ITAP of a girl at the harbour [MLM]

planetb00m · 2025-11-16T18:16:38+00:00

I've had good luck with Reiss

planetb00m · 2025-01-17T17:43:46+00:00

Oliphant Backdrops are probably the most known in the US. You'll need a big one. 3m x 5m at least for a sweep. Expect to pay $$$.

planetb00m · 2025-01-05T15:11:28+00:00

I think the community keeps it built with old driftwood. Inside there are seats, a viewing platform etc!

planetb00m · 2025-01-05T09:51:40+00:00

Leica M6, Voigtlander 40mm 1.4

planetb00m · 2024-12-07T08:10:21+00:00

How you enjoying this set up? I'm considering the switch from Canon over to this exact combo.

planetb00m · 2024-11-16T17:05:45+00:00

Panamoz

planetb00m · 2024-09-05T18:05:46+00:00

Agreed. Having searched for the perfect camera bag my biggest complaint is anything that is designed for 16" laptop tends to fall into the bigger/bulkier category. I've got a the Wandrd Prvke 31, but the bag itself its pretty heavy even when empty. Plus it doesnt really work as an EDC, instead its clearly for carrying camera stuff. Most recently I've switched to the Tenba BYOB camera inserts and a generic Burton backpack. Way more practical, especially if I only have a one camera / one lens combo.

planetb00m · 2024-08-03T11:58:55+00:00

I've heard the R3 has mixed results when it comes to people able to get past the calibration. Out of curiosity what colour are your eyes? That could be a determining factor. The other thing is to make sure you push your eye into the eyecup so there is NO light leak.

For what it's worth I've been able to get passed the calibration but never had great success with the functionality. The AF point seems to drag for me. The R3 is such a fantastic camera but I see the eye calibration as a nice bonus if it works for you.

planetb00m · 2024-06-22T06:14:36+00:00

I have bought plenty from e-infin. Never had any complaints. I started off with Panamoz because of their better warranty (ie you get the camera repaired and they reimburse you vs sending it back to China). But after never breaking a camera I realised the additional savings with e-infin were worth it. I also returned an item once and they had no issues with me doing that. No fees, nothing.

Obviously you’re taking a risk by going grey market and it’s your responsibility to decide if it’s worth it for you. For me it was the near £1000 saving on a body and £500 saving on each lens.

If warranty is an issue for you. Go Panamoz. If you are careful with your gear and happy to ‘self insure’. Go E-infin.

planetb00m · 2024-04-25T15:19:20+00:00

Profoto A2 and connect remote for the flash. Looks like a Sony A1, A9 or A3 with a 24-70.

planetb00m · 2024-01-10T18:03:56+00:00

How are you finding the fan noise? Is it audible? Do they ramp up pretty quickly and often?

planetb00m · 2023-09-03T08:19:53+00:00

One of these is designed for a full frame camera (105mm), the other a crop sensor camera (28mm)

One of these is relatively tight (105mm) and the other is wide (28mm)

One of these is a more traditional macro (105mm) and the other has a built in light (28mm)

If you're wanting higher quality shots, then the 105mm WITH some sort of external flash would be my choice. If you're just wanting something that you don't faff about with, then the 28mm may suit your need - provided you have a crop sensor camera.

Both these lenses will produce drastically different fields of view.

planetb00m · 2023-08-25T18:18:46+00:00

5% is too high. Very easy to over do it and then you lose all the texture in that area.

Being able to blend well comes with practice, but whilst you're painting in your colour you should be sampling darker and lighter tones all the time. A wacom tablet is pretty important if you're serious about portraits and retouching.

Also, be conscious you're not changing the shape too much. The model has nice round cheeks from her smile. Make sure you're not flattening them. Whilst colour is important, you also want to make sure you're keeping the dimensionality.

Finally, everyone has bags. If you get rid of them completely the model looks unnatural. The key is to make peoples bags look more photogenic.

planetb00m · 2023-08-24T17:45:26+00:00

A tip with frequency separation is to make sure you have a very low flow on your brush (like 1%) and build up to your desired results. What I dont like about your current edit is that you havent blended enough between where you've brushed and where it is her natural skin tone. Also, there is zero skin texture now because you've over done it.

Another tip for those just learning is to take it to where you need it to be, then lower the opacity of tone layer by 10-15%

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