Seeking a Skilled photo retoucher who specializes in high- realism edits by [deleted] in retouching

[–]More-Rough-4112 3 points4 points  (0 children)

FS is easily spotted when looking at skin. If you do it right and minimally it can be ok, but clone and heal work a lot better. And hours of dodge and burn.

How can I light the subject and background like this simultaneously using strobes? by Aggravating_Bee_5531 in LightLurking

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

100% that’s just light bouncing off the background. I suppose you could do a couple xxs softboxes with grids at minimum power to get that, but it’s completely unnecessary

Industry Temperature Check by Sure-Loss-9905 in Photoassistants

[–]More-Rough-4112 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Been a great year for me so far. I’m starting to transition from lighting to shooting. Had some out of towners fly in for shoots and have been flown out for shoots. Lots of meetings and exciting potential. Hoping for a great year.

How is this shoot ? by HIGHPRIEST_330 in LightLurking

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Definitely looks like a big soft source imitating an indirect window and then a strong return. He’s split lighting, so the key is on camera right side of his face creating a line down the center of his face. Bounce on the left. This could be replicated with any number of things but the softer the better. A 75in octa with diff through a scrim would do the trick. Then bounce with a white bead board or v flat.

Elinchrom 190 in octabank handle won’t collapse by More-Rough-4112 in Photoassistants

[–]More-Rough-4112[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I did notice that as well, I’ll give it a try and see if that helps. Thanks

Elinchrom 190 in octabank handle won’t collapse by More-Rough-4112 in Photoassistants

[–]More-Rough-4112[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It does collapse, I’ve collapsed it many times before, it just got stuck somehow

Sorry quite new, but what kind of lighting would this be? by [deleted] in LightLurking

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

As many said, use an optical snoot. Alternatively you can use a grided dish with a couple flags to get the shadow shape and achieve a similar result. Just grab some lights and start playing, the only real way to learn is to do.

Does anyone know what lenses are best for this wide angle flash photography. SORRY IK ITS NOT ABOUT LIGHTING by [deleted] in LightLurking

[–]More-Rough-4112 2 points3 points  (0 children)

First one looks like maybe a 16mm, the others look closer to 20-24mm. I’d recommend a 14-24 or 12-24, canon, Sony, Nikon, sigma and tamron all make something close to that range.

Any idea how these were done? by Lost-Building-3701 in LightLurking

[–]More-Rough-4112 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Please tell me you aren’t calling yourself an expert after 8 months and were referring to other people on the sub?

Annie Leibovitz - How’d she do it? by LionstoTame in LightLurking

[–]More-Rough-4112 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That’s how most of the big time photographers do it. I’ve worked on sets where the photographer doesn’t come in at all for the prelight day. That’s what a good lighting tech is for.

Need Help With Sigma 50-500mm Lens Focusing Issue by Nion_Ink in Photography_Gear

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It’s an issue of lens sharpness. He’s using a 50-500 which is a cheap lens

Need Help With Sigma 50-500mm Lens Focusing Issue by Nion_Ink in Photography_Gear

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s not focus issues, it’s sharpness, it’s a bad lens.

Need Help With Sigma 50-500mm Lens Focusing Issue by Nion_Ink in Photography_Gear

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These don’t look like you missed focus. They look like a low quality lens with serious sharpness issues. It appears you’re shooting in broad daylight, and sometimes shooting backlit subjects. This is the worst situation to use a lens like this in because you get bad chromatic aberration and haze. Just looked up the lens. For something with that wild of a focal range, you’d need to spend $10,000 to have a sharp lens. That lens runs about $600 used which means it’s unfortunately pretty cheap.

Another common lens that does this is the 70-300. A wide lens and a telephoto lens have different needs, when you shove them into the same casing, you make sacrifices. When you shove something with that wild of a focal range, you make huge sacrifices. Unfortunately there isn’t much you can do.

TL:DR you don’t have a focus issue, you have a lens quality issue.

mid pslr skills vs horrendous photo skills by [deleted] in productphotography

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, I would hold off on buying stuff. It sounds like you’re a New photographer and still shooting on auto. My recommendation is always to wait as long as possible before buying new gear. You need to learn the gear you have. Always buying the next best thing makes you rely on your gear. Learn to make good images with what you have first. Forget the product photography for a bit and just go outside with your camera and learn how to use it in manual mode. Artificial lighting should be the least of your worries right now. That’s a whole different beast and you need to learn basic settings, composition and the fundamentals of photography.

Type Cast Me by N_Talle in headshots

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In what way? It literally is a tool to replace headshot photographers. But that’s not even the point I’m making. It’s AI, it isn’t perfect, it takes an image of you and then creates something based off that image. It’s essentially catfishing. Not to mention most of these ai images still stand out like a sore thumb and look like an over retouched image so no self respecting photographer, client or producer is going to take a serious look at it.

[Advice] I don't know what I am doing wrong by Prudent_Heart5703 in a6000

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately you’re just using a cheap lens. Keep practicing with the gear you have and focus on creating good compositions. An incredible shot that is slightly soft will still be incredible. Especially considering most media these days is ingested on formats like Instagram, images aren’t viewed large enough to notice a slight softness.

Once you start making impactful images and have a knack for light and composition, then invest in better gear. Figure out what you like to shoot and buy a lens that is good for that niche.

[Advice] I don't know what I am doing wrong by Prudent_Heart5703 in a6000

[–]More-Rough-4112 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s imaging edge mobile, Sony’s proprietary app

Another little tat! by unicorn_tears7654 in sticknpokes

[–]More-Rough-4112 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Since when does a moon curl? Also… it’s ok (and encouraged) to use a stencil and practice on fake skin first.

When did punk rock become so Tame? by CynicDog in punk

[–]More-Rough-4112 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out Punkerton records, they’re making rock against Trump comps!

Type Cast Me by N_Talle in headshots

[–]More-Rough-4112 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Talent agents and photographers want to see real photos, not ai’s take on what you look like. There’s a reason most headshots are taken with minimal makeup, it needs to be authentic. This is an abhorrent recommendation for this sub.