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12-03-2010, 04:53 PM
DLS

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

Nice. I like the B&W, it looks good here.

One suggestion if I could....bump up the ISO to 800 or so (5D does have really good low-noise at higher ISOs right?) to shorten your Tv for less motion blur.

My two cents...

Damian
12-03-2010, 05:37 PM
devsalvi

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

One more... Flash bounced from the wall on the left.

Tamron 17-50 f2.8 1/125 iso 100

580exII set at 1/4th power.

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12-03-2010, 05:44 PM
neuroanatomist

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by DLS

bump up the ISO to 800 or so (5D does have really good low-noise at higher ISOs right?) to shorten your Tv for less motion blur.

Not sure motion blur is the problem - the strands of hair right against her cheek and chin are sharp and do not seem affected by motion blur.

A headshot on FF with a 35mm lens means the camera is very close to the subject - if the image is not cropped, the camera was ~18" from the subject, and that distance at f/1.4 it means the DoF is only ~0.5" thick. So the cheek is in focus (some skin features are visible, which I'd think would be gone with motion blur), but the(mostly obscured)eye is out of focus because it's outside the DoF. The general rule is to place focus priority on the eyes.
12-03-2010, 05:55 PM
DLS

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

my mistake. thanks.
12-03-2010, 06:06 PM
neuroanatomist

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

The ISO 50 was a very good point, though. To me, it doesn't make sense to use the L setting with a flash...
12-03-2010, 06:43 PM
DLS

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist

To me, it doesn't make sense to use the L setting with a flash

HopefullyAmerico wil enlighten us as to his setup decision...[:D]

Really great captures of your daughter by the way......what a little angel.
12-03-2010, 06:48 PM
DLS

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

From the data below Americo
12-03-2010, 06:52 PM
Sean Setters

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist

The ISO 50 was a very good point, though. To me, it doesn't make sense to use the L setting with a flash...
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I would certainly use ISO 50 with flash (outdoors) if given the option. That would double the effiency of the ND filters I'm currently using to reduce ambient exposure. Indoors, not so much...
12-03-2010, 07:03 PM
neuroanatomist

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by DLS

Really great captures of your daughter by the way......

Thanks! [:)]

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Originally Posted by DLS

From the data below Americo's shot of his wife (......Flash Off, Did not fire Orientation Horizontal.... ).

Based on a previous post, Americo is using aVivitar 285HV flash - I don't know if that would show up in the EXIF data...
12-03-2010, 07:34 PM
DLS

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

Ohhh, okay...

just curious: why is there so much data associated with that particular photo? I
12-03-2010, 10:11 PM
GarzaCapitalist

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Originally Posted by DLS

Ohhh, okay...

just curious: why is there so much data associated with that particular photo? I'm seeing 34 lines of data.
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sorry about that bad copy and paste hurry job! ill try to fix asap in case its a huge task to sort through.
12-03-2010, 10:19 PM
clemmb

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Originally Posted by SalazarGarzaCapitalist

@Mark(Clemmb) This is a fantastic photo of what I presume is your wife,and future child,I hope? That 50 1.4 works very nicely,and now i know what i have been missing! I was actually thinking of getting the 50 1.4 and staying with the 135mm L before going with the 35l! I was thinking of either that combo, or even the 85mm 1.8 and the 135L only based on the reviews and specs, but at the end i wanted wider so i tried to get the elder 14mm despite the reviews, or even the 17-40 l but i stayed with the 35mm f/1.4! i think still that i should have went to the 17-40 for wides and the 85mm for its sharpness or event he awesome 100mm macro again! sorry for the rants! i was trying to get an understanding of things!
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Thanks. She is a doll but she is the same age as my kids. She is actually a friend. We will be having a formal shoot in a few weeks with her husband.

I really like my 50 f1.4 but since I shoot full frame I would probably get the 85 f1.8 if I were doing it again. I plan on the 135 f2 as my next prime but that will probably be a while.

