Cycling portrait test

[RyanD]

Decided to try and do some sports portraiture as its something different. Never done 3 light set up before so again a new challenge. Moving stuff im still not happy on, Having A heads on my ranger I expected things different, although on my 1D i have had it back a few times for AF issues

Used 95cm cheapy octabox on the ranger head other than the real headshots where the BD was boomed over head. Still not getting the dish right, a bit to heavy usually on the forehead.

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[Feirny]

Nice shots Ryan, quite grateful you've posted these TBH, my days off will be spent researching some Bike Photography, got a few things coming up soon.

 

[capturedbyjames]

nice - what lights were you using, and how were they set up?

 

[RyanD]

I wanted to do a bit more, I have some more ideas but alas ran out of time.

I have some more ideas, really want to see if using my 1d mkII gives better results with the AF etc..

Lights - Main elinchrom ranger pack + a Head (either octabox/BD)
430 and 580 used for rim.


Standard 3 light set up really, shadows/highlights shows where from

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

I wanted to do a bit more, I have some more ideas but alas ran out of time.

I have some more ideas, really want to see if using my 1d mkII gives better results with the AF etc..

Lights - Main elinchrom ranger pack + a Head (either octabox/BD)
430 and 580 used for rim.


Standard 3 light set up really, shadows/highlights shows where from

Whatever you are using now, your 1D Mkii's AF will be 100% faster more accurate. I speak from experience of using that body!

 

[RyanD]

Whatever you are using now, your 1D Mkii's AF will be 100% faster more accurate. I speak from experience of using that body!

It shouldn't be as I use a 1d miii. However I've never been truly happy with the af on this body.

 

[GeordieClioDriver]

The mkiii has notorious AF problems. It's the only reason I went for the mkii!

 

[Nick_P]

Love the shadows in the last one

 

[RyanD]

The mkiii has notorious AF problems. It's the only reason I went for the mkii!

I went for a non in serial number body but still have had issues.

Problem is the files on the MKiin are just not as nice, colours not as good and then high iso stuff is pants. Mkiv on the list i think to solve the issues all round. Shame I had to replace a shutter on the mkii last year as theyre worth naff all now

 

[RyanD]

ok wee update. Got fed up with alot of people moaning about the sky elsewhere (even though it was a flat crap sky on the day).. Dont usually do much PP work and bloody hate it.

Does the sky look obviously fake/chopped in?

 

[Andy.]

Not at all. It definitely adds to the photo. I like it.

 

[Jon.G]

Makes the photo look A LOT better, by no means was it bad before either.

 

[Leeshez]

Brilliant .

 

[JamesBryan]

The added sky looks really good!

Helps lift the head/face from the image i think and gives a better sense of DOF

 

[RyanD]

guess my photoshop skills are not utter shite then (either that or i got lucky).

Some of the others the less shallow DOF is going to cause issues I think. O why didnt I get sky like today!