The freak, a gimp, and Stubbsy - some portraits

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The freak, a gimp, and Stubbsy - some portraits

Postby rokkstar on Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:20 am

I've really been trying hard with my portraits - getting the lighting right, the poses, the ambience....and then I tried Stubbsy's fisheye and used it on these.
Not really for C&C, just to show you the power opf the fisheye as a portrait lens. :D
Notice Stubbsy's identical pose in 1 and 2.

the freak:
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the gimp
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Stubbsy
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Postby Alpha_7 on Sun Feb 12, 2006 10:48 am

Interesting perspective... you might need to work on your model direction :)
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Postby BundyB on Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:17 am

The question I have, and this certainly applies to me as well, is: "What is it with photographers and facial hair?"
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Postby wendellt on Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:18 am

Freak-o-la
Leigh actually looks presentable not too sure about the gimp though
and stubsy has auired a new hood for the 70-200VR what a scary group of people

An Interesting original play with the tone, nice work
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Postby nito on Sun Feb 12, 2006 11:20 am

BundyB wrote:The question I have, and this certainly applies to me as well, is: "What is it with photographers and facial hair?"


They wake early and dont have time to shave for a dawn shot. Hence the facial hair. :shock:
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Postby Willy wombat on Sun Feb 12, 2006 7:31 pm

that and because they are so busy PP'ing that they dont have time...
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Postby stubbsy on Mon Feb 13, 2006 7:00 pm

Matt

I believe #1 & #2 are a cardboard cut out hence their identicalness :D

The last shot I find very distrubing. Good job the DOF is a little lacking.

Glad you had fun with the FE. It would look good on a D200 :twisted:
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