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- First Name
- Rusty
- Last Name
- Myers
Post your attempts up. I needed a new passport so that means a new photo. So I read all the rules and set up lights and a background. Built up the lights, manual focus, self timer and finally got a good shot...only to find when I printed it that I was in too tight. So I have to shoot again with the camera back a bit. This time I'll probably get my wife or daughter to work the camera. Getting the focus right was a pain.
So here's an early in the process shot when I had the focus nailed and the main light set. This is straight off the camera, no edits at all.
And this is after I got the second light to fill the other side of my face. Then I put on a good shirt and got busy. I'm not going to post the final one I thought would be my passport photo because I've got my glasses off and a flat expression. However, this is decent. Getting the glasses so they don't reflect or create shadows was fun.
Basically, a white sheet in back with most of the wrinkles out of it. A big, but cheap, softbox with a light to the subject left, and another light to the subject right with a diffuser (magmod) and pointed at the wall to that side so I get big, diffused light.
So, has anybody else played around with taking their own picture?
So here's an early in the process shot when I had the focus nailed and the main light set. This is straight off the camera, no edits at all.
And this is after I got the second light to fill the other side of my face. Then I put on a good shirt and got busy. I'm not going to post the final one I thought would be my passport photo because I've got my glasses off and a flat expression. However, this is decent. Getting the glasses so they don't reflect or create shadows was fun.
Basically, a white sheet in back with most of the wrinkles out of it. A big, but cheap, softbox with a light to the subject left, and another light to the subject right with a diffuser (magmod) and pointed at the wall to that side so I get big, diffused light.
So, has anybody else played around with taking their own picture?