While it's possible to take bad shots of Rhowan, especially when she's not in the mood to be photographed, it's certainly not difficult to take nice ones :)
On a totally different matter: I've switched to using jQuery to switch between my processed and original images, i.e. when you hover your mouse over the link beneath the main image it should fade to the original image rather than just switching it in. I'm fairly sure that it will work in most browser/OS combinations, and have done quite a bit of testing, but if you do have any problems with it please let me know.
captured camera lens focal length aperture shutter speed shooting mode exposure bias metering mode ISO flash image quality RAW converter plugins (etc) cropped?
lovely shot, the way you keep the detail in her eyes... and the fade in/ fade out is great
comment by Moein at 08:29 AM (GMT) on 17 May, 2010
Great :)
It works fine under Chrome, Firefox and Safari. BTW, it has a black background in Safari, and white in Chrome and Firefox. You may want to try Black as background and it looks good.
Moein: there are two themes for the blog: black and white. You can switch between them using the 'w + b' links in the top nav bar.
comment byDarren Smith at 09:37 AM (GMT) on 17 May, 2010
The 'fade' in works beautifully!
I want it for my own photoblog ...!
I love this high key processing. I would like to find out how to do this, and understand that you do tutorials that teach the processing technique.
I have previously been a member of Chromasia, but had to let my membership lapse, as I was recently retrenched. How do I go about getting re-instated as a member?
Stunning portrait & transformation. I have yet to see anyone produce high key images to your standard without using a full studio set up. Really very impressive work.
comment byCarlos Garcia at 12:00 PM (GMT) on 17 May, 2010
Not difficult at all! The show original works perfectly... very cool! Beautiful daughter, beautiful capture, beautiful portrait.
comment byDan Kaufman at 02:01 PM (GMT) on 17 May, 2010
Beautiful
and beautifully done as well.
Like the fade-transition. Works well on Mac OS 10.6.3, Google Chrome 5.0.375.29 beta.
comment by Tom C at 03:43 PM (GMT) on 17 May, 2010
Stunning! Absolutely love all of the white space on the right side too and its a beautiful high key photo.
1. I like it, a fine portrait (High Key fits perfect). 2. Rowans freckles(?) are so cute, and they got lost on the pp, thats pity. No chance to conserve these? Anyway ... a stunning model!
comment by marianne at 07:31 PM (GMT) on 17 May, 2010
I'm using IE7 in Windows Vista and when I hover over the link the original image does show but only very small (about 100px length) in the top left of the screen :-(
Great image by the way :-)
comment byJess Kehrli at 01:07 AM (GMT) on 18 May, 2010
Wow I'm loving the jQuery thing! Absolutely love that you have made that before/ after switch so easy to see. LOVE it!
This photo is great! Her eye contact really draws you in, and I love her calm expression. It looks like she is just about to smile. I really like the expression you captured here. The white background makes it so clean. Great one!
I'm using Mac OS 10.5.8 and Google Chrome 5.0.375.38 (the newest version I think) and the hover over link doesn't seem to work for me. It works in Firefox though. I actually don't think any of the links under the image are working in my browser. It seems that it just wants to send me to the previous/next image instead of to the correct link. It may just be my browser.
Either way - great shot and great tutorials. I'm thoroughly enjoying them.
Seth! My setup is exact the same ... and it works fine. Refresh your brower cache :D
comment by steve at 09:37 AM (GMT) on 18 May, 2010
lovely shot dave...I 'd probably like to see the freckles toned down a little more, as they are only in the shadow area of her glasses and seem to mirror her eyebrows
Showing the original image is the greatest thing that has ever happened to this site...other than the inspiring images you've been posting here for years;) Seriously though, very cool feature.
comment byMichael Buntag at 04:42 AM (GMT) on 20 May, 2010
Beautiful high key image.
comment byJ Parker at 05:03 PM (GMT) on 20 May, 2010
I love the processing of this photo. Which of your tutorials do you think highlights the method you used to process this the best?
While it's possible to take bad shots of Rhowan, especially when she's not in the mood to be photographed, it's certainly not difficult to take nice ones :)
On a totally different matter: I've switched to using jQuery to switch between my processed and original images, i.e. when you hover your mouse over the link beneath the main image it should fade to the original image rather than just switching it in. I'm fairly sure that it will work in most browser/OS combinations, and have done quite a bit of testing, but if you do have any problems with it please let me know.
camera
lens
focal length
aperture
shutter speed
shooting mode
exposure bias
metering mode
ISO
flash
image quality
RAW converter
plugins (etc)
cropped?
Canon 5D Mark II
EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
70mm
f/4.5
1/160
aperture priority
+1/3
evaluative
100
no
RAW
ACR
Bokeh
(extended to 16x9)
lovely shot, the way you keep the detail in her eyes... and the fade in/ fade out is great
Great :)
It works fine under Chrome, Firefox and Safari. BTW, it has a black background in Safari, and white in Chrome and Firefox. You may want to try Black as background and it looks good.
Thanks Garry.
Moein: there are two themes for the blog: black and white. You can switch between them using the 'w + b' links in the top nav bar.
The 'fade' in works beautifully! ...!
I want it for my own photoblog
I love this high key processing. I would like to find out how to do this, and understand that you do tutorials that teach the processing technique.
I have previously been a member of Chromasia, but had to let my membership lapse, as I was recently retrenched. How do I go about getting re-instated as a member?
Best, Darren
Nice and clean. Like it!
Stunning portrait & transformation. I have yet to see anyone produce high key images to your standard without using a full studio set up. Really very impressive work.
Not difficult at all! The show original works perfectly... very cool! Beautiful daughter, beautiful capture, beautiful portrait.
Beautiful
and beautifully done as well.
Like the fade-transition. Works well on Mac OS 10.6.3, Google Chrome 5.0.375.29 beta.
Stunning! Absolutely love all of the white space on the right side too and its a beautiful high key photo.
1. I like it, a fine portrait (High Key fits perfect). 2. Rowans freckles(?) are so cute, and they got lost on the pp, thats pity. No chance to conserve these? Anyway ... a stunning model!
I'm using IE7 in Windows Vista and when I hover over the link the original image does show but only very small (about 100px length) in the top left of the screen :-(
Great image by the way :-)
Wow I'm loving the jQuery thing! Absolutely love that you have made that before/ after switch so easy to see. LOVE it!
This photo is great! Her eye contact really draws you in, and I love her calm expression. It looks like she is just about to smile. I really like the expression you captured here. The white background makes it so clean. Great one!
I'm using Mac OS 10.5.8 and Google Chrome 5.0.375.38 (the newest version I think) and the hover over link doesn't seem to work for me. It works in Firefox though. I actually don't think any of the links under the image are working in my browser. It seems that it just wants to send me to the previous/next image instead of to the correct link. It may just be my browser.
Either way - great shot and great tutorials. I'm thoroughly enjoying them.
Seth! My setup is exact the same ... and it works fine. Refresh your brower cache :D
lovely shot dave...I 'd probably like to see the freckles toned down a little more, as they are only in the shadow area of her glasses and seem to mirror her eyebrows
Great shot and great details in the eyes.
Personally I liked it better when the transition was instant rather than having that animation.
Refreshing your browser cache does wonders :)
Beautiful portrait and great treatment
Love it
Showing the original image is the greatest thing that has ever happened to this site...other than the inspiring images you've been posting here for years;) Seriously though, very cool feature.
Beautiful high key image.
I love the processing of this photo. Which of your tutorials do you think highlights the method you used to process this the best?