Suzy
I've never been one to shoot people, but I thought I might try my hand. This is Suzy (my wife) who agreed to some informal posing. I used different types of processing that I find appealing but I'm not sure if any of it works. I do prefer more natural looking skins so you won't see any "digital makeup" in these shots. Opinions would be much appreciated. Thanks for looking.
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Swartzy
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Weddings/Portraits and anything else that catches my eye.
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Suzy says thanks for the compliment. We both joked about the expression being a bit plastic....stepford wife like. We'll work on it.
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Thanks for the tip. I tend to not notice "habits" that I have, like shooting straight on untill someone mentions it. I'll work on it.....
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Watch shooting her from above and the wrinkled up forehead.
She has the classic waiting for the camera to go off look in her eyes. Portrait shoots should be a conversation not a stop and go, stop and go, stop and go.
Put her where you want her, put the camera to your eye, strike up a conversation, when she looks good click the shutter.
Your subject shouldn't know when you are going to shoot.
Most of all keep having fun with it .
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Good tips, thank you zoomer.
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Have fun!
This brings up a question. When shooting portraits is it better to shoot at around F/8 to make sure the subject doesn't have blurred spots. Or go with say F/2.8 to blur the background but maybe end up with a blurred ear or shoulder?
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It all depends on what you are going for.
For me, I generally go for a more shallow look... unless the background is spectacular or draws your eye back to the subject. My goal is to get both eyes in focus, but beyond that, I let things fall out of the depth of field a lot of the time. In the rooms you have used, shooting wide open would have helped a lot to keep the background from distracting from your lovely wife.
(And listen to those guys. ^ They have some really good advice)