Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

[Dan Fleming]

I was out two days after thanksgiving and nabbed a few candid portraits with my family. Its fun being around family, and having a slightly longer lens, people aren't running as much :) All the pictures were on an XTi, and the Sigma 150mm f/2.8 Macro EX lens hand-held ISO 400.


f/3.2 1/250 Rosana (my sister) and Abby (my wife)



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2633/4159387958_07d277de65.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/70565208@N00/4159387958/)





f/4.0 1/400 Mom



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f/2.8 1/160 Leaves on a vest (could be a product shot?)



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2668/4159386018_d4669ab547.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/70565208@N00/4159386018/)





f/2.8 1/125 Rosana



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2613/4159384156_0bbaabb0a0.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/70565208@N00/4159384156/)





f/3.2 1/250 Samuel (Brother)



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2766/4158621679_71c6f47782.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/70565208@N00/4158621679/)





f/3.2 1/250 Me, taken by Abby.



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2573/4158620171_54b4b13303.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/70565208@N00/4158620171/)


Sorry for the length of the post. I haven't shot people in a while (at least not with a camera), so I'm excited. Critique away.

[Rob Gardner]

@Whatsreal: Good choice of lens! It's one of my top 3 lenses and a dark-horse favourite. A bit heavy to hand-hold, though...especially with the Rebel body - I bet the lens outweighs the body! I use mine with 1D Mk IIs with great result, as much a portrait lens as a macro still life lens. The reach of the lens really helps in being the unobtrusive portrait photographer. You get people to relax a bit more, I think. Congrats on the shots, your composition is good!

[Dan Fleming]

@Rob: Thanks. It is currently my favorite lens as my other one is the 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 II. That is why you don't see to many wide angle pictures from me ;) And yes the XTi does kinda dangle off the back of the lens. I don't find it too heavy, maybe because the body is so light it compensates. On a crop body the 210mm equivalence is nice. I kinda am drooling over both the 17-55 2.8 and a longer lens (3-400 range), but those are in the distant future (something about the $xxxx + books I spent out of pocket for seminary this year)

[clemmb]

5D, 24-105 @ 105, f4, 160, iso 160


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[Garrett-Grimsley]

Here's two from Thanksgiving weekend while I was in California with the 35L. I'm ashamed at myself I didn't use my camera and that amazing lens more while I was there. These are the only two photo's that came out good, out of less than 10 I actually took. [:(] I'm probably going to get the 35L again for Christmas or try out the 24L II.


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Canon Rebel XT - Canon 35mm f/1.4L - @f/1.4 ISO100 - 1/500 - 1/800





A small note; I'm a bit puzzled as to why these two photo's had so much noise when I took them at ISO100...? It isn't reallynoticeableon these resized ones, but it's reallyapparenton the full sizes.

[alex.krebiehl]

Shot at Eden Park, Cincinnati, OH





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Canon Rebel 1000D - 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 43mm f/5 1/100s ISO100 w/o Flash





Love the reflection in the glasses lol

[peety3]

These are the only two photo's that came out good, out of less than 10 I actually took.





Of the <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"]photo's photos, 2 out of 9 is a decent keep rate in my opinion, especially when people are involved.

[Sean Setters]

These are the only two photo's that came out good, out of less than 10 I actually took.





Of the <span style="text-decoration: line-through;"]photo's photos, 2 out of 9 is a decent keep rate in my opinion, especially when people are involved.
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Heck, I usually shoot about 80 shots and I'm lucky to get 5 I really like. :-)

[clemmb]

Heck, I usually shoot about 80 shots and I'm lucky to get 5 I really like. :-)
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That makes me feel better

[Sean Setters]

Here's my view - I don't care how many shots it takes to get the look I'm going for, as long as I get it (or something reasonably close). In the days of film, such a technique would have been cost prohibitive. With digital, I'm only sacraficing a little more of my time and a bit more wear on my shutter. If I shoot 80 shots, and the customer really likes 5 of them, then I've likely given them more than they would have gotten at a chain studio for less money.

[Keith B]

Shot this of my son last night.


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[MacManUS]

A recent shot with the 7D and 85mm f1.8



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[megatronixs]

i felt like adding a few pictures ive taken





all shot with rebel xt with tamron 19-35


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1/100 f4.5 iso 100





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1/80 f4.5 iso100





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1/60 f11 iso 100





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1/60 f4.5 iso 100





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1/800 f 4.5 iso 400





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1/60 f4.5 iso 100

[Chuck Lee]

Shot this of my son last night.


Keith,


Excellent portrait.


I can only see one thing missing. Hair Light.


That little bit of light from high above rear, I find, serves to complete the seperation of thethe subject from the background. 3D Baby!!


The side light is awesome and I think positioned well. With a hair light you could pull the side light around a little and turn it down.


For a two light setup, you nailed it. Kim (my wife) and I recently did some outdoor bridal portraits and that setup worked really well.


Love the mottled grey backdrop. Where'd you get it? The next investment I make in photo equipment needs to be in backdrops.


I'm going to dinner (on the road with contract work - 190 miles from home [:(]), check back in later.

[Keith B]

Thanks Chuck!


It was actually a 3 light shot. I'm not a fan of the direct hair light. It tends to make things look a little glam and not what I was going for.


I normally would have gotten the side light up a little higher to hit more on top of the head but the space wouldn't allow it. I used a Ray Flash for a fill to give it some dimension and 36" Softlighter II for Key. All powered by 580EXIIs.


The background is just a black seamless. i think the combo of the ring light and the soflighter give it the mottled look.

[Sean Setters]

Hey guys, I took this one tonight...



http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4039/4193893593_743c427e70.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4193893593/)


Still loving that Canon 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 wide angle. Today, however, I got a new toy to go with it--the Delkin Fat Gecko Camera Mount. I think this was the most fun I've ever had doing a self-portrait.



strobist: 1 Canon 580EX, 1/2 power, 1/2 CTO gelled, positioned to my right, diffused by a Fong Lightsphere. 1 Vivitar 285, 1/16 power, 1/2 CTO gelled, laying in the back seat pointed at the ceiling, bare. Flashes and camera triggered via Cybersyncs. Camera attached to hood using a Delkin Fat Gecko camera mount.

[Keith B]

Really cool Sean!

[Oren]

Wow Sean - this is so cool!! [H]


So you took it while driving? (seems like that because of the lights behind)

[Sean Setters]

Wow Sean - this is so cool!! /emoticons/emotion-11.gif


So you took it while driving? (seems like that because of the lights behind)
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Yep, I took the portrait while driving. I used a Cybersync CSRB connected to the camera via a motor cord from flashzebra. The connected to the camera was triggered using a CST in my right hand (which is also working the gearshift). When I fire the shutter using the handheld CST, the CST on the camera's hotshoe would fire the strobes. It was alot of work to set up, but I was happy with the results. ;-)

[devsalvi]

Sean,


This is one of the best self portrait i have seen... and look at the baby... is that a GT?





Cheers!


Dev

[Sean Setters]

... is that a GT


You got it. It's a 2004 Competition Orange Mustang GT. Affectionately known as the "Pony Express." ;-)

[Jayson]

Sean,


That isridiculouslycool!!! Love the shot. Takes a lot ofca honesto do that with your camera...good thing that tripod is sturdy and secure.

[Jorundr-Jorgensen]

Amazing shot Sean! I really like the colors of car and the lamps around, they match perfectly and make it very pleasant to watch, what a great way to use a ultra wide angle!

[Sean Setters]

Sean,


That isridiculouslycool!!! Love the shot. Takes a lot ofca honesto do that with your camera...good thing that tripod is sturdy and secure.
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You know, I wasn't quite sure when I started looking at the mount just after opening the box. However, I took it outside and attached my backup camera (XTi) and it felt pretty solid. Then I mounted my 50D once nightfall came and did the setup for real. I was still really nervous about driving while my camera was perched on the corner of my hood. I was driving through Tennessee Technological University (where I graduated from) where the speed limit is 15 miles per hour. I did not exceed the speed limit.



Amazing shot Sean! I really like the
colors of car and the lamps around, they match perfectly and make it
very pleasant to watch, what a great way to use a ultra wide angle!



I think this is the perfect use for my wide angle lens. I've been loving it ever since I got it, but now it's just that much more useful to me. I can't imagine how many kids will want their senior portraits taken like this... ;-)

[jimr]

Hmmm what to post...


"The Water babies"


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<p class="MsoNormal"]"Girl in Pink"


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<p class="MsoNormal"]"The Boy"





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<p class="MsoNormal"]"Hello Dad"





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Canon XSi -Taken with the nifty 50 at F1.8 1/50Sec Exposure - Natural light.

[Jon Ruyle]

All nice. I especially like the water babies.

[nemaphotography]

A couple of fav's from the Mark Wallace PW Meetup Tour


(All shots using 5dmkII 24-105 f/4L, Pocket Wizard FlexTT5 and MiniTT1 TTL+one Light)


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[Sean Setters]

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Really like this one. Lighting, emotion, and composition all work well together.

[Fred Doane]

Hey everyone,

Normally I can't contribute to thisthread because I do a lot of glamour shots that aren't nude but just might be a little to risque for the group and I'd rather not take the chancebut here area coupleshots from a shoot I did on Friday...

