Post Your Best Portrait Shots!

[Sean Setters]

If on-camera's what you've got, you might try a piece of white foam core (or some other flat, white surface) and place it off to the side. Then you can bounce your flash off that. Else, you could place your subject next to a white wall. Cheap and easy does it a lot of the time (just don't tell my girlfriend...she'll wonder where all my money's going).

[kzuk9237]

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











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[Jon Ruyle]

Sorry, no pointers from me.


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

[kzuk9237]

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...

[devsalvi]

Portrait of my wife at a recent beach trip.






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[ThomasGriggs]

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My nephew this summer


5D mkII 24-105L


105mm


f/8, 1/400 ISO 200


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

[Rodger]

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

[ThomasGriggs]

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

[HiFiGuy1]

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

[Karel]

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