The Mischievous One
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Racer
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From: Hoffman Estates, IL
The Mischievous One
I took this photo for his passport. Only took about an hour. 
It turned out better than I had expected. 
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haycon/1326424815/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/1326424815_bc3d964d38_o.jpg" width="669" height="1000" alt="Nikon_D80_09012007_1121" border="5"/></a>
It turned out better than I had expected. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haycon/1326424815/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1296/1326424815_bc3d964d38_o.jpg" width="669" height="1000" alt="Nikon_D80_09012007_1121" border="5"/></a>
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Want to hear something arguably related... a few weeks ago someone at another board PM'ed me and asked whether I was Armenian. Because, "srika" means "mischievous" in Armenian. I was lol'ing. Even though I am not Armenian, I surely fit the description when I was a kid. Maybe even now sometimes :P "srika" was just a nickname given me by some friends - that stuck - it meant nothing at the time. It was based off of another nickname. I later found out that in addition, "srika" is also an Indian name. Kinda odd. /rambling
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It did come out pretty well. I'm pretty happy with the results. I'm going to print out a 13x19 of this. 
About the background. I shot Ethan against a white wall. We had light from a window on his right and a flash on his left. He stood about 2 feet from the wall on a table. This helped reduce any shadows. It also make it easier on me since he was higher up off the ground. I brought the raw file in to Photoshop. The backgound was a little grey, but was fairly uniform. So I used the color selection tool. A few clicks later, I had a perfect mask. I adjusted the levels until the gray turned in to a nice solid white background. If I had the equipment, white paper sheet backdrop and 2 flashes, it would have come out just the same.
About the background. I shot Ethan against a white wall. We had light from a window on his right and a flash on his left. He stood about 2 feet from the wall on a table. This helped reduce any shadows. It also make it easier on me since he was higher up off the ground. I brought the raw file in to Photoshop. The backgound was a little grey, but was fairly uniform. So I used the color selection tool. A few clicks later, I had a perfect mask. I adjusted the levels until the gray turned in to a nice solid white background.
If I had the equipment, white paper sheet backdrop and 2 flashes, it would have come out just the same.
Originally Posted by ConradE46
About the background. I shot Ethan against a white wall. We had light from a window on his right and a flash on his left. He stood about 2 feet from the wall on a table. This helped reduce any shadows. It also make it easier on me since he was higher up off the ground. I brought the raw file in to Photoshop. The backgound was a little grey, but was fairly uniform. So I used the color selection tool. A few clicks later, I had a perfect mask. I adjusted the levels until the gray turned in to a nice solid white background.
If I had the equipment, white paper sheet backdrop and 2 flashes, it would have come out just the same.A backdrop light on a white canvas or muslin would work just as well like you mentioned.
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