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poop, that red dress looks completley see-through. Was that intentional? I'm still an amateur and my portraiture doesn't extend beyond harassing my wife/friends to pose for me if they happen to be around when I've got my camera out. From the reading I've done the "happy place" for portraits is in the 85-100mm range, is that pretty much standard? I posted a similar one to the one below a while ago and was told the angle was all wrong and it made her head look enormous. I was sorting through the wedding photos and came across this one, did a bit of post on it and was pretty happy with the result, even if it was only shot at 28mm. 
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GestureSignalThreat posted:I would love to take protraits of random people I see that I think look interesting and/or are dressed well - how is it possible to be able to do such a thing with out coming over all 2. Have a girl tag along with you. 3. If you can't do 1 or 2, I'd say having a card you can hand them where they can find the photo would be the next best thing. These days everyone wants a good photo for their facebook/myspace profile so I think people are more willing to have their photo taken if they can get their hands on the results. psylent fucked around with this message at 17:51 on Jul 15, 2009 |
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I'm a complete hobbyist/amateur, but I've got to the point where I can't look at any advertising material without wondering exactly how the lights were set up for that particular shoot. Am I alone in this?
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Jul 19, 2009 08:21
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My favourite part is the arms/hands holding the flowers.
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Jul 19, 2009 23:19
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Whitezombi posted:You want people? People are my favorite thing to shoot and I do not do it enough.
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Sep 10, 2009 04:17
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Ahh, I ask because I was asked to do some corporate headshots at work, and aside from a huge sheet of black paper I got from a photo studio and my 420ex, bouncing off a wall - I really didn't have much of a set up and I didn't really know what I was doing. My background came out dark grey and I've had to photoshop to get it properly black. I really need to learn more about lighting 
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Sep 10, 2009 04:57
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MrButterpants: where can I learn more of what you just said?
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Sep 14, 2009 03:22
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Isn't a successful/good portrait just one that manages to capture a part of the subject's personality? This can be achieved in many different ways so I don't really know what everyone's so worried about.
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Sep 15, 2009 08:38
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Has he seen Amelie? edit: I'd like to see the finished work either way. psylent fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Sep 17, 2009 |
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Sep 17, 2009 03:46
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MrButterpants posted:Keeping your shutter speed at max flash sync (most likely 1/250 sec) to knock down the ambient....shooting at a 'normal' portrait f/ stop (8-16 depending on lighting) and subject distance from background are the most important things in turning a background black. Because of the inverse square rule with light, the subject distance to background yeilds the most effective results. Keep your flash to subject distance the same if you like the exposure and walk them both 10' from your backdrop....amazing difference...no more grey I love this place  I'm picking up a couple of the books you mentioned too.
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Sep 17, 2009 08:03
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I took these of my wife ages ago, forgot about them and then found them just now. Afternoon sun streaming in through a window and bouncing off a big white wall.  
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Oct 7, 2009 10:16
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evil_bunnY posted:Unnatural expressions work against 1 (cheese) and 3 (sad panda). You're losing quite a bit of face detail on 2, but I like it otherwise. torgeaux posted:The first smile seems like a camera smile. Middle is more natural, but I like the third the best, but it seems a bit underlit compared to the others. When I find older photos, the first thing I think about is how I would have done it differently. Did you go thru that?
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Oct 9, 2009 01:53
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I'm a sucker for girls in 1950s/60s fashion so I'm loving those shots nonanone, especially the first one.
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jackpot posted:Need a link or two (or if anyone feels like just writing out some tips, feel free!) on basic portrait shooting if anybody's got any. Body positioning, hand placement, lighting - basic stuff, because I don't really know anything. I'm figuring to use my 100/2.8 and a 50/1.4 (and I'll have a 17-50 if I need it), and I've got two flashes and one cactus trigger. http://jzportraits.home.att.net/chapter-01.html This might help too: http://www.prophotolife.com/2008/09/01/video-episode-27-outdoor-portraits-3/ psylent fucked around with this message at 10:36 on Nov 21, 2009 |
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Nov 21, 2009 10:02
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Any hints on shooting someone with almost no chin?
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Dec 27, 2009 12:16
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That is the best baby I've ever seen.
