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raceMpower95 · 04-08-2008, 12:30 PM

The other day I did a photo shoot for a friend of mine. He is releasing his fourth album in about a month and wanted some shots for promotional use and for the album insert. If you are interested, you can check out his stuff at www.myspace.com/matburke. (I highly recommend you do if you are into Bob Dylan and the like.)

Anyway, here are three of the shots that I have edited so far. I will post more as I finish them. As always, I'd like to hear what you think, good or bad.

sisforsurfing · 04-08-2008, 01:03 PM

Very nice, technically especially. Excellent exposure, they're sharp (Nikon needs to make a 70-200mm f4!), and the DOF really separates your subject from the background where the muted colors work well and aren't distracting. I really like how your lighting in #2 creates a nice rim to separate his legs where there's more DOF.

If I'm really nit picking (pointing out mistakes I would make in the same situation)... the neck shadow in #2 is a little heavy for a picture otherwise with low contrast. I also want a little more life to his expression, but that might be what he was going for.

Thanks for sharing. I'm sure he's really happy with how they came out.

grimm · 04-08-2008, 03:08 PM

i think they look nice. my critical comment would be that the fill light is too harsh.

04-08-2008, 12:30 PM	#1
raceMpower95 Tri-State Aficionado Join Date: May 2006 Location: Levittown Member #1915 My Ride: 1993 BMW 328is iTrader: (0)	::Portrait Shoot - Maty Burke (Singer/Songwriter):: The other day I did a photo shoot for a friend of mine. He is releasing his fourth album in about a month and wanted some shots for promotional use and for the album insert. If you are interested, you can check out his stuff at www.myspace.com/matburke. (I highly recommend you do if you are into Bob Dylan and the like.) Anyway, here are three of the shots that I have edited so far. I will post more as I finish them. As always, I'd like to hear what you think, good or bad. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Toys: BMWCCA IP-Class 1995 M3, 1993 328is Daily/Tow: 2004 Nissan Xterra, 2005 Ford F350 Super-Duty

04-08-2008, 03:08 PM	#3
grimm Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Dec 2006 Member #3058 iTrader: (2)	i think they look nice. my critical comment would be that the fill light is too harsh. __________________ To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.

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04-08-2008, 01:03 PM	#2
sisforsurfing Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Mar 2005 Member #267 My Ride: 2003 WRX wagon iTrader: (2)	Very nice, technically especially. Excellent exposure, they're sharp (Nikon needs to make a 70-200mm f4!), and the DOF really separates your subject from the background where the muted colors work well and aren't distracting. I really like how your lighting in #2 creates a nice rim to separate his legs where there's more DOF. If I'm really nit picking (pointing out mistakes I would make in the same situation)... the neck shadow in #2 is a little heavy for a picture otherwise with low contrast. I also want a little more life to his expression, but that might be what he was going for. Thanks for sharing. I'm sure he's really happy with how they came out. __________________ *To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.*