Yep, it's also my favorite
Patrice: Thank you, see note for the measurement of lomoseb
50mm: Heu 200 isos on a D3 = 200 isos on a D300
but it is true that the D3 has better high isos cash 
Jean-Romain: My pleasure!
MickymX: The gear, not rarely, Brussels is not the Bronx, we remain attentive but not over
michel: thank you
phazer: Thx!
David: I'll see for the future
Coniglio: Clearly I still have much work to do to work the narrative and emotional side of my pictures
For the ideas I'm working 
delphine: Thank you!
Sophie: Yep I think would make a video a little longer but it takes time
I'll take a look at your pictures 
I have not had too much time, as MickmX RSS feeds are for ca
http://www.photob.be/2007/03/20/le-site-la-photo-les-rss-la-disponibilite/
Gam: I love this picture of my favorite series
Klesk: Generally with Irfanview, but photoshop works well also for AC, for the portrait it's coming!
Tchouk:
happy with my D200 
Jimmy: A little hard fact is the wrong with black stripes and the video that goes below, the real work of pro ...
Betrand: thank you!
Jimmy: Yep clear!
cyril: sRGB for the time being, I will also switch to RGB too many problems with the red
ksh: I am responsible for all expressions that rendering is the photographer who runs (and in this case not enough even if it was not the goal)
olivier: Thank you!
Antoine: I see too how the 20D would be limited to 320 isos
Thank you for your encouragement and many comments!
June 1st, 2008 at 11:34
Once again a very beautiful series! And this idea of the video is amazing ... Please give us some of your expertise in this way
June 2nd, 2008 at 2:50
@ Benjamin,
Thank you for your answer, yep! Same for me with my D300 ... am sRGB (and is also a little soft) and I will also switch to Adobe RGB on the case .. and re_configurer the rest of the "Workflow" ... even in this "space".
A +
Cyril
June 2nd, 2008 at 1:38
Stunning, beautiful, what to say apart from compliments?
I have to blow up the meter site visits as I often come for inspiration, ideas as well as the generous and insightful explanations.
I agree with other encouragement and congratulations for the video!
Bravo Maestro!
June 2nd, 2008 at 7:18
Ah the red and sRGB.
I do not want to add fuel to the fire. But the Adobe 98, is only for one thing offset printing (via quad).
So if you is not printing in offset, if you do not have a probe worthy of the name and a screen that supports this color space.
Other problems will soon be on the horizon ...
June 3rd, 2008 at 12:42
Yes, but why waste the colors of the shot while Adobe RGB offers more nuances.
It's like the RAW, no screen is able to reproduce every nuance, but it is ridiculous not to take advantage of her wealth and be limited to RAW shooting.
June 3rd, 2008 at 24:43
JPEG to forgiveness, be limited to JPEG when shooting.
June 3rd, 2008 at 2:19
Hello,
Congratulations on the video. Short but very rich I think.
We realize that the work of photographer's observation is that the action is happening, but the light is hidden everywhere.
As like the other makes you want to test it and it reminds me a lot the first clip of my brother that I invite you to see.
He had turned the end of the clip with his buddies in front of a billboard that had not his poster. A vertical panel lights.
http://www.dailymotion.com/DaPastudio/video/x2shzf_spn_music
What I'm talking that begins in the 4th minute.
if not for the series, I also like the other fan out of the more cold in shades I like least ... Anyway, the taste and color.
June 5th, 2008 at 4:32
As some have pointed out to you in the comments on vimeo, there is an "s" in excess in your "rushes".
But it lacks one "r" in "portraits" in the video with David.
So many emotions this first video post what I see
Me if there are faults that not count:-p
June 20th, 2008 at 4:01
You work for what openings?
July 5th, 2008 at 7:11
As usual, photos breathtaking.
A particularly strikes me is against the light with the light of neon.
You have great talent, thank you for the share =)
July 21st, 2008 at 1:26
and although I too find it very interesting, both in the approach in the result. I have also to take the risk in this exercise portrait of urban night and I must say that I still have work ahead of me bcp poru achieve this record, but the important thing is to have fun. thank you for the idea.
October 20th, 2008 at 6:11
Great pictures!
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