Canon 1Ds Mark III,70-200L2.8@ f5.6, 130mm, 1/160, ISO 100, Manual
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Canon 1Ds Mark III,70-200L2.8@ f5.6, 185mm, 1/160, ISO 100, Manual
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Fred~

[Sean Setters]

Great shots Fred. Is that a three light setup (large softbox right, striplight behind left, and light on background)?

[Fred Doane]

Great shots Fred. Is that a three light setup (large softbox right, striplight behind left, and light on background)?
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Hey Sean, thanks.

I was using only what was available to me at the time. It was a 3strobe setup. I was using a stripbox to the right and a little forward set at f5.6, another stripbox behind leftset at f8, and the third strobe with a 20 degree gridfor the background set at f8. I would have used a large softbox with a grid (to control the spill on the background) on the rightif I had it available but it was being used at the time. I also had planned on using a 4th light as a hair light butfelt it was unnecessary for the shots.

Fred~

[castillomiami]

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[Sean Setters]

Did a fun engagement shoot last night. Not my most technically sound picture lighting-wise, but I liked the energy.



http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4210812849_3ef3b470e1.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4210812849/)

[clemmb]

My daughter


5D, 24-105 @ f5.6, ISO 160. Sunpak 120J through 42" umbrella main, 120J in softbox left, vivitar 285 in softbox hairlight





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[HiFiGuy1]

Fred,


The first picture is stunning! The color saturation, the detail. Just fantastic. It is incredibly smooth, solid, vibrant color. If that's what a 1Ds Mark III can do, I may have to sell my car.

[Fred Doane]

Fred,


The first picture is stunning! The color saturation, the detail. Just fantastic. It is incredibly smooth, solid, vibrant color. If that's what a 1Ds Mark III can do, I may have to sell my car.
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Thanks for your kind words. It is a wonderful camera but it helps to have great lenses and lighting setup too. Hope you have a couple of vehicles to sell [;)]

[trosky]

This is one of my first shots. With an XTI


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On, Red-eye reduction
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[trosky]

This is a small photoshoot i did at my house, with a curtain as my backdrop, a softbox on my left side and a umbrella on the right. I was testing the flashes since im a novice into photography. I had a major problem since the T1i doesn't have a PC sync i had to shoot the flash on the camera and rely on the trigger by light of the flash.





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[hkun88]

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EXIF


EF 70-200 2,8 L @ F/4


108 mm, 1/125, ISO 200


Av mode, +0,3

[Rodger]

... is that a GT


You got it. It's a 2004 Competition Orange Mustang GT. Affectionately known as the "Pony Express." ;-)





I got all excited and thought of buying one of those mounts, then realized that the family's minivan just wouldn't have the same effect.. superb shot Sean!!!


-Rodger

[tonnyliautanto]

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Canon 450D + 50mm





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Canon 40D + 55 - 250mm

[Rodger]

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Canon 20D :: 70-200 f/4L @ 131mm :: 1/200 @ f/4


Srobist info (little bit sketchy on this): 1 430EXII through 43" umbrella camera right. (no clue on power). 1 Vivitar 285 bare, camera left (lower power than 430EXII)


This is from a recent senior shoot. Critique is welcome. What do you think about the editing style? Like it? Hate it? Thanks!


-Rodger

[Mark Elberson]

This is from a recent senior shoot. Critique is welcome. What do you think about the editing style? Like it? Hate it? Thanks!


-Rodger
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I think it's terrific Rodger. My only critique is that I find the harsh shadow cast by the bare Vivitar camera left a little distracting. I'd like to see what it would look like if you either:

Moved the subject off the wall a little bit and stopped down to retain the definition in the wood. (edit: you may need to light your background separately though if you took this approach)
Used another umbrella for your fill



That is completely just personal taste though and takes nothing away from your picture. I think it's time to start charging more than $50 for these!!! Great job.

[Rodger]

I agree that the harsh shadow is distracting. It didn't show up on my LCD when I was checking the shots :( I thought the 430EXII would drown the Vivitar's shadow out a bit more than it did.


I probablycould have/should have gone with a softbox on the vivitar as it was too windy for another umbrella (I had a friend hold the 430EXII steady).


Thanks for your input Mark!!

[Keith B]

I wouldn't mind the hard shadow so much if it was lower than the subject, as from a higher light source.


I'm not a fan of the post. I think it needs some texture, some grit, to pull that style off. Other than those little things I like it.

[twistedphrame]

here's one I took of my friend today while playing in an abandoned house.


Exif and such:


F8.0 ISO 100 1/125 XTi w/ 24-70 F2.8 Cactus KF36 bounced out of an umbrella full power to the right, behind the wall and a 430ex at 1/16 (i think) camera left behind the wall bare. Comments/critiques are much appreciated.





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~Jordan

[Rodger]

Nice shot Jordan!


I love the black foreground! I might have moved her to the [camera] left side and into the larger opening. That would give her a body rather than just a neck and head. Love the lighting you used though!


That looks like a veryy fun place to shoot!


-Rodger

[Rodger]

I wouldn't mind the hard shadow so much if it was lower than the subject, as from a higher light source.


Frick. You're absolutely right. Ahh what's that saying? hindsight is 20/20? I'll have to remember that for next time. (Not sure why I broke the standard "light from above" rule here).



I think it needs some texture, some grit, to pull that style off.


Do you think some light brushing in CS4 with a "grunge" set would do the trick? Or possibly some more on the "clarity" slider in LR2 (just on the background). I do agree with you now on second thought. It seems a bit "smooth" overall for the lower saturation and hefty vignette.


Thanks for your advice Keith!


Rodger

[twistedphrame]

I might have moved her to the [camera] left side and into the larger opening. That would give her a body rather than just a neck and head. Love the lighting you used though!
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I have some similar to that but it was so cold (25-30 degrees) we didn't really have much choice in wearing something that would really look that good. we've made plans to go back when its warmer haha.









That looks like a veryy fun place to shoot!
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it's a great place to shoot, most of the plaster is falling apart, theres wholes everywhere in the walls, it's an all around amazing find [:P], it's just really dark since its all boarded up.





~Jordan

[Keith B]

Do you think some light brushing in CS4 with a "grunge" set would do the trick? Or possibly some more on the "clarity" slider in LR2 (just on the background). I do agree with you now on second thought. It seems a bit "smooth" overall for the lower saturation and hefty vignette.


Thanks for your advice Keith!


Rodger






Hmm. I think I probably desaturate the blues a little more and then mess with the Orange channel, darken, desaturate and increase the contrast a little, to give the skin a metallic quality. I increase the black point a little and maybe add some contrast.


In PS I'd duplicate the layer then add some noise (monochrome) then play with the layer blending modes to get something that works. That will give it some grit. Try your ideas too. They might work better. Don't know until you try.

[Keith B]

I messed with it real quick. I just played with the (un)saturation, darkened the red, blue and cyan channels.I duped the layer thenadded some contrast to the whole thing, then masked the whole layer and then reversed painted cheeks, eyes etc. to give more contrast with out making it too dark.


You can probably do a lot better with the RAW. Especially with the color tones. On this low rez images adding noise didn't work.


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[Keith B]

Just posting this because it is really the only shot I've taken with my new 35 1.4.


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[Sheiky]

Something different then what I've seen here so far[:P]:


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The Joker 50D 100mm macro f2.8 @ f7.1 iso400 1/200 430EXII bounced of ceiling ettl


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Juliet 50D 17-55 f2.8 is usm @ 37mm f7.1 iso500 1/50 flash triggered by cactus v4 manual 1/32 or something [:P]at rimmlight with a blue colorgel on it and a normal softtone lamp on her face. (held it by it's standard)


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Corine 50D 17-55 f2.8 is usm @ 55mm f7.1 iso100 1/200 flash wireless triggered by cactus v4 manual again 1/32 or something from left behind above.





My little sister wants to become a grime-specialist so once in a while she makes some nice creations so I get the chance to shoot some shots. So I try with el cheapo indoor stuff like light and last month I bought a cactus wireless trigger and flash gels, so I tested them. Unfortunately I lost my trigger and reciever, still don't know how [:P]


Only the first picture has some adjustments like more blacks and contrast. Only minor. The other two are straigth out of camera.


All comments are welcome, I need to learn so please beat me up [:D]

[lcnewkirk]

Just posting this because it is really the only shot I've taken with my new 35 1.4.


Really? I totally dig this photo! I love the tonal range and her expression. I know she's not really looking at anything, and I'm sure she'sthinking "Can you please hurry this up so I can get back to ..." but the composition makes me want to know what she's looking at. I really feel a lot of emotion from thisphoto. What was the EXIF? Was the light source a window?


Lewis

[Keith B]

Just posting this because it is really the only shot I've taken with my new 35 1.4.


Really? I totally dig this photo! I love the tonal range and her expression. I know she's not really looking at anything, and I'm sure she'sthinking "Can you please hurry this up so I can get back to ..." but the composition makes me want to know what she's looking at. I really feel a lot of emotion from thisphoto. What was the EXIF? Was the light source a window?


Lewis






Thanks Lewis.