Mark
12-03-2010, 10:20 PM
GarzaCapitalist

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist

The ISO 50 was a very good point, though. To me, it doesn't make sense to use the L setting with a flash...
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How so? I assumed the low setting was for the purpose of achieving the max of what my camera offers? I have used the low without flash and my results well sucked unless i was outdoors. i am in the process of understanding how to control the camera not vice versa!
12-03-2010, 10:28 PM
GarzaCapitalist

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

[:$] I'm a still wet behind the ears 35 year old sorry for the assumption :( Great shot and utilization of lens! i highly recommend the 135mm f/2 it is awesome!

@ Thanks. She is a doll but she is the same age as my kids. She is
actually a friend. We will be having a formal shoot in a few weeks with
her husband.

I really like my 50 f1.4 but since I shoot full frame I would
probably get the 85 f1.8 if I were doing it again. I plan on the 135 f2
as my next prime but that will probably be a while.

Mark
12-03-2010, 10:31 PM
GarzaCapitalist

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

Here is another,but i fear it is still in need of work!
http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/...t/_MG_4459.jpg

Yet another that will surely get me killed by the Mrs.!
http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/...t/_MG_4488.jpg
12-03-2010, 10:40 PM
GarzaCapitalist

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by neuroanatomist

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLS

bump up the ISO to 800 or so (5D does have really good low-noise at higher ISOs right?) to shorten your Tv for less motion blur.

Not sure motion blur is the problem - the strands of hair right against her cheek and chin are sharp and do not seem affected by motion blur.

A headshot on FF with a 35mm lens means the camera is very close to the subject - if the image is not cropped, the camera was ~18" from the subject, and that distance at f/1.4 it means the DoF is only ~0.5" thick. So the cheek is in focus (some skin features are visible, which I'd think would be gone with motion blur), but the(mostly obscured)eye is out of focus because it's outside the DoF. The general rule is to place focus priority on the eyes.
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Yes, I was very close and this is not cropped, so you are correct Dr.! How on earth do you do it, oh wait math der lol. I was basically at I do distance! :) I have read about the eye rule over at the Cambridge website, but this camera and flash are heavy!

http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/techniques.htm
12-03-2010, 10:58 PM
DLS

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

Americo,

From my understanding, increasing the ISO increases how sensitive the sensor is to incoming light (the higher the ISO, the higher the sensitivity).

Increasing ISO allows for faster shutter speeds (if no other parameters change, that is).

I'm sure you will receive more technical explanations on this... [:D]

The post of the same photo is much like the first. The DOP is very shallow. Her cheek and the few strands of hair falling across it are sharp but her lips and side of her head are not within the in-focus range. Try stopping your aperture down to f/2.0 or 2.8 and bump your ISO to 200 or 400...see what happens.
12-03-2010, 11:27 PM
GarzaCapitalist

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@ DLS

These parts I understand, but I also understand that this also increases the noise factor,hence my use of the 50iso. i should lower the pwer to my flash as much as possible or use those diffusers, but i am still learning, and still a bit 1300 poorer thanks to this lens!
Holiday humor below for your viewing.
http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/...t/_MG_4631.jpg
12-03-2010, 11:39 PM
DLS

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by SalazarGarzaCapitalist

but I also understand that this also increases the noise factor,hence my use of the 50iso

That's true but you will probably not notice a difference in noise going from 50 to 400 (as you have a FF sensor). Plus, a little noise in a B&W photo looks really good sometimes[;)]
12-03-2010, 11:47 PM
GarzaCapitalist

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by DLS

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Originally Posted by SalazarGarzaCapitalist

but I also understand that this also increases the noise factor,hence my use of the 50iso

That's true but you will probably not notice a difference in noise going from 50 to 400 (as you have a FF sensor). Plus, a little noise in a B&W photo looks really good sometimes[img]/emoticons/emotion-5.gif[/img]
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Yes thats true, in fact im working on something that needs high ISO just for the grain. here is what i came up with so far during testing tho!

http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/...t/_MG_4497.jpg

http://i1118.photobucket.com/albums/...t/_MG_4496.jpg
12-03-2010, 11:57 PM
neuroanatomist

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

Quote:

Originally Posted by DLS

That's true but you will probably not notice a difference in noise going from 50 to 400 (as you have a FF sensor).

