Urban Portrait Jam

[wendellt]

Hi All

I have been shooting all week at events without a flash since i broke my sb800
it got me thinking about thinking about how to best utilize the available light, it was refreshing to get back to basics

Me and my friend were walking back via george street and i shot these all in available light

Shot with the 28-70 f2.8 at f2.8 ISO 800 1/50 colour balance variable

Got my firend to stand right next to a iluminated billboard sign, he has a bit of a george clooney look, white balance at 4500Kelvin


white balance at 6500Kelvin in PP increased levels highlight and darkened shadow tones


4500Kelvin In PP increased levels highlight and darkened shadow tones, curves increased cyan curve in the shadow tones


auto white balance


4500Kelvin In PP increased levels highlight and darkened shadow tones


why rent an expensive studio+setup when you can just search the city for free lightboxes and interesting illuminated backgrounds

[Glen]

Very innovative Wendell. Your friend does look like George Cloony

[birddog114]

He's going back to his old days with sign & light writing

[Alpha_7]

Nice work Wendell, good to see you getting back to your roots so to speak, and experimenting. You've pulled of some nice shots.

[Willy wombat]

Impressive use of available resources Wendell.

[PiroStitch]

Awesome stuff Wendell! Choice pick of words for the subject too

Begging my pardon, but isn't that a portable toilet? Portaloos in Melb kinda look like that

[Alpha_7]

Awesome stuff Wendell! Choice pick of words for the subject too

Begging my pardon, but isn't that a portable toilet? Portaloos in Melb kinda look like that

It has flowers written on it, so Its one of the flower/fruit/newstand stalls (AFAIK).

[losfp]

Nice shots, Wendell! Particularly like how the last one turned out. Even more impressive that it was utilising available light! Or perhaps more accurately, "borrowed" light

[wendellt]

thankyou

glen, willy, piro, des and alpha

Piro i wanted to use the fluros in the toilet but taking a picture of a guy with a big ass camera in a publc toilet with alot of kooky riff raff coming and going at 11:00pm at night in the city is just silly

so i just used the light from a street newstand

available light is good at ISO 800

[PiroStitch]

Heh that toilet idea sounds like the same level of Craig's "porno" self portraits Sorry Craig, couldn't resist.

I have to convert the pics I took over the past few nights, but went down to see the "games" crowd to do some night PJ pics. Will put them up later.

[Alpha_7]

Heh that toilet idea sounds like the same level of Craig's "porno" self portraits Sorry Craig, couldn't resist.

I have to convert the pics I took over the past few nights, but went down to see the "games" crowd to do some night PJ pics. Will put them up later.

No worries, I was actually thinking if you brough along a big dude to act as a bouncer, then public toilets could be a excellent urban photo shoot location. Flyblown mirrors, dirt, grime, graffitti.

I'm questins if I should post any of my self portraits from last night now, seems I'm gaining an unsavoury reputation

[myarhidia]

excellent observation, I guess now everybody will be borrowing your softbox when shooting in the city

[wendellt]

Heh that toilet idea sounds like the same level of Craig's "porno" self portraits Sorry Craig, couldn't resist.

I have to convert the pics I took over the past few nights, but went down to see the "games" crowd to do some night PJ pics. Will put them up later.

No worries, I was actually thinking if you brough along a big dude to act as a bouncer, then public toilets could be a excellent urban photo shoot location. Flyblown mirrors, dirt, grime, graffitti.

I'm questins if I should post any of my self portraits from last night now, seems I'm gaining an unsavoury reputation

Craig

I like the gritty look perhaps we can do a night shot togehter in a toilet moonlighting as a man thing can get you alot of money and i can get alot of exposure

[birddog114]

I'm questins if I should post any of my self portraits from last night now, seems I'm gaining an unsavoury reputation

Yes, it's proposed use for centrefold.

[Alex]

Great stuff, Wendell. Great thinking.

Alex

[Glen]

Heh that toilet idea sounds like the same level of Craig's "porno" self portraits Sorry Craig, couldn't resist.

I have to convert the pics I took over the past few nights, but went down to see the "games" crowd to do some night PJ pics. Will put them up later.

No worries, I was actually thinking if you brough along a big dude to act as a bouncer, then public toilets could be a excellent urban photo shoot location. Flyblown mirrors, dirt, grime, graffitti.

I'm questins if I should post any of my self portraits from last night now, seems I'm gaining an unsavoury reputation

Craig

I like the gritty look perhaps we can do a night shot togehter in a toilet moonlighting as a man thing can get you alot of money and i can get alot of exposure

I think you two are taking up Birddy's idea of a centrefold. Try Riccardo's model agency

[MCWB]

i can get alot of exposure

We don't want him to be overexposed.

[Glen]

[LostDingo]

available light can do wonders for an image, good use of available light

[Jonesy]

when all else fails... improvise! nice work

and I'd say Billy Zane look a like more than clooney...

[Alpha_7]

when all else fails... improvise! nice work

and I'd say Billy Zane look a like more than clooney...

Your on the Money, Billy Zane is a closer match then Clooney.