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Published: 2006-09-11 13:32:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 7158; Favourites: 225; Downloads: 23
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I'm sick today,I have one of this "feel bad about my self days".
This is what I came up with during this day, I think it will fly away to scraps soon.
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These would be perfection if not for the blowout. The photos are still very good. The colorizing effect on your hair and eyes is excellent (great choice of color palette). Your features are showcased here very well.
Normally we like to avoid this much blowout, due to the loss of details in the highlights, and the reduced tonal range. You also have a lot of burnout present, with the resulting loss of shadow detail.
What this does is squeeze the available tonal range into a narrow band for the remaining midtones. It makes for a lopsided tonal histogram.
Ideally, in a shot like this, you want to get as high a Dynamic Range as possible, without much loss of detail in shadows and highlights.
An excellent way to make this possible is to shoot in HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging). HDRI portraits are become much more commonplace.
Both your Nikon D3 and D200 have Auto Bracketing for HDRI.
If you already know all of this, please pardon my posting it:
HDRI - HIGH DYNAMIC RANGE IMAGING
HDRI was originally developed for Architectural modeling, because it has a 3D effect.
Here are some examples of how HDRI can give a 3D effect:
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Much of the HDR photos you see on DA are HDR with tone mapping and layer effects, to make them very dramatic.
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However, many photographers use it just enough to make their photos look better, without applying tone mapping and special effects.
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Typically, we sacrifice elements in a photo when we press the shutter. For example, there is a powerful cloudscape and some cliffs. If we expose for the clouds the cliffs become dark. If we set the camera's exposure to capture detail in the cliffs, the brighter sky is blown out and detail is lost.
Adjusting Dynamic Range in Photoshop, using "Contrast" is far from deal. Contrast is a sneak thief that steals away the detail in the highlights or shadows, and sometimes both. Human eyes can adapt to very different brightness levels, while most cameras and computer monitors can capture and reproduce only a fixed dynamic range.
The solution is to take more than one photograph and bracket the photos. Shoot normal exposure, then under-expose a shot to capture highlights and over-expose a shot to capture shadow detail. Finally, merge these photos in Photoshop CS2, CS3, or use the program "Photomatix" to produce a single image with a larger range of tones that can now show all the details in the shadows and highlights.
Quite a lot of the new digital cameras make taking HDR photos easy. You set how many shots you want, how much f-stop difference you want between frames, and it will take all three (or more) of the shots in rapid succession.
High dynamic range (HDR) images open up a world of possibilities because they can represent the entire dynamic range of the visible world. HDR imaging captures the full range of tones in a scene, reproducing human perception down to the finest detail without lens flare, burnout, or underexposure. HDRI (High Dynamic Range Imaging) was originally used in 3D and is now in full force in photography. Basically it's the process of taking multiple exposures and merging them together into a single image.
Wikipedia on HDRI [link]
TUTORIALS
Simple HDR Tutorial [link]
HDR Blending Tutorial [link]
HDR and RAW [link]
HDR tutorial [link]
Realistic High Dynamic Range Images [link]
f-hdr tutorial [link]
HDR Tutorial [link]
Photomatix Tutorial - HDR [link]
HDR Tutorial - New and Improved for 2008! [link]
HDRI ARTISTS
HDR Artists on DA: [link]
morbidthegrim [link]
zeenigma [link]
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HDRI EXAMPLES
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HDRI PORTRAITS
HDRI can give you good dynamic range without blowout or burnout, while at the same time giving you good detail in shadows and highlights.
Don't forget that tone mapping does need to be done, and you control exposure differences in your # or more exposures, and the amount of HDRI effect can be controlled. HDRI can be used to give your portraits.
DEVIANTART HDR on portraits tutorial by *fire-fingers: [link]
DeviantArt HDR Portrait Photography Help: [link]
DeviantArt HDRI Portraits: [link]
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Taking A Good Portrait In HDR: [link]
HDR Portrait - FM Forums: [link]
EXTREME HDRI Portraits: [link]
These show a range of HDRI Portraits: [link] AND [link] AND [link] AND [link]
HDRI for Portraits and Fashion: [link]
Photos to check out:
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your eyes mesmerize me. i can't look away, they draw you in.
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the lighting in this is great... the blue wall also seems to help show your emotions... great work
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I like the colours and the lightning! Great shots
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wow you're cute. i like the colour of backround. haha
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how come you Swedish boys are so cute even in your bad days
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aha, jeap i've always thought that swedish guys are the most fuckin strinkingly handsome.
nd u are the confirmation of it.
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you're gorgeous. love the blue background too
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this is really cool. your eyes are amazing and the background really brings them out.
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Neat colours, so simple yet cool at the same time. Great portrait shot. 
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hope you are feeling better.
beautiful lighting.
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u look sensetive ;D
and i love your t-shirt)
amazing <3
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you're so charming, it reflects in your work
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i love the transition from the left to the right pic! great!
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as if people like you could ever feel bad about yourself
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what is there to feel bad about when your beautiful ?
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I know what you mean, sucks those days.
But dont put it into scraps cause I think this is amazing!
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damn i wish I could make pictures like this, very gooood! I like the light so much in this shot, and your face shows emotions.
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ditt hΓ₯Γ₯Γ₯r! ditt hΓ₯Γ₯Γ₯r! jΓ€ttefint!
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Γ₯ker den hΓ€r ivΓ€g till scraps kommer jag personligen att spΓΆa dig
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haha, jag tror den fΓ₯r stanna..
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Omg,..Love your hear that way!
BTW I want to marry you!!
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haha thanks!
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The two shots work perfectly together, nice composition.
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this looks absolutely amazing!is this only sunlight or did you help yourself with a lamp or something?...and how did you get that background?
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