Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

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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100 mm f3.5 1/60sec iso 100 with flash


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130mm f2.8 1/400 sec iso 100 no flash


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

Quote:

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Originally Posted by Keith B

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

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

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


Canon XTi & 50mm 1.8II


1/400s f/2.8 ISO 400


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


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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/...6c6a83b4_o.jpg

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


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


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


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

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
<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]Sun directly behind subject to blow out the background.
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]Comments and criticism more than welcome.
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<p style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]Cheers, Ben.





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