Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

[Fred Doane]

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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[jcmeza_21]

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.

[Fred Doane]

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~

[Jorundr-Jorgensen]

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

[msmaneri1991]

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





--Matt

[Chuck Lee]

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

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

[Jorundr-Jorgensen]

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.