Actually she was looking out the window observing the weather, nothing planned expression wise. It has been out of the ordinarily cold here in FL and it was rainy so she was just looking. I had just been clicking away for a few frames before. The window is the sole light source.


EXIF: 5DmkII1/40sec35 1.4L @ 1.4 ISO400


The full rez is quite breathtaking as far as color and detail. It is really unbelievable for a shot at 1.4. I am so tickled with the 35L. If they are going to upgrade this lens, good luck there isn't much room for improvement.

[Rodger]

The window is the sole light source.


I wish my windows did that! haha. I could've saved on this strobist stuff!


And by the way Keith, thank you for taking that photo from my previous post and messing with it. It got me on a track that I like better for the photo. I'll update it here after I export them from LR. Thanks for your help!


Rodger

[Keith B]

My pleasure Rodger.


I'm looking forward to see the next version of that shot.


It's funny talking about the window light and strobes. When I first started shooting way back when, most of my favorite shots were natural light. Anton Cobjin was my hero loved the stuff he shot of U2 for the Joshua Tree. So everything I shot, I was trying to emulate that. Years later I get back into photography, working with with studio photographers (they were obsessed with f/8 and ISO100) and all the fancy strobes I became obsessed with them. Now, I no longer would depend on the sun I'll make my own. All my shots started looking synthetic and it was everything my photographic instinct wasn't. Along the way I became so obsessed with the strobes, I kind of forgot what natural light looked like and that essentially you want your strobes to match natural light as much as possible.


I have been hell bent on trying to make my strobes match natural light (as much as possible) and now I finding my strobe shots are flat.


So I'm trying to retrain myself, leaving the strobes in the case and working with natural light. Then I'll ad a strobe here and there and try and find that balance.

[devsalvi]

A picture I took of my wife when she visited this Christmas.






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[powers_brent]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4269034527_4eb88ebc17.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentpowers/4269034527/)


Kodak P20 Flash shot thru camera right @ 1/4? power and 430EXII at 1/16? behnd subject left tiggered by yong nuo CTR-301p. SOOC!!!


Canon Rebel XS with Canon EF 100mm f/2.0 @ 2.0, 1/125, ISO 200

[bouwy]

Hi guys,


<span style="font-size: medium; color: #0000ff;"]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), Canada, early 2008. Open for comments &amp; suggestions /emoticons/emotion-1.gif


Some notes: Toronto's winter is always quite cold. As I remember, there were a couple of unusual warm days before the day when this picture was taken; that's why snow was melted and the ground can be seen. However, at the moment when I was taking this picture it was about -10 degrees... The ground was frozen and I was lying on it toachieve such a perspective.





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Canon Rebel XTi + 17-85/4-5.6 IS @ 17mm, F5.6, 1/50s, ISO200, w/o flash.


Benjamin
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[Jordan]

This was shot on my old Rebel T1i (gave to my girlfriend, who is the subject of this photo) with my EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro, 1/2500sec @ f/2.8, ISO 400.

[wusstigphoto]

Its been a while since i've been here... lots of great photos everyone.


Here's a couple recent ones of the wife and daughter...


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50 mm
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Lens: Canon EF50mm f/1.4


Strobist Info:
600W Visico Strobe set to 1/32 primary camera left w/softbox
600W Visico Strobe set to 1/32 fill camera right w/softbox
Triggered wirelessly on one and sync cord on other... couldn't get photoeye to trigger (blocked)





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135 mm
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Lens: Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L


Strobist info:


Canon 430EX through shoot through umbrella @1/4 and a small reflector on the right side of her face

[bouwy]

My first attempt at portrait shots of my daughter in law at her wedding last week.

















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[devsalvi]

At my friends party few months ago. pics revisited.




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[hkun88]

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135 mm
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Lens: Canon EF70-200mm f/2.8L


Strobist info:


Canon 430EX through shoot through umbrella @1/4 and a small reflector on the right side of her face
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I love the 2nd pict, nice lighting...!

[jnort002]

I second that plus the catch lights are great

[DBD_Photo]

Just a sample of my work.


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Canon 30D, 50mm 1.8 at f2.8 1/30 sec, 100 ISO, available light.


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Canon 50D, 24~105mm at 95mm f4.5 1/60 sec, ISO 100.

[Keith B]

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[Chuck Lee]

<span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"]Keith,


<span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"]I really like the shots you share. I don't know if you were looking for any feedback so forgive me if you weren't but I felt compelled to comment on a couple things with this one.


<span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"]1) I think the ambient on-axis is a little strong overall and is shining too brightly in her ear.


<span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"]2) I like the comp, but her pose, though strong, proud and jaw/neck enhancing leaves me looking up into her nose. If she slightly cocked her her back toward you or if you were able to take the shot from a little higher up this could remedy the problem. Even #1 would help by taking the on-axis fill down a 1/2 to 1 full stop.


<span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"]These things are very picky but worth a mention.


<span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"]Love the background halo light. I wish I was home and could see the background color on My HP 2275. Looks like cinnamon.


<span style="font-size: small; font-family: Times New Roman;"]Nice work man..........[Y]

[Mark Elberson]

What was your setup here Keith?


Gridded speedlite into background?
Softbox camera left and slightly behind subject?
Rayflash for fill?


Great job by the way :-)

[Keith B]

<span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"]Keith,


<span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"]I really like the shots you share. I don't know if you were looking for any feedback so forgive me if you weren't but I felt compelled to comment on a couple things with this one.


<span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"]1) I think the ambient on-axis is a little strong overall and is shining too brightly in her ear.


<span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"]2) I like the comp, but her pose, though strong, proud and jaw/neck enhancing leaves me looking up into her nose. If she slightly cocked her her back toward you or if you were able to take the shot from a little higher up this could remedy the problem. Even #1 would help by taking the on-axis fill down a 1/2 to 1 full stop.


<span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"]These things are very picky but worth a mention.


<span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"]Love the background halo light. I wish I was home and could see the background color on My HP 2275. Looks like cinnamon.


<span style="font-size:small;font-family:Times New Roman;"]Nice work man........../emoticons/emotion-21.gif






Thanks Chuck


Feedback is always fine. I have been a food/product/editorial photographer for some time and I am now working on my portrait stylings so C&amp;C is welcome.


It's funny the 2 things you pointed out are the two things I have issue with image too. I have other shots from the sitting posed as you described, but my girlfriend has become very impatient with my photography and using her as a guinea pig so it is like photographing a child; I have a window of about 2 minutes before she in twitching and goose necking toward the t.v. I would have like to change the fill light but no way would she have waited for me to set up a light. I thought about fixing the ear in post but I got lazy. I'll post a different angle later.









What was your setup here Keith?


Gridded speedlite into background?
Softbox camera left and slightly behind subject?
Rayflash for fill?


Great job by the way :-)






Mark


You nailed it! And thanks.


Like I mentioned above I had limited time, I would have liked to have put a small shoot through choked way down behind her so I got better gradation of the hot spot. I actually had to push the shadow level in post, so on the original you kind of see banding again (not going to complain because it could have been avoided).


Other set up info: 5DmkII, 24-70, SB w/580EXII @1/4, Ray Flash w/580EXII @ 1/32, BG light 580EXII w/Honl 1/4 grid @ 1/64.


Manual setting, 1/125, f/4 ISO 100 @ 70mm.

[Sheiky]

Keith one more tiny detail. Try to get the entire head in the shot. I don't know if I'm the only one noticing, but I don't like cut of bodyparts in photos. I think if you showed the top of her head as well it would make the image stronger.


Except of course if you're trying to make a special composition where you deliberately cut of some limbs or other bodyparts.





At least that's what I am trying to work on lately. It happens to me all the time, because I'm focussing on other things during the shoots, but it is something to be beware of. Take the entire shot, not a bit of it [A]

[Keith B]

Keith one more tiny detail. Try to get the entire head in the shot. I don't know if I'm the only one noticing, but I don't like cut of bodyparts in photos. I think if you showed the top of her head as well it would make the image stronger.


Except of course if you're trying to make a special composition where you deliberately cut of some limbs or other bodyparts.






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Crop was intentional. I was trying different crops as I was clicking away. This shot just grabbed me.


I use to focus so much on getting everything in. This was a big thing shooting editorial stuff because designers always wanted plenty of room to crop in the layouts. I think sometimes if you get too much in the image loses impact. I think it is really about the purpose of the shot. Like on this shot, I have always loved her profile and cheek bones so I was really trying to draw focus to them in a "rip-off Dan Winters" sort of way (I missed but that is why this is practice). I feel too much or any space above and behind her would detracted from that. If I had more time I would have like to adjusted light to make her neck and clavicle more shadowy and use them to draw the eye more toward her jaw. Probably would have shadowed out her nose a bit too.
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[Jayson]

This is one of my little guy that I am very fond of. I have better, but for some reason really like this picture. C&amp;C welcome. XSi, 50mm 1.4 @ f2.0, 1/200 sec, iso 200.


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[Keith B]

Great shot Jayson!


Here is a altered version of my previous post and a slightly different angle. It is still shot from a little low. She is very petite person (4'11") and I was afraid of making her look tiny.


