SkyscraperPage Forum

SkyscraperPage Forum (https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/index.php)
-   My City Photos (https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=321)
-   -   CLEVELAND: Faces of the City through Glowrock's Lens (https://skyscraperpage.com/forum/showthread.php?t=205623)

glowrock May 19, 2013 3:03 PM

CLEVELAND: Faces of the City through Glowrock's Lens
 
A collection of photos I took while on a day-trip to Cleveland yesterday. Includes West End Market, Hessler St. Fair and a couple of nearby locales. Hope you enjoy!

Aaron (Glowrock)

-------------------------------------------------------------
Hot in Cleveland! :) (Sorry MayDay, just HAD to go there! Hahaha)

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps340f57cc.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psf6cbc019.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psd2084506.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psf9587604.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psd54021d7.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps899f108a.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psaf289e0a.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps87020913.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps8a8cb088.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps31d01343.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psa73bad45.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psb88b6319.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps52f7aca5.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps80484e70.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps3a2816ae.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psb15848f5.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps318bd3e7.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps277cbaae.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps3349393a.jpg

Let's play Guess the Forumer! :)

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psbe61360e.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psc2386441.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psa3b1c1ef.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps05a818a3.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psb0e0d25f.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps72edf492.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps6146ac8d.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psdd4d3355.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps419b6873.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...pse489d310.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps7b325865.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psff8002b8.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps70cfc4bf.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psb8d13291.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps045eb289.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psb4ead674.jpg

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...psdb288a84.jpg

ShooFlyPie May 19, 2013 3:18 PM

You're the portrait master.

glowrock May 19, 2013 3:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CubicalRebel (Post 6133827)
You're the portrait master.

Thanks, man! Never thought in a million years I'd ever hear that, especially since my main subject matter in my photography is normally architecture and landscapes! :yes:

Aaron (Glowrock)

MayDay May 19, 2013 3:34 PM

I can smell the patchouli from here! :haha:

Oh, just an fyi - it's the West *Side* Market :)

Austinlee May 19, 2013 3:49 PM

Great! People shots, especially faces are about the second most captivating photos after the architecture. At least in my priorities. :P

volguus zildrohar May 19, 2013 6:02 PM

There are the people!

SignalHillHiker May 19, 2013 6:14 PM

Great shots! :)

mrnyc May 19, 2013 9:10 PM

portraits, city chicken and statue boobs? good thread!

ColDayMan May 19, 2013 9:18 PM

Hi.

glowrock May 20, 2013 2:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrnyc (Post 6134081)
portraits, city chicken and statue boobs? good thread!

Gracias, senor... ;) Yeah, I just had to get a nude shot in, even if it's an inanimate object! Hahahaha

BTW, a serious question for everyone. Which of those portrait shots do you think is the best? I'm kind of torn between the guitar-playing dude and the woman wearing the white hat. The brother-sister duo was great as well, but I'm just trying to get an idea of how to best take portraits. Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?

Aaron (Glowrock)

RyanD May 20, 2013 3:13 AM

Look at you go! These are really amazing! My favorite is the harmonica guy, seems like you caught him in a genuine moment. What lens / lenses did you use for the portraits?

The Dirt May 20, 2013 3:40 AM

Nice job with these!

glowrock May 20, 2013 10:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyanD (Post 6134355)
Look at you go! These are really amazing! My favorite is the harmonica guy, seems like you caught him in a genuine moment. What lens / lenses did you use for the portraits?

My Nikkor 105mm f2.8 macro lens, RyanD. Only lens I shot with for these photos. Thanks to photoLith, I got a great deal on this beast of a lens! :yes:

And thanks for the kind words!

Aaron (Glowrock)

Okayyou May 20, 2013 4:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glowrock (Post 6134294)
Gracias, senor... ;) Yeah, I just had to get a nude shot in, even if it's an inanimate object! Hahahaha

BTW, a serious question for everyone. Which of those portrait shots do you think is the best? I'm kind of torn between the guitar-playing dude and the woman wearing the white hat. The brother-sister duo was great as well, but I'm just trying to get an idea of how to best take portraits. Any thoughts, ideas, suggestions?

Aaron (Glowrock)

Nice work Glowrock. I think this one:

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps31d01343.jpg

or this one are your best.

