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Digital Rebel with 50mm 1.4 lens and studio flash.
John
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Hey Nim, here is a photo to show what the Digital Rebel is capable of. (Not mine)
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That's a remarkably warm shot for a 50mm f/1.4. I would have guessed something much smaller and in the "L" class. What did the photographer use for lighting? In any case, the colors and warmth are stunning. Oh yeah, the model is a complete brick too. <img src="/metal/html/tongue.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":b">
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Be careful about this photo.
It's been heavily Photoshoped......
Look around the edges of the lips and look at the smoothness of the skin.....That's not right out of the camera. This photo has had lots of blurring,blending and sharpening......
RM
It's been heavily Photoshoped......
Look around the edges of the lips and look at the smoothness of the skin.....That's not right out of the camera. This photo has had lots of blurring,blending and sharpening......
RM
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But I'm still not sure what I'm seeing, or not seeing, as the case may be. Let me tell you what I think I see and you correct me.
First, the skin. Now that you mention it, the skin is almost too perfect, no hair, no pores, no blemishes of any kind.
Second, the lips. After enlarging the photo in PhotoShop I do see a faint tracing of some kind around the lips. I assume that it is from some cloning or painting.
Third, the hair. The hair shows slight signs of USM.
OK, score me teach! Am I close? Also, what made you suspicious about this photo? I guess I still don't have an eye for edited vs non-edit photos yet. To me the only thing I noticed was that the photo seemed awfully good for the lens that was used. I just assumed someone with far better skills than mine had taken the shot.
First, the skin. Now that you mention it, the skin is almost too perfect, no hair, no pores, no blemishes of any kind.
Second, the lips. After enlarging the photo in PhotoShop I do see a faint tracing of some kind around the lips. I assume that it is from some cloning or painting.
Third, the hair. The hair shows slight signs of USM.
OK, score me teach! Am I close? Also, what made you suspicious about this photo? I guess I still don't have an eye for edited vs non-edit photos yet. To me the only thing I noticed was that the photo seemed awfully good for the lens that was used. I just assumed someone with far better skills than mine had taken the shot.
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That lens is known for its sharpness. Certainly sharper than the kit lens. It was taken by an amateur who recently decided to try his hand at studio photography.
His web site is: http://www.soocool.com
I might even ask him what techniques he used in Photoshop.
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His web site is: http://www.soocool.com
I might even ask him what techniques he used in Photoshop.
john
John
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Nimmie,
Gimme a chance tomorrow during the day and I'll post something like this with a before and after that I did.
Things are jumping here now that I've gone to online proofing and viewing with my weddings. Thanks for alerting me that I was not on their photographer's list yet. I'm on it NOW!!!!!!
RM <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin"> <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin"> <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">
Gimme a chance tomorrow during the day and I'll post something like this with a before and after that I did.
Things are jumping here now that I've gone to online proofing and viewing with my weddings. Thanks for alerting me that I was not on their photographer's list yet. I'm on it NOW!!!!!!
RM <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin"> <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin"> <img src="/metal/html/grin.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":grin">
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I have that lens and I love it. You may notice I never questioned the sharpness of the lens because you are right, it's great. I only questioned the warmth of the colors, which is not a characteristic of the EF 50mm f/1.4. And as you know I am far from an expert so I could quite easily be wrong, and probably am. Now my EF 17-40L is an extremely warm lens that delivers stunning results for portraits. It is more in line of what I would have expected for a portrait of that quality. Also, I've been a fan of Michael's work on PhotoSIG for quite some time now, he is a very talented photographer. To achieve such beautiful results with the 50mm f/1.4 lens he must have used some very artistic lighting or a lot of Photoshopping as RM has suggested. It doesn't matter really, with digital the photography and Photoshop skills enhance each other. In any case, it's the results that count. If you get an answer from him let me know what he says, I'm always looking to learn. <img src="/metal/html/smile.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt="
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I thnk the 'warmth' is easy to obtain with post processing. So, what you're saying is that your 'L' lens gives 'warmer' results than your other lenses?
John
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Much richer, warmer colors by far. I can't say that I noticed a huge improvement in sharpness but the color improvement was pretty big. I sold my kit lens so now the 17-40L is my walking around lens.