First Portrait Shoot

ochong

Well i just recently purchased the Canon 85mm f/1.8 and decided to put it to work last weekend. These are two of my friends who recently got engaged and I thought it would be nice to shoot them as a gift. This is my first attempt at doing portrait photography. C&C is always welcome.

I was lucky with a nice difused lighting for some of the pics, while others were taken during when the sun decided to come out in its full glory.
More from that day here.

System

I think these are a neat set of photos-

I would like to see more 'pop', but then I go too far with something like that, so if that's criticism to consider, I would wait 'til you hear somebody second it-

a couple photos I really liked I'm linking here from your gallery-

if you prefer not, I will delete the post:





your buddy seemed so stiff in almost all the pics-

in these two photos he seems a little more natural-

and I thought it a neat pose to have him riding piggyback-

saurora

Nice set of images. I agree w/ George that your friend seemed a little stiff and preoccupied with being photographed and wasn't paying too much attention to his fiance. In spite of the nice lighting, #1 and #3 could benefit from a little fill flash as their eyes are dark and appear somewhat lifeless. A little catch-light would do wonders. Good job over-all.

ochong

Thanks for the replies guys... Sorry for not getting back to respond.
Been so busy the past few weeks.

You are definitely right that he is stiff in the shots. I think i look the same way as well whenever i am in front of the camera which is why i like to stay behind it.

The one shot you pointed out with the locks in the background is one of the few where i used fill flash... I personally feel wierd about how much they stand out from the background. To me it feels almost unnatural. I do agree however that adding some pop would be a good thing. I definitely have a lot of work to do regarding using a flash.

I do love however how the DOF plays out with this lens.

Thanks again for your C&C!