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Patrick and I met up for lunch today and it's the day he got his new toy....

Here's some images from our meeting:







Newly added (compare the brows):


Critique welcomed. These were PP'd on my non calibrated screen. Soon getting the Spyder2Pro

Geoff, I will have to teach you how to remove blemishes from portraits

Patrick looks very dapper in a suit. Nice portraits Geoff

Glen wrote:Patrick looks very dapper in a suit.

You should have heard what the waitress said to him!!

Great shots. You don't need a calibrated monitor to remove those nasal hairs.

ATJ wrote:Great shots. You don't need a calibrated monitor to remove those nasal hairs.

At least you didn't mention the eyebrows!!!

Geoff wrote:You should have heard what the waitress said to him!!

Well spill the beans!

Reschsmooth wrote:

ATJ wrote:Great shots. You don't need a calibrated monitor to remove those nasal hairs.

At least you didn't mention the eyebrows!!!

You are no John Howard!

Terrific portraits Geoff. Great sharpness and contrast. A little touching up of nasal nasties and such in PS and you have real keepers.
cheers
marco

patrick should be paying yiou for that 3rd B&W. great natural, relaxed pose, great lighting and sharpness is spot on the eyes. is that natural light or flash ? btw: is that an inflatable softbox on the d200 ? how well do they work ?

Rooz wrote:patrick should be paying yiou for that 3rd B&W. great natural, relaxed pose, great lighting and sharpness is spot on the eyes. is that natural light or flash ? btw: is that an inflatable softbox on the d200 ? how well do they work ?

Rooz - it was a combination of natural light (window) and the SB800 with the PJ lightsphere with no dome at about a 60 degree angle. It's not an inflatable softbox but one that sticks on with velcro, Patrick would be able to tell you more about but we did some test comparison shots between the lightsphere and his softbox and couldn't see much difference at all.

Thanks for your comments

Geoff wrote:Patrick and I met up for lunch today and it's the day he got his new toy....

Which part(s) of it is the new toy?

Yep, it was a velcro(TM) softbox attachment that softens the light a little. With the right use, it is pretty good.

As a hairy nosed straggly eyebrow type I have to say I'd clone the nose hair, but can live with the eyebrows in what is an amazingly good portrait of a very dapper Mr Smooth in that last image. And very well suited to the treatment too. #1 isn't half bad either PS AFAIK the new toy is an 85/1.4 (refer Patrick's tagline)

Ok, I will trim my friggin' nose hair!!!!!!!!!!!

Reschsmooth wrote:Ok, I will trim my friggin' nose hair!!!!!!!!!!!

Done (virtually anyway)

Thanks Geoff, and my skin looks a little better too

Reschsmooth wrote:Thanks Geoff, and my skin looks a little better too

Good now f&^%ing delete that awful image of me so that you have a good set

photos are good, but pat ... WHY ARE YOU AT A CAFE THAT SERVES VITTORIA?!?!?

You weren't drinking coffee, were you?

mattyjacobs wrote:photos are good, but pat ... WHY ARE YOU AT A CAFE THAT SERVES VITTORIA?!?!?

You weren't drinking coffee, were you?

Matty, I didn't drink the coffee - we are surrounded by coffee shops that serve Vittoria. This place does good food with great service, but they do crap coffee poorly, with all due respect to them

heehee, I'm just teasing/being facetious

mattyjacobs wrote:heehee, I'm just teasing/being facetious

I know!