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[devsalvi]

That's an excellent shot Jayson. So much innocence in this picture.

[Sean Setters]

Keith-


I like the second one quite a bit better. She has a magnificant profile, and it shines in the second one. I always enjoy the shots you take of her...


And on a last note, 4'11"?? Wow...I never would have guessed. I think you do a good job of making her seem taller!

[Keith B]

Thanks Sean!


I'm a big fan of your work so that means a lot.


Ahlea is very petite. I have shots of her from the same sitting where she is wearing a sweater but it was making her look very small so I asked if she could just put on a robe and let drape off her shoulders. Her attitude dropped substantially after that. It was a little chilly and I think she wanted to watch Chuck.


With the sweater. I like the angle better. I think I got married to the idea the shoulder made in more interesting. I had the ring powered down a little more here too. Another instance where the LCD failed me. On screen it looked to dark.


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[HiFiGuy1]

Keith,


I don't know anything, but I think the last one with the sweater is the best. I think you did a great job capturing the contrast between the well-lit front of her face and the left side, and the gradient behind her is perfectly silhouetting her form, not bringing attention to itself, but not allowing the back oh her to fade formlessly into a shadow. Also, the color of the sweater is a great complement to the background and her natural skin and hair, which brings something to the palette that I feel was missing by comparison in the first shots.

[Keith B]

Thanks HiFi.


The sweater shot was actually the first shot I took. I guess I started getting in my own way. Appreciate everyones input. Thanks.

[bastoone]

hello all


still time to say best wishes for 2010!


i just got back from india where i had an amazing journey filled by amazing people. so inspiring! here are a just couple of shots it wanted to share. i appreciate feedbacks!!!


camera is a 40D


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70 mm f7.1 1/1000 sec iso 200 no flash

[Sheiky]

... and I think she wanted to watch Chuck.








Definitely got to respect that [Y][:D]

[mattsartin]

Backseat photographer. My great-uncle while he's driving


Canon XTi &amp; 50mm 1.8II


1/400s f/2.8 ISO 400


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[divine_evo]

Hi, This is my first post here on this forum. I thought I would add my shot as well.


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[divine_evo]

Hi, This is my first post here on this forum. I thought I would add my shot as well.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2700/4295229955_7a6c6a83b4_o.jpg

[divine_evo]

I saw a post of animals, so I added some of mine.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/4295324675_d16e36a67b_o.jpg


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[Mark Elberson]

I was doing a "light check" for a shoot that I had to do later the same day. My father-in-law was kind enough to step in for me and I ended up really like this portrait.


Canon EOS 5D Mark II, EF24-70mm f/2.8L USM @ 70.0mm, Manual Exposure, 1/160th, f/8, ISO 400


Strobist: 430EX in shoot-through umbrella @ 1/8 camera right, 430EX in shoot-through umbrella @ 1/16 camera left, 430EX in 50 degree grid @ 1/32 camera left and slightly behind, triggered via CTR-301P.


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[Keith B]

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[42Molybdenum]

Well, let me add some portraits of mine. These were taken while rehearsing a play.


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3298/3579343070_01e5676da2_b.jpg


(50D, EF70-300 IS, f/4.5, 1/14 s, ISO 350 @100mm)


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2435/3654581625_58cbf7152f_b.jpg


(50D, EF-s 17-85 IS, f/5.6, 1/20 s, ISO 500 @85mm)

[btaylor]

I've only been toying with strobism for about 48 hours so I've got much to learn. I've always enjoyed high key images so I thought I'd have a go myself.
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]40D, 70-200mm f/4LIS @ 70mm &amp; f/8, 1/100, ISO 100
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]Strobist Info:
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]580exII @ &frac14; power in softbox camera left, pointed up at subject
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]420ex in gridded softbox camera right with &frac12; CTO gel
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[Sheiky]

Interesting photo Ben, don't see a lot of those around here.


I like it, although the model could be a little more exited [:P]





@Devine Evo


Love your first post and welcome [:D]

[btaylor]

Interesting photo Ben, don't see a lot of those around here.


I like it, although the model could be a little more exited /emoticons/emotion-4.gif






Hahah thanks. Yep the model was my girlfriend and I don't think she was expecting to be my proverbial experimental guinea pig. I'll let her know she needs to fire things up a bit [:P]

[Sheiky]

Lucky you Ben [:D] Hihi fire up....yeah you tell her that [:)]


Tell her she need to be a fired up experimental guinea pig, she'll love it! [Y]

[btaylor]

Another shot of the fired up experimental guinea pig and my other best mate, Jack the Border Collie (the other collie wouldn't sit still long enough for a shot)


40D, 70-200mm f/4L IS @ 100mm and f/6.3, 1/250 sec, ISO 100


420ex behind with full CTO gel fired toward me


580 exII camera left @ 1/2 power through softbox.


Both triggered using Yonguo RF602 radio triggers.


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[jenifermary]

Hey thanks/....U have provided a very gr8 idea.I have made 4 shots i will post very soon in this form..

[Scott]

Nice shot Ben, I'm just getting into the strobism off camera thing myself lately. I do believe we're the only two Ozzie's here though and Queenslanders at that. Love your BC mate, smartest dogs around, do you still have your choclate BC. One more thing, where in the Isa is it that green [:P]





Scott

[Sheiky]

Another shot of the fired up experimental guinea pig and my other best mate, Jack the Border Collie (the other collie wouldn't sit still long enough for a shot)





Hihi love it!!![:D]


Nice picture Ben. I'll try to make some pictures of my own guinea piggy soon when I get time [:P]

[Madison]

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[Jorundr-Jorgensen]

Great portraits Madison, nice style, I esspecially like the thrid one.

[Sean Setters]

I too like the third one best...good stuff

[btaylor]

Nice shot Ben, I'm just getting into the strobism off camera thing myself lately. I do believe we're the only two Ozzie's here though and Queenslanders at that.





Cheers mate -certainlyhaven't seen too many other Ozzies hanging around althoughI'm sure they're a few out there.







Love your BC mate, smartest dogs around, do you still have your choclate BC. One more thing, where in the Isa is it that green /emoticons/emotion-4.gif





They are fantasic dogs, a little too smart at times but they're as loyal as it gets. Still got the chocolate one - she was just too impatient to sit still long enough to get in this shot.

[Mark Elberson]

Terrific work Madison. Can you share some of your strobist info? The 3rd one really has that Dan Winters vibe to it. I remember you commenting on his style from a while back. Again, terrific job!

[rustyholden]

EOS50D


efs 18-200 f3.5-5.6 IS


ISO 800


f5.6


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[Matt.s.Maneri]

my friend needed a picture of herself to send to her grandparents


I wouldn't label this as best but I like it.


XSI


ISO 100


f/4


1/200


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--Matt

[Madison]

Terrific work Madison. Can you share some of your strobist info? The 3rd one really has that Dan Winters vibe to it. I remember you commenting on his style from a while back. Again, terrific job!





Thank you Mark. All were done with studio flash (so not a strobist setup) in the studio though.


Miss World shot uses a ring flash and nothing else.


The one that looks like an old painting uses two soft boxes one as a main and one as a fill (which is not the way Dan Winters does it by the way: he uses one soft box to the right and uses a ring to fill).


The black &amp; White portraitw of the guy with the chains uses just one soft box on this face, and a slight bounce on the left.


Very basic stuff actually.

[twistedphrame]

Very basic stuff actually.
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You certainly know how to use it though haha, they look excellent

[Keith B]

Did these for a friend. She is actually a nurse that recently finished school. She hated the classic portrait shot the school took. So she wanted to do something different.


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[Rob Gardner]

Here's a few from today's shoot with voiceover artist Trish Basanyi (Trish the Dish):


Canon 5D w/ Canon 85mm f/1.8 at f/2.2 - 1/15 @ ISO 100


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[Rob Gardner]

Did these for a friend. She is actually a nurse that recently finished school. She hated the classic portrait shot the school took. So she wanted to do something different.





Keith - the first shot is really spot-on to me. Nice interpretation....I really like it.

[Keith B]

Keith - the first shot is really spot-on to me. Nice interpretation....I really like it.






Thanks Rob!

[Tallywho]

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BSU pep rally


Exposure 1/1000 sec @ f/4.0, 200mm, ISO 100, Canon 50D, Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L IS USM

[jks]

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not really sure if it's a nice enough portrait shot to be posted on this thread. You guys decide.





jks [:)]

[M.Mobin]

http://mmobin.persiangig.com/5/IMG_9831.jpg

[Sean Setters]

How about we resurrect this thread:



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2794/4418875100_80d31bb2f0.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4418875100/)


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2699/4418108463_53d73a52e3.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4418108463/)

[Keith B]

Nice Sean. I really like the color image.

[Rodger]

How about we resurrect this thread:


I don't have anything new to post. But I'll thank Sean for bringing it back! The birders have been having all the fun recently!! haha.


I also like the color image, the gradient on the wall from light to dark is nice.

[twistedphrame]

Here's one I took today of a girl I went to high school with and her 3 year old.


CC welcome


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[btaylor]

Lighting on the subjects looks good and the framing is all good but the background look could probably be improved.