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Dec 29, 2009 14:10
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Took this one a Roller Derby girl a while ago and people keep saying they like it. Late afternoon, but taken in the shade of a building before the match.
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I've wanted to do something like this for a while, but I'm lacking the balls. http://photojojo.com/content/photo-projects/how-to-shoot-street-portraits/ VVVV: pretty much just for the experience of having done it. Sure it's been done by lots of people before, but I haven't done it. Yet. psylent fucked around with this message at 04:49 on Jan 22, 2010 |
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Jan 22, 2010 04:29
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 Natural light from our balcony, I'll be pulling out the reflector next time I do this. repost from SAD
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Feb 6, 2010 14:36
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That is some impressive facial hair.
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Feb 22, 2010 01:45
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Yeah, the original in colour was a lot niceer.
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Feb 24, 2010 07:49
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Feb 28, 2010 13:52
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They seem a tiny bit under-exposed to me. There's a big reflection on her right glass lens, but not on the left. The whole left hand side seems a bit dark - maybe it's just my monitor...
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Mar 22, 2010 01:27
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Agreed, that last shot is fantastic. Was it all natural lighting?
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Mar 22, 2010 12:29
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When doing full length shots of people, I have this really terrible habit of cutting off their ankles. I don't know what the gently caress is wrong with me. Am I alone here?
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Mar 30, 2010 13:09
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Took a couple of shots of my wife while we were in Fiji with my new 85mm f/1.8. I love this lens.  I've just had my lighting stuff arrive, I can't wait to use it to attempt get started on learning proper off camera portraiture lighting.
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Apr 5, 2010 14:59
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Is there any way to reduce the shinyness? Is it just the makeup she's using combined with the light? I've noticed that it's even more obvious under strobes. She likes being my model, but isn't completely comfortable in front of the camera and doesn't know how to pose. edit: in these shots it's just late afternoon sun, but it was pretty warm so it could have been a bit of perspiration adding to the shiny factor. psylent fucked around with this message at 17:21 on Apr 5, 2010 |
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Apr 5, 2010 16:33
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What's the best way to remove shine spots/reduce redness? I mainly use Lightroom, and whenever I try playing with the reds it just makes things look a bit weird.
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I'm still a beginner with off-camera lighting and posing people, but it looks like you've done a decent job under the circumstances. I think the shot of the girl in blue is the strongest of the lot. I like her pose/expression and while the lighting isn't anything dramatic, it shows off the hair and make-up pretty well. And considering your friend was aware that you weren't an expert portrait photographer, she should be happy with the results 
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Apr 29, 2010 01:23
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I really can't tell if you're being serious or not any more.
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May 6, 2010 03:27
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May 12, 2010 11:05
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Gorgeous lighting there, is that from a window?
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May 15, 2010 16:15
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 We've got white walls in my house, so I aimed a 420EX at full power behind and a 580EX II at 1/2 power with Fong Diffuser to camera left. I just got some cheapo ebay radio triggers and was playing around. Didn't realise that I can mount the flash with a radio trigger on umbrella. Are there any clamp/adapters I can use to get around this? The radio trigger screws straight onto the top of the light stand :/
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May 31, 2010 05:36
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We got some freckles up in here.
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Jun 29, 2010 07:37
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This is one of my first attempts at skin smoothing, too much? Does anyone have a link to a tutorial for a good one? My poor wife worked an 11 hour day and was just about to head to bed when I asked her to pose for me. As you can probably tell, she's tired as hell in this shot.  Flash on a stand bouncing off the wall behind me.
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Sep 8, 2010 15:17
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What was your lighting setup?
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Sep 8, 2010 15:39
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Gaz: I remember seeing that guide but couldn't remember which bloody thread it was in. Thanks! I'll do a re-edit tonight and try it out
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Sep 9, 2010 09:53
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Gazmachine posted:p.s. - I like wrestling and I don't care if you know.
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I've got two portrait shoots on Sunday, one is with a wedding planner and the other is with a local indie rock musician. I've got a nice park across the road from my place that I'll be using for both shoots. As luck would have it, the Moscow Circus is in the park for the next week or so. Wedding planner gets nice sunset/rolling hills as her background. Indie rock dude gets the circus in the evening. I'm hoping not to gently caress either of them up.
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