Hi guys,
Like taking portrait shots? Just post them and share with us!
This is, as I consider, one of my best portraits I've ever taken. On campus of University of Toronto (University College Building), Canada, in early 2008. Feel free to comment and give suggestions
Canon Rebel XTi + 17-85/4-5.6 IS @ 17mm, F5.6, 1/50s, ISO200, no flash.
Benjamin
I did these emotionless static whitened portraits for a film festival campaign in 2008:I basically broke every rule of portrait photography LOL.(PS I see that the first guy and the first girl are whiter in the lo-res jpg conversion than they are in print. All photos have white faces but here on my computer all facial marks and details are subtle, but intact).
And here is a portrait I did of a Dutch fashion designer:
Sean: that second shot is amazing. The lighting is fantastic!
I hope this is OK. I like taking portraits, but I don't shoot people.
Thanks Madison. I shot that with a Vivitar 285HV bounced into a reflective silver umbrella placed low and on each side of the subject (so two flashes total). I triggered them with Cactus V2s receivers. At f/7.1 and 1/200 sec, I killed alot of the ambient light to give him a more menacing look. He's actually a big goofball. ;-)
Don-
What do you mean, you don't shoot people? I thought that was a picture of my Uncle Bob...
Well, even if it isn't Bob, it's a great shot. I'd be interested to know what focal length and f.
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Jon Ruyle: Don- What do you mean, you don't shoot people? I thought that was a picture of my Uncle Bob... Well, even if it isn't Bob, it's a great shot. I'd be interested to know what focal length and f.
]Sorry Jon, I normally include the particulars: Canon 40D; 100-400L @ 235mm f/6.3 AV+1/3 1/30sec ISO 800 monopod
Awesome, Alan.
I normally don't like black backgrounds (prejudice maybe came from macro), but this works perfectly. I love how the baby's face is in full light and the woman (mother, I assume) is in a bit of shadow. I also like the just visible hanging hair. Finally, I like the composition. I always go way tighter, so when I see people pull back and include a plain background and have it work so well, I think "I never would have thought to do that" :)
John, thanks.
Since I knew the mother was going to wear a black dress, I switched to a black background. I used a soft box on the right, to highlight the baby's face, and a reflector to the left to lighten the mother's face just a bit, but to also keep it in the shadows, as you pointed out. I wanted her hand in the picture and I told her to look at a fixed object, to help give her a contemplative look. The baby cooperated, fortunately, since she was looking all over the place up to this point.
Here's a couple of my favs from my nearly 3000 photo library in Lightroom, who knows how much more I had before I got Lightroom. And I use the amazing 85mm f/1.8 USM for just about all instances whenever I'm shooting people.
Canon Rebel XT, 1/200 second , F/2.2, 85 mm, ISO 400
Canon Rebel XT, 1/60 second , F/1.8, 85 mm, ISO 800
Canon Rebel XT, 1/1250 second , F/1.8, 85 mm, ISO 1600
Canon Rebel XT, 1/640 second , F/1.8, 85 mm, ISO 200
Canon Rebel XT, 1/800 second , F/3.2, 85 mm, ISO 200
Canon Rebel XT, 1/250 second , F/5.0, 85 mm, ISO 200
sowwie if the amount of images is a little excessive, I just had the time to broswe my library and upload them. ^_^