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...pse489d310.jpg

The top one captures the authentic emotion of the man. I think the framing is too tight, especially on the left side. A few steps back would give the photo a little more room to breath. You got a nice blur of the background which helps keep the focus on the subject but I think the background is too bright. You could easily darken it in post.

The second one is a nice candid shot. I think the framing is a little tight and a slightly different angle could have improved the composition. For instance, I'm not sure cropping the left side of his hat improves the photo while including a small portion of the harmonica player to the right is distracting. Like the first shot, the background is too bright. There is a lot of white taking the focus away from the subject. It will be harder to drop the brightness of the background in this shot since there is so much white. I think the exposure would have had to have been less in camera and then you could have brightened the guitar player in post.

Portraits are not easy, there is a lot to get right. Generally I think it is important to pay attention to the background and the light.

Anyway, maybe that is more details than you wanted. It's always great to see the people of a city. Nice work.

Ex-Ithacan May 20, 2013 9:00 PM

Good Stuff Aaron. I like the first guy, though he did remind me a bit of "The Iceman" (a hitman for the Mafia). :runaway:

And what the heck was Mike doing in Cleveland?

mrnyc May 21, 2013 1:13 AM

geez i really could not say. i like'm all. i just like real life scene portraits like these.

hmm, ok. i'll say the woman above the cannoli sign shot, because its tight, head-on and bright. then the two girls -- nice to mix in a tight shot of two people. also, the kid with the plaid shirt and coke. just because its also nice to mix in a 3/4 shot like that with a sharp background contrast.

i guess im just saying i like a mix because really all of these are pretty much equally good stuff here.

glowrock May 21, 2013 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Okayyou (Post 6134671)
Nice work Glowrock. I think this one:

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...ps31d01343.jpg

or this one are your best.

http://i624.photobucket.com/albums/t...pse489d310.jpg

The top one captures the authentic emotion of the man. I think the framing is too tight, especially on the left side. A few steps back would give the photo a little more room to breath. You got a nice blur of the background which helps keep the focus on the subject but I think the background is too bright. You could easily darken it in post.

The second one is a nice candid shot. I think the framing is a little tight and a slightly different angle could have improved the composition. For instance, I'm not sure cropping the left side of his hat improves the photo while including a small portion of the harmonica player to the right is distracting. Like the first shot, the background is too bright. There is a lot of white taking the focus away from the subject. It will be harder to drop the brightness of the background in this shot since there is so much white. I think the exposure would have had to have been less in camera and then you could have brightened the guitar player in post.

Portraits are not easy, there is a lot to get right. Generally I think it is important to pay attention to the background and the light.

Anyway, maybe that is more details than you wanted. It's always great to see the people of a city. Nice work.

Okayyou, thanks for your thoughts, opinions and suggestions. It's very much appreciated! :yes:

I definitely agree with many of your suggestions. To be honest, it turns out I had forgotten to check the ISO I had set the other evening before starting to shoot, and as a result, it was set entirely too high for these shots in general. As we all know here, that leads to an f-stop in the 5-8 range and not closer to 2.8, so of course I wasn't getting the nice relatively shallow depth of field and thus the nicer bokeh I would have gotten if I wouldn't have been a complete idiot and fixed the setting in my camera before shooting those photos! :(

Ah well, life goes on. As for the framing of a few of those shots, I actually did a little cropping of some of those images. I think a few of the ones you specifically mentioned were somewhat cropped, but I have to go back and check them. Perhaps I can make some adjustments.

Thanks again!

Aaron (Glowrock)

glowrock May 21, 2013 10:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ex-Ithacan (Post 6135005)
Good Stuff Aaron. I like the first guy, though he did remind me a bit of "The Iceman" (a hitman for the Mafia). :runaway:

And what the heck was Mike doing in Cleveland?

Mike works and lives in Cleveland now! ;)

Aaron (Glowrock)

Evergrey May 21, 2013 4:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by glowrock (Post 6135611)
Mike works and lives in Cleveland now! ;)

Aaron (Glowrock)

Yes... he needs to change his name to MikeCleveland.

glowrock May 21, 2013 9:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Evergrey (Post 6135863)
Yes... he needs to change his name to MikeCleveland.

I've told him this a number of times already. He doesn't seem too fond of the suggestion! ;)

Aaron (Glowrock)


All times are GMT. The time now is 1:03 PM.

Powered by vBulletin® Version 3.8.7
Copyright ©2000 - 2024, vBulletin Solutions, Inc.