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Relaxing with Reschsmooth

Postby Geoff on Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:48 pm

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:

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Newly added (compare the brows):
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Critique welcomed. These were PP'd on my non calibrated screen. Soon getting the Spyder2Pro :)
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Postby Reschsmooth on Fri Jul 20, 2007 3:57 pm

Geoff, I will have to teach you how to remove blemishes from portraits :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Postby Glen on Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:03 pm

Patrick looks very dapper in a suit. Nice portraits Geoff
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Postby Geoff on Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:04 pm

Glen wrote:Patrick looks very dapper in a suit.


You should have heard what the waitress said to him!! :lol: :lol: :D
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Postby ATJ on Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:15 pm

Great shots. You don't need a calibrated monitor to remove those nasal hairs. :P
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Postby Reschsmooth on Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:22 pm

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


At least you didn't mention the eyebrows!!! :lol:
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Postby MCWB on Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:31 pm

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

Well spill the beans! :P
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Postby ATJ on Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:43 pm

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


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

You are no John Howard! :twisted:
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Postby marcotrov on Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:43 pm

Terrific portraits Geoff. Great sharpness and contrast. A little touching up of nasal nasties and such in PS and you have real keepers. :wink:
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Postby chrisk on Fri Jul 20, 2007 8:58 pm

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 ?
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Postby Geoff on Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:07 pm

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.

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Re: Relaxing with Reschsmooth

Postby young_einstein on Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:35 pm

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?
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Postby Reschsmooth on Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:40 pm

Yep, it was a velcro(TM) softbox attachment that softens the light a little. With the right use, it is pretty good.
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Postby stubbsy on Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:41 pm

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)
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Postby Reschsmooth on Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:48 pm

Ok, I will trim my friggin' nose hair!!!!!!!!!!! :lol: :lol:
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Postby Geoff on Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:50 pm

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


Done :) (virtually anyway) :wink:
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Postby Reschsmooth on Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:53 pm

Thanks Geoff, and my skin looks a little better too :lol:
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Postby Geoff on Fri Jul 20, 2007 9:55 pm

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


Good now f&^%ing delete that awful image of me so that you have a good set :)
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Postby mattyjacobs on Sun Jul 22, 2007 2:31 pm

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

You weren't drinking coffee, were you?
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Postby Reschsmooth on Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:18 pm

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 :lol:
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Postby mattyjacobs on Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:20 pm

heehee, I'm just teasing/being facetious
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Postby Reschsmooth on Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:05 pm

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


I know! :lol:
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