I'd suggest firing a flash directly at the sheet behind them to blow it out more and give a bit of rim lighting through the hair etc. The sheet just needs to be flattened out a bit so the folds in the top left of frame aren't visible.


The emotion is great though - it's obvious the two of them were comfortable with you shooting them which is a big part of getting natural emotion out of portraits.

[twistedphrame]

yeah background is my big gap in my setup, i don't quite have the capital for anything decent either in materials or supports so I wind up jerry-rigging everything.

[Rodger]

Twistedframe,


Great timing on the shot! The emotion is wonderful.


Buying a cheap steamer would help your background situation too. (I hope you don't mind this) but I would probably angle the chair a bit so that it is not straight on with the camera. The straight on angle is not very flattering for most subjects although I would not say that it detracts from this photo. A little angle adjustment would just make it a bit better in my humble opinion.


Ahh, this is making me want to go shoot portraits! People pictures are my favorite. "I've never met a landscape that I couldn't put a person in front of and thus make it interesting" - Joe McNally :)

[powers_brent]

Me just messing around. Not the best, but yeah.


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2755/4433985401_b248ce4f9f.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentpowers/4433985401/)


Canon Rebel XS with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 @ f/8.0, 1/50th, ISO 400


Strobist Info: Canon 430EXII shoot thru high camera left @ 1/2 power and Kodak P20 zoomed to 80mm bare behind subject right @ 1/8 power. All triggered by CTR-301P's


RAW to tiff and edited in photoshop. Contrast and saturation raised 10. Added type obviously. Sharpened.

[Scott]

[Sean Setters]

Here's a couple of shots from today's session:



http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4061/4446176049_b96195a711.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4446176049/)

[ddt0725]

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[Sean Setters]

CHEESE!!

[adrian mandea]

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[lespurs]

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[ddt0725]

Quick shot of my son as he breezed in and outta here as usual!

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C&amp;C Welcome!

Thanks,
Denise

[Mark Elberson]

Hey Denise,


Glad you could find yourself a willing model :-) What was your setup. It looks like it could use a tad more exposure but that may just be my screen at work. This is just taste but I would try to find a way to get some separation of subject and background. He kind of melts away into the darkness. That may have been what you were going for though. Maybe play with the crop a little too. If you're going to keep it a landscape then I would prefer to see the dead space to the right of him as opposed to the left. Portrait orientation may look nice too.


Keep up the good work and keep shooting! I've really seen a nice progression in your photography over the past couple of months :-)

[jkt]

Hi, this is my first post on this forum. I've been shooting with Panasonic LX-2 for a few years, and moved to Canon 500D with kit lens this fall. Since then, I've bought a 50mm 1.8 II, a 430EX-II flash and recently a 17-55 2.8 IS USM (which was the best thing I could've done). I don't have any fancy lighting kit, not even a wireless transmitter, but I do try to follow Neil ("http://neilvn.com/tangents/) van Niekerk ("http://neilvn.com/tangents/) and his advices about using on-camera bounce flash. Last weekend, my lens was generating a bit of an attention which I decided to abuse a bit and get a nice girl to pose (I read some posing tips the other day, and I managed to remember a few points). We both have zero experience with that, so the image has a few flaws I'm aware of (chopped hand, I should've arranged her fingers to be visible):


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The setup -- 17-55 at 43mm, Manual mode (for control of the lighting), F/2.8 (for the DOF), 1/50s (I wanted some ambient light to register), ISO 800 (arbitrary value, I didn't want to hammer the flash too much and ISO 1600 seemed too much), on-camera flash in TTL, no flash exposure compensation, bounced up and to the right (the 430EX-II won't rotate more than 90&deg; to the right, so I'm pretty sure it was aiming just to the right and about 60&deg; up). Shoot RAW, but the camera got the WB right in this case. The "venue" was a hall in an old (pre-WW1) house in a village, about 2 meters wide, dark brown wooden ceiling and one wall, the other wall which I bounced from was painted white with some obstacles like doors. RAW-&gt;JPEG converted in Canon's Digital Photo Pro running under Wine in Linux, cropped. Further PP in the Gimp, adjusted levels of the red on the face, some cosmetic retouching (eyes, teeth, skin blemishes), skin softening, added vignetting, eye &amp; hair sharpening. This was the first time I was PPing a shot, so it took me about two hours :).


The flaws I'm aware of:

Weird position of the right hand -- the elbow looks kinda strange here (or doesn't it?)
Palm and fingers are not visible, that's a pity IMHO
Some disturbing background stuff on the very right



Still, I was really happy when a strobist friend of mine nodded "hey, nice window lighting" when he saw the shot for the first time, and was rather surprised to hear that it was an on-camera TTL flash :). Any suggestions about how to improve stuff are welcome.

[Sean Setters]

Welcome to the forum jkt! We're glad to have you here. Personally, I think you did a fantastic job on the exposure (you just enough ambient in). The pose is a bit awkward (having the elbow so much closer to the lens than the face makes it seem disproportionately bigger. In fact, I thought this was shot at the wider end of your 17-55 until I saw "43mm" (which can cause more distortion in your subject). The pose aside, I think you nailed the bounce flash. It does indeed look like window light--it works perfectly with the scene. Overall, well done!

[peety3]

Welcome JKT! For the sake of mention, if you go with Manual mode and ambient light is a factor in your shot, ISO values aren't "arbitrary": they influence how bright/dark the ambient is just as much as shutter or aperture settings. I'm not sure about the 430II, but I believe some of the newer Canon flashes interpret their color temperature and report that to the camera, so if you have the camera on auto WB it'll be "calibrated" to the flash and unaware of the ambient light.

[Sean Setters]

And one from Good Friday...


http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2745/4484467733_1a40d3d075.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4484467733/)

[Sean Setters]

And a follow up on Easter...



http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4062/4491656180_af9ea26ff0.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4491656180/)


click on pick for strobist info

[bouwy]

Real Thinker.7D, 70-200mm IS, hand held (bit shaky LOL)


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[Madison]

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[Rodger]

Terrific lighting Madison!


I'm so excited I finally have some more portraits to add to the thread! Well, one.. but, I got to play with a friend's Alien Bee 800s a few days ago! Four light set up!!



http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2255/4507818123_b1f30f7599.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodgerobley/4507818123/)


Strobist Info: 2 AB 800s @ 1/3 power, standard reflector, behind subject on either side. One Vivitar 285HV @ 1/4 power, 43&amp;quot; Westcott shoot-through umbrella, below and aimed up to fill in below the nose and eyes. One Canon 430EXII @ 1/16 through another Westcott 43&amp;quot; shoot through, on a human boom, on axis, slightly above and aimed down for soft light on the face.

[Madison]

Thanks Rodger: people are always so against umbrellas but that picture was lit with one umbrella only, as the only light source, and nothing else. ^_^





Umbrellas rule!

[Keith B]

I love umbrellas.


It's funny I was reading a guy models comments on model mayhem a while ago. He said he showed to a shoot once and they had umbrellas set up and he walked out.


What a maroon!

[Madison]

Yeah that's Model Mayhem for you 99,9% wannabes with attitudes acting like jerks and making demands. Horrible.





I call modeling agencies these days asking to do test shoots with new faces. The difference between a professional model even an unexperienced one, and people from Model Mayhem is mind boggling.

[clemmb]

5D, 24-105 @ 105, 5.6, 1/50


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[btaylor]

Wow - absolutely stunning. The catch lights in the eyes are fantastic. Just a bit unsure about the softness on the sides of frame. Is that due fo the DOF or did you make some changes in post?


Really nice shot mate - well done.

[clemmb]

Wow - absolutely stunning. The catch lights in the eyes are fantastic. Just a bit unsure about the softness on the sides of frame. Is that due fo the DOF or did you make some changes in post?


Really nice shot mate - well done.
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Thanks


Yes, PSE5. oval blur Vignett then square black vignett.


Mark

[Garrett-Grimsley]

Little trip to DC with some sister's friends from Baltimore.


http://sleekupload.com/uploads/5/_mg_6270.jpg


Both shot with 350D w/ 85 f/1.8@f/2.8


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[Sheiky]

I like them Garrett [Y]

[ddt0725]

Nice photos, Garrett! Now I have another lens added to my list and this one isn't even expensive!! [Y] [Y]

[Garrett-Grimsley]

Nice photos, Garrett! Now I have another lens added to my list and this one isn't even expensive!! /emoticons/emotion-21.gif /emoticons/emotion-21.gif
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Oh yeah the 85 f/1.8 is a fine piece of glass. I picked mine up off ebay for about $300 and it had absolutely nothing wrong with it except some small dust particles inside it. I just love it and the colors and contrast just beat that of any of my other lenses. It's also a damn for FoV for portraits and the frame is perfect on crop &amp; full frame alike.


Though if I had the dough I'd get the f/1.2 version in a heartbeat. [:P]

[Madison]

Some old skool bling in this portrait:


http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs378.snc3/24180_112172482148966_100000686445925_121207_39522 36_n.jpg

[Sheiky]

Awesome! [:D]


I'm seeing a specific personal style in your photos, I like that [Y]


Jan

[Mr.Le]

I think I shot this with my 135L, wide open. The 40D had to do for this shoot since my 5D MKII wasn't delivered yet. As you would've guess it, I had to stand a bit further back to get this shot. haha.


