Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

Can't usually get my son to sit still long enough for a portrait - sorry! I'm usually running behind him, today with Canon 350D XT, 50mm 1.8 (f2 1/250 aprox from memory). Favourite photographer Ansel Adams. I would love to one dayaspire toBresson's 'decisive moment' but as a 'happy-snapper' I'm starting with the 'lucky moment' :-)


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I was in NYC with my sister this week.


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Both taken with the 85mm f/1.8 wide open, different nights, almost same location.

I did these at a friend's wedding in May. All hand held, no flash on Rebel XS with Canon 50mm 1.4


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Garret,


Really liking the first one from your New York post. Nice work!!


-Rodger

Just did my first swimsuit shoot today. Need ya'lls critique.


Check 'em out at: https://amazingphotography.photoshop.com


click on the Cassidy Photoshoot album. :)

Some of my best...though far from being great portraits, I'm sure....any help or pointers??











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Sorry, no pointers from me. :)


These are nice. I especially like the two B&W's. Were they all shot with available light?

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My nephew this summer


5D mkII 24-105L


105mm


f/8, 1/400 ISO 200


converted to b&W


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This is one I tried to make look like a Lomo photo, I'm not sure, what do you think?

Hi Thomas,


Did you follow a tutorial for the lomo effect?


Here a few that might interest you:


http://digital-photography-school.com/how-to-make-digital-photos-look-like-lomo-photography


http://www.photoshopsupport.com/photoshop-blog/09/lomo-photo/lomo-photoshop-tutorial-lomo-photos.html


I've found each of those to give good results.


-Rodger

Rodger,


Yes, I used the tutorial at DPS, it was easy to follow and the results are cool. I'm working on a few more to post when I get a chance.





Thanks!





Tom

Guys, please remember to always include stats for your shots. Camera body, lens, focal length, f/stop, shutter speed, ISO, etc.

Liamisnowon,


I think you have taken some fantastic shots. I'd like to know the technical particulars, but I don't really have anything critical. Excellent work.





kzuk9237,


First shot of the girl: very sharp, good lighting. Very nice catch light in the eyes, but unfortunate that the glasses frame is covering her right eye.

Yes, all of the shots that I posted are natural lighting...including the bw's...the one b&w was honestly a surprise. It was dark...not great lighting, but I was able to catch the person in the forefront as he was talking to someone else real quick as some light through a window hit him...then when I opened up the image, the other person was in the background, I didn't even realize it when I took the shot....then some processing with Lightroom, and turned out to be a photo that carries lots of emotion...

Portrait of my wife at a recent beach trip.






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Hello


I like this profile image the best. It was taken during Maya traditional Deer Dance ceremony in in Big Falls Village, Belize.


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Canon 40D, ISO 100, 1/640 @ f/5.6 135mm


Karel

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Recent favorite. A quick snapshot up in Moraine State Park.


I believe I used the channel mixer in PS to convert to B/W. Added the stain with a "grunge" brush from Free Brush Portfolio. Also added the vignette and the noise in Photoshop.


Comments/critiques welcome. For larger version, click here


Alternate version: here


-Rodger

a couple i shot few weeks back.


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one of few, my favorite... like to hear what you have to say


i just edited white balance and sharpen, that is it..


canon 1000d


18-55 IS


Iso 800


1/60


f5.6


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Good subject :)


Maybe a little more background blur but i'm assuming you were at 55mm cause of f/5.6. Good shot though.


Welcome to the forums!


-Rodger

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great background, nice composition.


I might have tried toning down the flash a little, but as is pretty cool!

I know you posted your photos a week ago but wow pretty impressive. I like Cassidy0686 the best your use of lighting was very impressive. Youthfull flawless skin is fantastic to work with, well done mate.

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Cheers





Scott

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great background, nice composition.


I might have tried toning down the flash a little, but as is pretty cool!

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Thanks Colin. I agree, the flash should have been toned down.