True, maybe a little at ISO 400 with a 5D, not a 5DII, though.

Regarding ISO and flash, generally an ISO of 200 or 400 is preferable because it reduces the amount of flash power needed, or increases the distance at which the flash is effective, depending on how you want to phrase it. The Vivitar 285HV is a fairly powerful flash (almost exactly the same power as a 430EX II). For these shots, though, ISO 50 is not a real problem since you're close to the subject.

Americo, can we please keep this thread moderately on-topic by posting portraits and not lamps and cookies from Starbucks? Thanks!
12-04-2010, 03:06 AM
ddt0725

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

7D, Sigma 85mm f/1.4 @ 1/60, f/2.8, ISO 250, 580 ex II camera right shot through an umbrella, edited in DPP using Canon's "Studio" picture style

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5083/...8ac0eae2_z.jpg

I accidently still had my camera in al servo mode ...I guess I was set if my daugher decided to take off running!

Denise
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12-04-2010, 05:10 AM
clemmb

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by ddt0725

7D, Sigma 85mm f/1.4 @ 1/60, f/2.8, ISO 250, 580 ex II camera right shot through an umbrella, edited in DPP using Canon's "Studio" picture style
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Denise

Glad you are having better luck with this copy of the Sigma. How did you fire your 580exII?

Mark
12-04-2010, 05:13 AM
DLS

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Nice work Denise. Nice and even. Like you back-drop. Is that an after-market sheet or your own?

Damian
12-04-2010, 05:36 AM
ddt0725

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by clemmb

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Originally Posted by ddt0725

7D, Sigma 85mm f/1.4 @ 1/60, f/2.8, ISO 250, 580 ex II camera right shot through an umbrella, edited in DPP using Canon's "Studio" picture style
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Denise

Glad you are having better luck with this copy of the Sigma. How did you fire your 580exII?

Mark
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Thanks, Mark! The flash was triggered with an RF-602 I got off ebay for around $20 and I have 3 receivers that were $20 each.
12-04-2010, 05:39 AM
ddt0725

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by DLS

Nice work Denise. Nice and even. Like you back-drop. Is that an after-market sheet or your own?

Damian
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Thank you, Damian. The backdrop is just something I bought off ebay for around $20 - $25. It is actually white but this is how it always looks when I have a flash on it but all my other colors come out accurate so I just leave it that way.

EDIT: Now that I looked, I bought 1 transmitter and 2 receivers for $58 & another receiver for $20.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RF-602-2-4GHz-Wireless-Remote-Flash-Trigger-CANON-/250600452752?pt=Camera_Camcorder_Remotes&hash= item3a58f37290

http://www.flickr.com/groups/strobist/discuss/72157625222915541/
12-04-2010, 05:50 AM
clemmb

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by clemmb

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Originally Posted by ddt0725

7D, Sigma 85mm f/1.4 @ 1/60, f/2.8, ISO 250, 580 ex II camera right shot through an umbrella, edited in DPP using Canon's "Studio" picture style
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Denise

Glad you are having better luck with this copy of the Sigma. How did you fire your 580exII?

Mark
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Thanks, Mark! The flash was triggered with an RF-602 I got off ebay for around $20 and I have 3 receivers that were $20 each.
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Denise

I have not seen this one. Does it do ETTL or do you fire the flash in manual?
12-04-2010, 04:32 PM
ddt0725

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by clemmb

I have not seen this one. Does it do ETTL or do you fire the flash in manual?

Good Morning! I am so sorry it took me awhile to answer your question but I was searching for this link and the search button here does not work for me.

Ben (btaylor) did an awesome write up about these that I wanted to share with you.

http://community.the-digital-picture.com/photography_gear1/f/9/t/3441.aspx

In answer to your question, no it does not do ETTL but I don't mind and for the price they are worth it. Mine haven't let me down yet.

Denise
12-04-2010, 07:07 PM
clemmb

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by ddt0725

Good Morning! I am so sorry it took me awhile to answer your question but I was searching for this link and the search button here does not work for me.