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[clemmb]

Texas bluebonnets


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Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
Image Date: 2010:04:04 19:10:40
Focal Length: 70.0mm
Aperture: f/4.5
Exposure Time: 0.020 s (1/50)
ISO equiv: 160
Exposure Bias: -0.33 EV
Metering Mode: Spot
Exposure: aperture priority (semi-auto)
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: Yes (Manual)

[RHarris]

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Canon 5D


Image 1: 135mm 2.0 L lens F2.8 ISO 400 1/640th


Image 2: 85mm 1.2L lens F2.2 ISO 800 1/160th


Image 3: 85 mm 1.2 L lens F2.8 ISO 50 1/800th

[deltasun]

Both shot with a 40D, 35-105mm f/4L lens.


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/deltasun/baby.jpg


http://i26.photobucket.com/albums/c114/deltasun/Baby1.jpg

[MrGreenBug]

Nice photo Dave. It gives me a sense of spring-summer feel. [:)]

[Wes Elkin]

40D, 24mm 1.4L II, f/5.6, ISO 800, 1/100


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4439627669_bfbfc27d8c.jpg








Fuji Velvia 100F, 50mm 1.8 II, f/2.8, 1/90


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4044/4542255030_4e2ab069c8.jpg

[MrGreenBug]

I think I shot this with my 135L, wide open. The 40D had to do for this shoot since my 5D MKII wasn't delivered yet. As you would've guess it, I had to stand a bit further back to get this shot. haha.
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Very beautiful.. I guess the lens flare contributed to the photo..

[Garrett-Grimsley]

http://sleekupload.com/uploads/5/_mg_6422edit2_2.jpg


Some more shots with my amazing 85mm taken today. [H]


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All were shot either wide open or at f/2.8 with a 350D.

[ddt0725]

Definitely is an awesome lens, Garrett![Y] Thanks to your previous photos, I have one coming my way this week!! [:D]

Denise

[Keith B]

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Didn't notice the wrinkled collar until after. Dern!


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[canon-ball]

interesting pose, l love the composition.

[canon-ball]

http://img8.imageshack.us/img8/5958/img2466q.jpg

[Keith B]

interesting pose, l love the composition.






Thanks.


I was pretty much just clicking away. I may have caught her in between poses, but I liked it.

[Sean Setters]

Great shots Keith. I like them both.

[alex_sb]

Canon 7D, 24-70 f/2.8L, @ 35 mm


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[Keith B]

Great shots Keith. I like them both.






Thanks Sean!

[Mark Elberson]

Great shots Keith. I like them both.
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I concur. Love the light!

[Sean Setters]

Keith keeps showing me up. I feel like I'm playing catch-up in here... :-)


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4070/4583394175_8d0b2c5c35.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4583394175/) http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4004/4583396381_19a9d226c8.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4583396381/)

[Keith B]

Great shots Keith. I like them both.
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I concur. Love the light!






Thanks Mark! I'm giving most of the credit to my 60" Softlighter. It too is cumbersome but the light is great. It would be perfect for monolights though.






Keith keeps showing me up. I feel like I'm playing catch-up in here... :-)












Showing you up? No way! Your stuff rocks! Occasionally I get lucky. Your stuff is consistently good.


But thanks for the props.

[neuroanatomist]

I was looking over some recent albums and ran across this, from Easter.


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[Keith B]

I was looking over some recent albums and ran across this, from Easter.





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Precious!


Nice shot.
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[neuroanatomist]

Precious! Nice shot.





Thanks! [:)]

[ddt0725]

I was looking over some recent albums and ran across this, from Easter.



Absolutely beautiful picture, John!! You definitely captured a precious moment with this one!

Denise

[neuroanatomist]

Thanks, Denise! [:)]

[Sheiky]

Great shot John! Also the rest is great...wow[H]


Here are a few I made about 2 weeks ago. My little sister is always up for some posing [:)]


http://www.fruityview.nl/tdp/portrait1.jpg


5DII with 24-105 @ 24mm f10 1/80 iso100 with polarizer


http://www.fruityview.nl/tdp/portrait2.jpg


5DII with Sigma 50mm 1.4 @ f2 1/6400 iso100


Jan

[Keith B]

Nice shots Jan.


I especially like the second one. How is that Sigma 50 1.4. I'm really interested in it but there are tons of mixed reviews of it.


I never liked my Canon 50 1.4 so I sold it. The 1.2 is a little too pricey.

[Sean Setters]

And a couple of shots from yesterday (and maybe bumping the thread will get Jan's attention so he can respond to Keith's Sigma 50mm question). :-)






http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4038/4588522983_759c34bc0b.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4588522983/) http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3305/4588528207_89a2073ced.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4588528207/)

[Rodger]

Love the flare Sean!


Here are two from a recent senior shoot! (I broke free from my strobist foundations and shot natural light!)









http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4013/4589811109_ec246627c5.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodgerobley/4589811109/)
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4023/4589811141_8123672098.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodgerobley/4589811141/)

[neuroanatomist]

I like the first shot, Rodger. The second looks overexposed a bit. Also, maybe I'm being dense here, but what's that black object behind her, and why is it there? It's pretty distracting to me...


--John

[Sean Setters]

I like the first shot, Rodger. The second looks overexposed a bit. Also, maybe I'm being dense here, but what's that black object behind her, and why is it there? It's pretty distracting to me...


--John
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It's her shoes (intersected with a blade of tall grass, I believe). :-)

[neuroanatomist]

It's her shoes


Ok, I was being dense - now that you point it out, it's obvious. I still find them to be distracting, though... [:(]

[Rodger]

No worries John! It is indeed her feet. I was debating having her throw her legs up (as pictured) or leave them down. From now on I'll do some of both!


Thanks for the comments!

[Sheiky]

(and maybe bumping the thread will get Jan's attention so he can respond to Keith's Sigma 50mm question). :-)


Haha good one Sean! I already PMed Keith...[:P] But for the record (and perhaps to answer other people with the same question) here it is:





Hey Keith,


thanks for asking about the sigma.


I only tried out the Canon 50mm 1.4 and found out that it wasn't meant for me. Too small, feels cheap and it was totally not usauble at f1.4


After reading some reviews I thought what the heck, I'm just gonna try the Sigma and if I don't like it, I'll return it.


I Only have had 1 copy, and it is good! I love it!


Yes it had an AF inconsistency. It was frontfocussing and needed micro-adjustment of +9


Luckily for me that was the only flaw. I really enjoy this lens. I also think the 77mm filterthread is very handy and so is the size/weight. It feels good in your hands if your used to somewhat bigger lenses.


I'm not sure what else you are particularity interested in. If you want to see samples(full-size) or want to see specific images. I guess I could make a few for you. Just let me know! Because I am so happy with the Sigma that I still can't believe everyone has such major problems with it.


Hope this helps a bit already and I'll be hearing from you I guess?http://community.the-digital-picture.com/emoticons/emotion-2.gif


Jan





...


By the way cool shots Sean [Y] also Rodger, I really like your first photo! To be honest I am a natural-light man [A] And again you payed attention to Sean's basic rule [;)]

[Madison]

Here's an outtake from a shoot I did yesterday. I won't use this one in the actual series but it's a freaky portrait nonetheless.





http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs345.ash1/29412_121247807908100_100000686445925_156090_17841 86_n.jpg

[alex]

Let me preface this by saying I don't think I've ever figured out how to photograph people very well. But that said, I was really happy with this one, and it's not because of the shirt he's wearing. [:P]


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XSi, 17-55mm f/2.8 at f/5.0, 1/200, 38mm, ISO200


Comments appreciated!


Alex

[Rob Gardner]

Portrait of the wife in a hotel in Salt Lake City:


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Canon 1D Mk II - Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 @ f/2.2, 1/25 sec. @ ISO 320, Ambient

[canon-ball]

that girl is gorgeous. her eyes are captivating.

[Rob Gardner]

that girl is gorgeous. her eyes are captivating.
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One of the many reasons why I married her... [:D]

[realityinabox]

I took my little sister's senior pictures last fall. Here are a few of my favorites:


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4018/4676488112_ab5f4d16f7.jpg


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4057/4675860371_4fde329da1.jpg


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1277/4676499060_fcab3e80d6.jpg


Canon Rebel XT, Sigma 28-70 f/2.8 with a 580exII shot into a poster board that my wife was holding. (Before the 5dII days...Best wife ever, remember? [:D] )

[Rob Gardner]

Another shot from Hoboken, overlooking the Empire State bldg.


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Canon 1D Mk II - Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 @ f/3.2, 1/250 sec. @ ISO 320 - 580EX @ ETTL, -1 2/3

[Sheiky]

Nice photos guys!



Canon Rebel XT, Sigma 28-70 f/2.8 with a 580exII shot into a poster board that my wife was holding. (Before the 5dII days...Best wife ever, remember? /emoticons/emotion-2.gif )


How could we forget? I ...and I think I speak for more people than myself... am a total fan of your wife haha![;)]


hihi...

[Rob Gardner]

Another one of the wife with our new 5D Mk II...