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Just did this one over the weekend... my daughters Sweet 16th party.


Used two 600W Visico Strobes w/Soft boxes on their lowest settings (one at 10' and the other at 15'), Canon 70-200 2.8 L @ 200mm from 24' away, f3.2. no PP other than a bump up in exposure. I would have preferred adding a shoot-thru umbrella for back-light but there was just no room.


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Here's the Flickr link for other strobed pics. Several other good shots but lots of poor ones too. Not enough room in foyer so you could see the end of the pool table in some lol... oh well, it was all for fun anyhow. I posted most so the kids who were in the pics could download them for themselves.

these are unedited, and my frist photo shoot i've ever done. i know some of these have washed out highlights and etc etc.


but w/e im pretty happy for my first actual photoshoot results =]





all taken with rebel XS w/ 50mm f/1.8 at variable apertures






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Great shots everyone!





I just got a few pieces of my strobe kit tonight, so I gave it a test run. Here is my not-so-typical portrait shot =)


Just cropped and sharpened in photoshop.

wow...i just wanted to say that i love these shots .You look amazing with your natural beauty.

Portrait of my other love :) Dont have the exif data on this one. was taken a long time back.


Cheers!


Dev


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This is from a shoot I did yesterday. I used a little on camera fill flash (bare 580 EX II) set on ETTLtilted upward to feather the light hittingthe modeland only lighting her face a little. I processed the RAW file in CS4 no cropping neccessary and used the Portraiture 2 plugin from imagenomic to smooth the skin on the weakest setting. The "magic cannonball" is amazing, it almost never comes off my camera...

Canon 1Ds Mark III, 85mm 1.2 II @ f2, 1/160, ISO 100, Aperture Priority
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Great job Fred!! You got some expensive equipment there bud.1ds Mark III and the 85 1.2; WOW!!!! She's absolutely gorgeous. great model.

Thanks jcmeza_21,

The shot could have been made with any of theXXD cameras, a 50 1.4 @ f2 (80mm FF equivalent) and a 430ex (if I had that stuff). The equipment is definitely nice but it's knowing how to use what you have that matters. It does look amazing at 21MP though [;)].

Fred~

Here's my little contribution to this great thread. :)


A rather close-up portrait of my dear green eyed cougar (wife).


In post-process I croped it square and changed the levels.



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Canon 400D, ISO 100, 1/500, f/2.5, 85mm

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not the best I know. and advice or comments are appreciated





--Matt

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A rather close-up portrait of my dear green eyed cougar

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Then let's see the color version... Green eyes are cool!

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They are, and here's the color version.


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I'm a rather strict b'n'w photographer but color for the change is good as well.


Oh, a little addtional info about the lightning, Just only a afternoon sun shinning thought the trees, no flashes involved.

Hello,


I'm a beginner just starting out and love taking portraits with a nice blurred background. Any feedback appreciated.





Some portraits of my daughters. Three of Sigrid and the last one of Clara.


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Richard

I sold my 28-135mm and purchased the 24-105mm 4L and have never looked back. Awesome lens!


This photo:


Canon 450D @ f/4, 99mm, ISO 400


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My friends kid Rohan. One hyper-kid!


All comments/suggestions welcome.


Cheers!


Dev





Model:Canon EOS 40D
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The first two were taken last weekend in the evening on an over cast day using only available light. They are self portraits. I used a wireless remote for both. I'm on the left, my wife the right.


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XTi, Sigma 150mm Macro, f/5.0, 1/125, ISO 200, cropped and re-white-balanced.


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XTi, Sigma 150mm, f/4.5, 1/15, ISO 200, lightened upped contrast sharpened in PP


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XTi, 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 @ 83mm, f/5.0, 1/125, ISO 400 no PP


This is the first "shoot" i did after getting an SLR. I just had my wife sit on a table and I spent about 45 min roaming and shooting her from different distances etc. She really liked this one, it was her facebook profile pic for quite a while