Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

[devsalvi]

My friends kid Rohan. One hyper-kid!


All comments/suggestions welcome.


Cheers!


Dev





Model:Canon EOS 40D
ISO:100
Exposure:1/125 sec
Aperture:3.2
Focal Length:38mm
Flash Used:Yes


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[elmo_2006]

Canon 450D, Sigma 10-20mm 4-5.6 EX @ f/4.0


Sorry I could not resist:





@f/5.0

[Sean Setters]

Canon 50D, 17-55mm f/2.8 IS


f/4, 1/250 sec, ISO 200


strobist: 1 Vivitar 285HV, camera left (behind subject), 1/16 power, shot through a 16" Alzo softbox. Flash triggered via Cybersyncs.

[devsalvi]

Hi all,


This may not be an appropriate place for this post but why not if it can help with PP of portraits.


Just a new (noticed only now) thing I ran into. If you use photoshop cs4 for processing raw images, in Adobe camera raw, there is a control called "Clarity". If you move the slider to the left, it makes the picture creamier and gives the skin a soft look. Thought I will share it here





Cheers!


Dev

[Rodger]

If you move the slider to the left, it makes the picture creamier and gives the skin a soft look.

Or, if you slide it to the right, it gives a bit more of a Dave Hill style. Not totally, but a bit.


-Rodger

[Tom Alicoate]

Great Thread, I love portraits, I wish I had more willing subjects.




















My kids run now when they see me with my camera.


I am sorry if they havesome technicalflaws. I am blind to them as I can tell I havepreserved some of their souls in these.


a few more http://www.flickr.com/photos/talicoa/


Tom

[Madison]

Tom: sometimes when subjects are camera shy or don't even make contact with the viewer at all, gives photographs something special like your first shot. It's very good. There's a vulnerability and shiness (is that a word in English) that you can feel. I like that shot a lot actually.

[I chase light]

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XSi 85mm f/1.8 @ 2.2,1/2000, ISO 800.


In my view, this shot is an example of wrong ISO and shutter speedbeing overcome by lucky timing and composition.

[kitaoka]

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This is an portrait of Eugene taken in natural late afternoon sunlight during the summer months in the SF Bay Area.

[Alan]

kitaoka, this is an outstanding portrait shot. Great job. That 50 mm lens does a fantastic job. Of course, the 1D-Mk 3 helps!