Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

[samoksner]

[MOF_Sydney]

These are two of my favourites.


The first comes from just a simple job - shooting people attending a luncheon. Many were groups, this gent was alone. The occasion was a presentation in August 2005 to mark the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II. The local member of Parliament came and presented commemorative medals to the surviving veterans. A simple photo but what a lived in face!





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The second photo comes from a First Communion day. This young girl was picked to make one of the readings.She paused briefly before beginning and just looked out into the church.


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[Oren]

Not exactly a portrait, but close enough so here it is:


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This, believe it or not, was taken with my Canon PowerShot S60. It was taken indoor using only daylight (next to the window) as the light source.


Ohh I forgot to mention that this is the original file straight out of the camera - no post processing was done at all (except cropping for the forums).


The subject is a 1 year old girl = moving all the time and therefore not easy to get a sharp picture while shooting indoor without a flash or any other light source except the natural daylight through the window.

[devsalvi]

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A Nikon on Canon forum :P


I still can't figure out what is the correct temperature for portraits. Please help!


Model:Canon EOS 40D
ISO:200
Exposure:1/160 sec
Aperture:8.0
Focal Length:90mm
Flash Used:Yes

[Colin]

You generally don't want goosebumps, though perky is okay [:P]


Depends on the lighting. If the subject (or something nearby) is wearing something white, that makes it relatively easy with the click tool. Otherwise, you can adjust manually via the color temperature slider, or select a preset white balance based on what you think the lighting conditions most resembled.

[devsalvi]

Got that ![H] Thanks Colin! So is the pic above cool or hot (color temperature-wise) ?


Thanks for your comments/suggestions.





Cheers!


Dev

[jcmeza_21]

Not exactly a portrait, but close enough so here it is:


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This, believe it or not, was taken with my Canon PowerShot S60. It was taken indoor using only daylight (next to the window) as the light source.


Ohh I forgot to mention that this is the original file straight out of the camera - no post processing was done at all (except cropping for the forums).


The subject is a 1 year old girl = moving all the time and therefore not easy to get a sharp picture while shooting indoor without a flash or any other light source except the natural daylight through the window.
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super SHARP!!! Very impressed. My jaw literally dropped.

[Oren]

thx []

[devsalvi]

I remember this pic Oren. I believe you had posted it before on this thread. Great photo nevertheless.


heres one from my lens:


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[Garrett-Grimsley]

Taken yesterday in DC.





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Camera Body: Canon EOS 350D
Lens: Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM
F-stop: &fnof; / 2.0
Shutter: 1/1600
ISO: 100
Focal length: 85mm
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Camera Body: Canon EOS 350D
Lens: Canon 85mm f/1.8 USM
F-stop: &fnof; / 2.0
Shutter: 1/1600
ISO: 100
Focal length: 85mm
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