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Canon 5D Mk II + Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 @ f/2.0, 1/100 sec. handheld, ISO 200, ambient light only.

[Grizz]

Few photos I wanted to share, any comments and suggestions are welcome :)


http://pic2.fotki.lv/photos2/10/W0003105/000310436/000031043553_%23_2_%23_Grizzz.jpg





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[Scott]

Grizz


I like the third and fourth photo, very nice mate.





Scott

[thekingb]

Not a posed portrait. I was lurking waiting for some good interaction.


ISO 200, f/2.8 1/160


EF 50 f/1.4


Canon Rebel XS


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[realityinabox]

Took these on a recent photo shoot with a good friend for my portfolio.


The Wonderful Wifey was holding a SB-900 mounted atop a painter's pole (thanks Sean for the idea), shot through an umbrella, fired via cybersyncs.


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/4730409399_dc25dfa00a.jpg




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[Sheiky]

The Wonderful Wifey


Great nickname haha! But I guess it's true [A]


That's a great set of photos. I think the first one is the best(not looking technically at the photo). Good material for a portfolio. To be honest I have no clue of strobism [:P]


I also like the 2nd photo. Although I'm not sure what to think of the hair in front of the eye. The third one is my least favorite. I think she looks a bit sad and I personally think she's lit just a bit too light. But I must say I'm not really a fan of strobism and I'm probably very picky! [:P]



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Not a posed portrait. I was lurking waiting for some good interaction.


Nice one, I like the emotion/interaction. However it would be better if her eyes where opened just a little bit more. It isn't posed, so I guess they weren't really thinking about such things [:)]



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Few photos I wanted to share, any comments and suggestions are welcome :)


Great shots! My favorite is number 3, very nice warm colors and a good environment for her.


-Jan
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[Rob Gardner]

Another one with my favourite muse (and world's best reflector holder...)


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Canon 5D Mk II + Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 @ f/2.0, 1/100 sec. handheld, ISO
200, ambient light only. Processed in Lightroom.

[powers_brent]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4081/4783069927_6c3438f747_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentpowers/4783069927/)


Canon Rebel XS with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
@ f/1.8, 1/50, ISO 800


Quick shot of my uncle while we were killing time at the Navy Lodge. My cousin was saying she hated his hair, so he made it worse. ;p Looks like Astro Boy now.

[powers_brent]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4075/4822554275_cdfd467e27_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/brentpowers/4822554275/)


Canon 50D with Tamron SP AF11-18mm F/4.5-5.6 Di-II LD @ f/5.6, ISO 100, 1/200 sec, 11mm


Canon 430EXII shot thru @ 1/4 power, Yongnuo YN460 bare subject right @ 1/8? power, and Kodak P20 flash bare subject left @ 1/8?. I need to start writing these things down! hah


Finally not one of me all the time! hahaha [:P]


Had a random, but totally fun shoot with two friends today. I discovered that one of my friends was REALLY REALLY into photography like I am. I thought she was into photography, but not that into it. So we set up a day to just shoot and exchange ideas. This is one of the results of that shoot. This is my friend Bunyi. I called him that morning to see if he was free because he is always a good model/subject. Fortunately he was in the area and would be free just when Gayle and I would be ready to go.


We shot at a great graffiti location I know in Placentia. To my GREAT dismay when we talked over to the location from our cars we found out that they had recently painted over all the graffiti. The walls here (between to industrial buildings) were COVERED in graffiti. From head to toe and not a spot left unsprayed. After searching the entire area (at least a few football fields long) we could only find two or three good tags to use as a background.


I really wanted to pull the colors and texture out of the wall. I hope I did that.


So yeah that's all folks! Buh bye now!

[rzFoto]

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[Sean Setters]

Took these on a recent photo shoot with a good friend for my portfolio.


The Wonderful Wifey was holding a SB-900 mounted atop a painter's pole (thanks Sean for the idea), shot through an umbrella, fired via cybersyncs.


http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1390/4730409399_dc25dfa00a.jpg



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Great series!

[neuroanatomist]

Here's one of our daughter from last week at the farm:


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4112/4837709190_aa03296024_b.jpg
EOS 7D,EF 85mm f/1.2<span style="color: red;"]LII, 1/1250 s, f/1.4, ISO 100

[Richard Lane]

OMG! That is the cutest picture I've ever seen!


I've had my eye on this Lens for a while!


Great.., Thanks a lot, now I have to spend more money!


Rich

[neuroanatomist]

OMG! That is the cutest picture I've ever seen!


I've had my eye on this Lens for a while!





Thanks, Rich!! (Also, I've certainly been enjoying the 85L!)


--John

[Jayson]

John, that picture is super cute. That is definitely one to put in a frame above the fireplace!


Jayson

[Sean Setters]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4140/4890457209_a04f7112d5_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4890457209/)


I wanted to test my new Paul C. Buff foldable softboxes to see if I'll be able to use them in place of strip banks under certain situations. However, while I was testing, I grabbed a few useful portraits (this just happened to be my favorite).

[Richard Lane]

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OMG! That is the cutest picture I've ever seen!


I've had my eye on this Lens for a while!


<span><span>Great.., Thanks a lot, now I have to spend more money!


<span><span>


Thanks, Rich!! (Also, I've certainly been enjoying the 85L!)


--John






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John,


Thanks to you and your adorable daughter, I purchased the 85mm f/1.2L II and it arrived this week.<span>My Credit Card Company would like to Thank You for having me buy this very expensive lens.[;)]


I'm still testing it out and So far, So good! I can't believe the diameter of the 1.2 aperture, it's huge! I really wanted a low light indoor Lens for events and family photos. One of my employees is getting married on Labor Day weekend and I'm an invited guest. She hired a Photographer, but she also asked me to take candids and I thought this would be the perfect lens for that on my 7D.


<span>I was hoping this Lens would double as an Indoor Basketball and Volleyball Lens, but after trying it around the house that seems to be out of the question, due to the slow Auto Focus and slow Electronic Manual Focus. I guess it takes a long time to move all of that glass. But, I'm sure when used what it was intended for, like Portraits.., the pictures will be absolutely stunning.


Thanks Again,


Rich
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[neuroanatomist]

Thanks to you and your adorable daughter, I purchased the 85mm f/1.2L II and it arrived this week.<span>My Credit Card Company would like to Thank You for having me buy this very expensive lens.


Glad to, ummmm...help? Not sure that's the right word, maybe abet comes closer [;)], but enjoy the lens!

[Richard Lane]

John,


Can you follow me over to a new thread, because I need some pointers with the new lens and I don't want to bog down this thread?


http://community.the-digital-picture.com/forums/t/4449.aspx ("/forums/t/4449.aspx)





Rich

[realityinabox]

apparently my last post here for eaten when the board went down. I like these shots enough to repost...










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[MattG]

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_ZLj2x0Gpjhk/TFMxPCAcIUI/AAAAAAAABDE/O4JmsqLSzXc/s800/20100703-IMG_5637.jpg

[Sheiky]

apparently my last post here for eaten when the board went down. I like these shots enough to repost...


Thanks, it gives me the opportunity to say that I like the one on the slide a lot! Great shot!


Mattg, your kid? Anyway she looks adorable!

[neuroanatomist]

My current desktop wallpaper...


"Counting Rings"


http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4078/4898243450_3717d80777_b.jpg
EOS 7D, EF 85mm f/1.2<span style="color: red;"]LII USM, 1/2000 s, f/1.6, ISO 100

[PaulM]

Up close and personal.


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50 f1.4 at f2, ISO 100, tolerant son.


My first pic on TDP - hello,


Paul.

[Rodger]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4095/4911566997_bc5d1164d5_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodgerobley/4911566997/)





Most recent senior shoot I've done. Comments appreciated!

[BogdanD]

&lt;a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/48939759@N07/4907065533/" title="Cristi by Bogdaphoto, on Flickr"&gt;&lt;img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4100/4907065533_0c2141c6cb_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="Cristi" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;

I really like this photo, what do you guys think?

[BogdanD]

http://www.flickr.com/photos/48939759@N07/4907065533/ ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/48939759@N07/4907065533/)


I meant this ^. How do I embed pictures in my post?

[DavidEccleston]

If you have a url directly to the image. Click the film strip icon. Paste the URL in the box, optionally enter the dimensions (so the page doesn't re-layout when the image size is found).


It's against the Flickr terms of service to link directly though, they want the image to be a link back to their site. To do that:


1. On flickr, choose the "share this" drop down.
2. Click grab HTML.
3. Select a size that's no wider than 800.
4. Copy the HTML code box.
5. On TDP, click the HTML button (last button).
6. Paste in the HTML code.

[Tom Wertman]

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[Tom Wertman]

Yes. No bribes needed they have been cooperating for years. As they get older it is easier and more fun too.

[Rodger]

I know that this isn't digital, and that it's not the greatest technical portrait. But it makes me smile. And I figured I'd bump the thread. Impossible Project PX color flush film.



http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4141/4928176818_7b5847edb4.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/rodgerobley/4928176818/)

[Rodger]

Tom,


I think the lighting set up for the black and whites you posted work very well for the man in the hat! It's a great mood/emotion that the subject emits and the lighting emphasizes that greatly! I'm not sure I would use the same lighting for the clarinetist though. Personally, I'd like to see a bit more of the left (viewer's right) side of her face. I'm nit-picking, I hope you don't mind! Again though, fantastic lighting on the man in the hat!