Ben (btaylor) did an awesome write up about these that I wanted to share with you.

[url="/photography_gear1/f/9/t/3441.aspx]http://community.the-digital-picture.com/photography_gear1/f/9/t/3441.aspx[/url]

In answer to your question, no it does not do ETTL but I don't mind and for the price they are worth it. Mine haven't let me down yet.

Denise
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Considering we were both up till 1:00am on the forum, I did not think you took awhile to answer. Thanks for sharing.

I use the MicroSync system. It works well with my Vivitar 285's and my Sunpak 120J's but does not work with my 580EX's. I do not have a need to fire the 580's unless I can do it with ETTL. Someday I'll try Pocket wizard.

thank

Mark
12-04-2010, 07:11 PM
ddt0725

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

Yeah, me too ...Pocket Wizards or something of the sort is on my long list.
12-04-2010, 10:54 PM
ddt0725

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

When I first posted this photo, a couple people were correct in saying that it needed to be softened some. Well, today someone from this site sent me a copy of his revised version and I just wanted to show off the superb job he did on it!! Thanks Much!!!

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5121/...830ebd86_z.jpg
12-12-2010, 04:44 AM
ddt0725

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1354/...a737de6a_z.jpg

http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1252/...a8b1bd8a_z.jpg

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4103/...4664cca9_z.jpg
12-12-2010, 04:50 AM
clemmb

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

They look really sharp. You need to tell us which lens and EXIF data.

Mark
12-12-2010, 01:00 PM
ddt0725

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

Sorry, it was almost midnight and I was being lazy. If you click on the photos you can see more detailed info in flickr but all were shot with a 7D and 24-105mm lens.

Santa #1 - 105mm, 1/320, f/4, ISO 100

Santa #2 - 24mm, 1/320, f/7.1, ISO 400

Santa #3 - 105mm, 1/320, f/6.3, ISO 200

Denise
12-12-2010, 10:36 PM
piiooo

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

He really exists!!! [Y]

Thanks Denise, now I can't wait until Christmas! [:D]
12-12-2010, 10:52 PM
Jordan

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

Here's my submission:

This was shot in a banquet room of a hotel for a wedding reception. These two cute girls were great to take photos of all day!

They both just laid down and watched people on the dance floor... I got in front of them and snapped this one.

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Canon 7D & Sigma 20-40mm f/2.8 EX @ 20mm, 1/80sec @ f/3.5, ISO 1600. Flash from an on-camera 430EXII Speedlite. Light sharpening and noise-reduction in Lightroom 3 (original image is a MED-RAW image).
12-12-2010, 11:56 PM
ddt0725

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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Originally Posted by piiooo

He really exists!!! [img]/emoticons/emotion-21.gif[/img]

Thanks Denise, now I can't wait until Christmas!

Without a doubt! How else do you think I got my last two lenses ...he knows I don't have patience so he gave them to me early :) In fact, I'll bet you didn't know that Santa is one of a set of quintuplets! His siblings were at this petting zoo also!!

I should have asked for everyone's wishlists at TDP before going to this ...sorry guys!!

Denise
12-16-2010, 12:40 AM
clemmb

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

I do not shoot studio shots very often. This is my first time using 4 lights. PP in PSE. Let me know what you think. What can i do to improve? C&C.

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Camera Maker: Canon
Camera Model: Canon EOS 5D
Lens Model: Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM
Image Date: 2010:12:14 18:01:26
Focal Length: 50mm
Aperture: f/7.1
Exposure Time: 0.013 s (1/80)
ISO equiv: 100
Exposure Bias: none
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Flash Fired: No
Color Space: sRGB

Mark
12-16-2010, 12:53 AM
TakahiroW4047

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

Wow this is great!! I love the subtle rim and hair light on the couple, and how all your subjects are equally exposed! Very soft!

That being said, I feel myself wanting to push the frame over to the left a bit. The man
12-23-2010, 10:28 PM
Daniel Browning

Re: Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

This is not my best portrait shot, but I thought it was very funny for being taken at a Christmas Party.http://thebrownings.name/photo/2010/christmas-party.jpg

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