Comments on: Portrait: Man in a sugar cane field

By: Alexander Gowers

Alexander Gowers — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 10:02:09 +0000

I noticed a lot of what you blog is being posted in the adobe rgb 1998 colour profile. So is diplaying in mozilla with reduced saturation etc. I was just wondering whether this was intentional as photoshop and a few progs still read the colour profile and apply the correction. If displayed as sRGB for the internet it displays with more colour and punch (but perhaphs not better, just different)

Personally i like the desaturated look but i was really just wondering why display on the net with adobe rgb 1998?

Alex

By: Shadi

Shadi — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 15:24:14 +0000

Dustin,

Great shot as usual…. where are the wedding shots ? would be interesting to see your work there…

The gridded softbox causes a faster fall off ? no ?

Thanks for sharing. I have a lot of respect for people like you, and it’s not because of your amazing photography skills.

Thanks.

By: Ben

Ben — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 06:47:44 +0000

Lemme guess…you were at the Pu’unene sugar cane fields off the Mokulele Highway on Maui? Just a wild guess…..

i admire your work a lot. I love the lighting and post work! Good stuff.

By: Dan Depew

Dan Depew — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:42:52 +0000

Dustin,

I too have been checking back weekly. Learned a lot from some of your previous posts.

I’d also like to know where you begin in post.

thanks,
Dan

By: vincent de vries

vincent de vries — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:49:39 +0000

Hi Dustin, you know what? It just an awesome shot as is the boxer by the way!!
I love your way of lighting and your post-prod, I always have been a softbox and umbrella man and never got into ringlights and beautydishes (never got into fashion really). Since about a year I am mucking about with the multiple small strobes syndrome to great satisfaction. I heard about the Alien Bees, not sure if they hit Europe really, I think location ‘big’ lights here are the elincrome rangers. It all makes me very eager to go well beyond my own ´stick to my fail safe old fashioned lighting’ in which I got stuck some 10 years ago. I am having a blast again with shooting! So please keep on posting this inspiring stuff.
Cheers Vincent

By: Debbi_in_California

Debbi_in_California — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:20:03 +0000

I missed your posting, (I would check everyday). Thanks for the setup stuff!
Debbi

By: Alex G

Alex G — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:24:40 +0000

@Dustin,

It would be absolutely sweet if you could post before and after shots so we can see which light is your photoshop magic. As a beginner it’s very hard to to select your own shots because i don’t have the “vision” of what could be done with them yet… Without seeing the original it’s hard to get into a mind of a pro in terms of shot selection.

cheers!

By: Dustin

Dustin — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:58:01 +0000

@Vincent

Hey Vincent, If I remember correctly, I dont think it was windy at all and that is the main reason I threw the tie up. I think the sugar cane was just nautrally bending over like that its very flimsy near the top.

I was using an Alien Bee AB800 with a Alien bee strip box and a vagabond II battery pack.

Thanks!

By: vincent de vries

vincent de vries — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 06:55:17 +0000

Hi Dustin, very cool shot!! Nice movement in the tie, after telling it was artificial it only got a bit weird cause the sugarcane seems to be blowing the oposite direction when I looked a 2nd time. Love the light (whats the equipment?).
Looking very much forward to your next post
Very inspiring stuff
Cheers Vincent
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