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Need Portrait Criticism - Several samples
I had a chance to attend a local MeetUp event that was (at least to me) unique - models in a "Trash the Dress" theme. I am not a wedding photographer, and I am not good at portraits, but I had the chance to do a few, and would like advice. These are the better ones. This was before the more interesting "trash" part of the event.
These were taken with a D4, mostly with an 85/1.4G. The samples are all in a more or less portrait pose, and I was trying for that classic look with a soft back and front focus, and smooth background. My second biggest problem is knowing how to pose the model, and what a good crop/composition is. My biggest problem is lighting, I was shooting with one on-camera flash (in commander mode) and one off camera flash to get some side light, but exposing for a lot of ambient light and letting the flash kill the shadows a bit. I was benefited from a mostly cloudy day.
#1: Borana; 85/1.4G @ 1.4 1/200th ISO 100
#2: Sammy; 85/1.4G @ 1.4 1/1000th ISO 100
http://www.captivephotons.com/Photography/TrashTheDress/i-qMqZFFn/0/XL/20120825DSC4119-Edit-XL.jpg
#3: Sammy also; 85/1.4G @ F2.5 1/250th ISO 100
#4: Michele; 85/1.4G @ 1.4, 1/125th ISO 100
#5: Ashley; 85/1.4G @ 1.4, 1/2500th ISO 100
#6: Marina; 24-70/2.8 @ 2.8, 1/80th ISO 100
These were taken with a D4, mostly with an 85/1.4G. The samples are all in a more or less portrait pose, and I was trying for that classic look with a soft back and front focus, and smooth background. My second biggest problem is knowing how to pose the model, and what a good crop/composition is. My biggest problem is lighting, I was shooting with one on-camera flash (in commander mode) and one off camera flash to get some side light, but exposing for a lot of ambient light and letting the flash kill the shadows a bit. I was benefited from a mostly cloudy day.
#1: Borana; 85/1.4G @ 1.4 1/200th ISO 100
#2: Sammy; 85/1.4G @ 1.4 1/1000th ISO 100
http://www.captivephotons.com/Photography/TrashTheDress/i-qMqZFFn/0/XL/20120825DSC4119-Edit-XL.jpg
#3: Sammy also; 85/1.4G @ F2.5 1/250th ISO 100
#4: Michele; 85/1.4G @ 1.4, 1/125th ISO 100
#5: Ashley; 85/1.4G @ 1.4, 1/2500th ISO 100
#6: Marina; 24-70/2.8 @ 2.8, 1/80th ISO 100
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