- Rodger

[Tom Wertman]

Personally, I'd like to see a bit more of the left (viewer's right) side of her face. I'm nit-picking,


Not at all nit-picking. All advise is good advice. Here is another view of the clarinetist.


This shot of the boy was supposed to be included, don't know how the shot of the waterfall was put in a portrait thread so I deleted it.


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[ddt0725]

This shot of the boy was supposed to be included,


The photo of the boy is really nice, Tom. That is what I have been trying to achieve for months!

Denise

[Tom Wertman]

Denise,


See my reply to your other thread asking for advice.


Tom

[elmo_2006]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4134/4856395837_cfd5edb43f_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/icymonkey/4856395837/)


A good friend of mine that cares less about a camera pointed at him, whereas some other friends...well that's a different story!

[Sean Setters]

Today I was fortunate to capture one of my all-time favorite shots of Amber...






http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/4960579267_50c82e3c13_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4960579267/)

[deltasun]

Really nice, Sean...she seems to be leaping off the page.

[ddt0725]

Today I was fortunate to capture one of my all-time favorite shots of Amber...



Mine too! This photo is awesome!Talk about perfect lighting, it doesn't get much better than this and what lens did you use? Very sharp and the colors are beautiful!

Denise

[Sean Setters]

Mine too! This photo is awesome!Talk about perfect lighting, it doesn't get much better than this and what lens did you use? Very sharp and the colors are beautiful!

Denise


I used a 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS and a circular polarizer (105mm, f/5, 1/250 sec, ISO 100).

[weclickyoupick.com]

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[Keith B]

A few from a shoot I had last week.


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[ddt0725]

weclickyoupick.com - I'd love to have a photo like this of my son and I! Very nice shot!

Denise

[ddt0725]

Keith -
Thanks for stopping by and taking these photos of me last week ....much appreciated, they all turned out GREAT!

Denise

[Jayson]

Beautifulcapture Sean! I am sure she is super happy with it too. Amazing.

[Jayson]

Keith, love the lighting and subject. Good work.

[weclickyoupick.com]

Thanx Denise....I would have put more info but I've been having trouble with the forum and once I added the photo I couldn't add text.


This was shot with 7D and a 24-70L and two alienbees.


You can see our scheduler and we can take one of you and your son. We are in Cincinnati though!....LOL


Thanx again,


Jeff

[Keith B]

Keith -
Thanks for stopping by and taking these photos of me last week ....much appreciated, they all turned out GREAT!

Denise






No problem. Anytime. I was worried that I didn't really capture how hot you really are, but if your happy I'm happy.[;)]


Thanks!






Keith, love the lighting and subject. Good work.






Thanks Jayson!


I actually had fun with shoot for not so obvious reasons. This was the day I finally put my money where my mouth is. The terrain was tough and it would have been really easy to just slap the 24-70 on and zoom about. Instead I committed to the primes and shot everything with either the 50 1.2 or 85 1.2. I can see the difference in IQ and it really did make the shoot a lot more fun.


And, Denise was such a pleasure to work with.

[Chuck Lee]

Today I was fortunate to capture one of my all-time favorite shots of Amber...


I would consider that an all time favorite as well. Great outdoor lighting man!

[ddt0725]

And, Denise was such a pleasure to work with.



Thanks! I always aim to please! [;)]

[Sean Setters]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/4983776182_4884b2f410_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4983776182/)


Amber in the Tennessee Technological University quad. I graduated from TTU in 2005. She's going back to school to become a teacher. She'll be a good one, too. :-)

[ddt0725]

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4133/4983776182_4884b2f410_z.jpg ("http://www.flickr.com/photos/budrowilson/4983776182/)


Amber in the Tennessee Technological University quad. I graduated from TTU in 2005. She's going back to school to become a teacher. She'll be a good one, too. :-)
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This one is at the top of my favorites, Sean! Good luck, Amber! [Y] [Y] Sean ...no snapping photos when she's trying to study! [:)]

Denise

[banman1]

some of my son....rod
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[Gian Luca]

Leica R 90 f2 Apo Asph on 5D MKII


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[Gian Luca]

Leica R 90 f2 Apo Asph on 5D MKII


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[Sheiky]

Wow obviously I missed a few shots last few weeks....nice shots everybody is in place![Y]



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I actually had fun with shoot for not so obvious reasons


Are you kidding me?[:P]


Nah, I think working with those primes definitely paid off, the shots look great. I really like mystique/dreamy-ness in the first one. Just out of curiosity: did you do a lot of lens-swapping during the shoot? I can imagine 85mm and 50mm being pretty close? Or do you have a favorite lens for different circumstances and shots? I couldn't tell if this shot was with a 50mm prime or an 85mm.
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[Kayaker72]

I haven't taken any portraits of people yet, but here is one of my pug, Roxy.


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[Keith B]

Wow obviously I missed a few shots last few weeks....nice shots everybody is in place!/emoticons/emotion-21.gif



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I actually had fun with shoot for not so obvious reasons


Are you kidding me?/emoticons/emotion-4.gif


Nah, I think working with those primes definitely paid off, the shots look great. I really like mystique/dreamy-ness in the first one. Just out of curiosity: did you do a lot of lens-swapping during the shoot? I can imagine 85mm and 50mm being pretty close? Or do you have a favorite lens for different circumstances and shots? I couldn't tell if this shot was with a 50mm prime or an 85mm.
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Thanks Jan.


I was shooting with 1Ds2 and 5D2I flip flopped them once and I can't remember why. All of those shots I posted are with the 85. I'll post a couple I shot with the 50. I chose focal length based on the terrain. It was really hilly and sometimes I couldn't get the angle I wanted with one lens so grabbed the other body/lens combo. There was also an occasion where I was nestled in the middle of some brush and moving in and out was an option so I used the 50 for full body and the 85 for tight shots. If I could have I would have shot all with the 85 to keep it simple but the 50 was quite handy and definitely no compromise. I had the 35 near by incase I needed it but the 50 was the widest I needed.





w/50mm


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I plan on PSing out the board under her feet. Not my favorite shot anyway.


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[Sheiky]

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I was shooting with 1Ds2 and 5D2


Ah of course... that explains a lot. It does make a lot of sense to use 2 camera's at an important shoot.


Those primes seem to make very nice photos. I know I love my 50mm, but still I'm using it too little since the almighty zoom works a lot easier for me in most cases. I'm guessing all of your photos are framed like this and are not cropped? Or slightly perhaps. I can see why the 35mm didn't get any work if it isn't absolutely needed.


I like the second and third photo, that backlighting looks really good. It shows her figure in a gentle way. I like that.


If I'm honest I must say that I'm not a big fan of the first shot. The overall picture doesn't work for me. It almost seems like your model (which is absolutely beautiful) isn't really in harmony with the environment in the shot, while in the other shots you managed to do this very well.


What was your lighting/reflector set-up? during the shoot? I guess the heavy backlighting is sun and you had 1 main-light? And do I see smoke in the first shot?


Overall the last shot of the last 3 is my favorite. And lastly...I'm curious, what's the purpose of this shoot? Is it going to be published/portfolio work/anything other?


Thanks for the explanation and also for showing the 50mm samples Keith. Much appreciated.


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[Keith B]

Jan


All I can say is, commit to the primes! I think the thing that really made me want to switch is just thinking about all the great photo from the past were shot with primes and all the MF guys shoot primes. Once I got the 85L and compared shots to my 70-200 it was easy to see why. I'm still a little surprised Annie Leibovitz uses the 24-70 so much. You'd think with all the control she would have she'd shoot primes.


I'm with you on that full length shot. I want to like but I don't. I was a little exhausted at that point in the shoot and the model wasn't very experienced so I think I gave up. I wanted her crouching down in some fashion but she just wanted to stand on the board. I just posted it to show full length 50mm shot. That is smoke in the background. I think that is why I want to like it so much. I'll post one with a little post on it too. All the shots are uncropped. I have the mentality of, if you didn't nail it in the camera live with it. I hate throwing away pixels.


No use for the 35. Until I got the 50L I use to try to frame shot with the 35 and I was getting too close and it also started to distort features. It's funny when I bought the 35L I was on the fence with a 50 but all the bad reviews of just about every 50 made me lean to the 35. But I'm loving the 50L.


The purpose of the shoot was really just for portfolios. I found a spot that really inspired me so I looked on Model Mayhem for a local girl who needed some port stuff. I wanted some swimsuit shots and I was so tired of the same old beach scenes. I was going to do some other stuff but the model had a very limited wardrobe and the dresses she had were really bad.


The sun was the heavy backlight, the key was a 580EXII in 36" Softlighter with the silver insert. This has become my favorite light. I find it to be very similar to a beauty dish. The FL shot we don't like used same key and 60" umbrella camera right to light the smoke and give a little edge. I also used a 18" shoot thru umbrella for some edge and smoke on other shots. All the 580s were triggered with Radiopopper Jrxs.


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