My first attempt at portraiture

FlutistFlutist Registered Users Posts: 704 Major grins
edited February 27, 2008 in People
So I'm not a good photographer to begin with. I'm very very new to SLR cameras. C&C welcomed, be gentle. :D


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and I do not have a smugmug acct. these are crap from photobucket, it does something funny
~Shannon~

Canon 50D, Rebel XTi,Canon 24-105L, Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 28-75 2.8, 430EX
www.sbrownphotography.smugmug.com
my real job
looking for someone to photograph my wedding 8/11

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  • RichardRichard Administrators, Vanilla Admin Posts: 19,955 moderator
    edited February 27, 2008
    Hi Shannon,

    The expressions are good in the second shot. Both pics look soft to me. Were you using a tripod?

    Cheers,
    My Pics
  • CarnalSighCarnalSigh Registered Users Posts: 152 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2008
    Both shots, as already mentioned, are a little soft. When I first got these shots, I played around with them to see if I could fix the problem, but I didn't have much luck. The orange on black background plays with my eyes, as well as the skin tones a bit. Just something to think about the next time you shoot with the black background. Something tells me that your quality will get way better very soon. :ivar
    I use only Canon cameras and glass
    www.portraitwhisperer.com
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2008
    The lighting is very flat. I am guessing your flash was mounted on-camera and aimed straight at the subject. You might try bouncing the flash off a reflector to the side to get a bit of modeling (shadow) on the off-side of the face. The result will be a bit less harshness and a bit more dimension.
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • FlutistFlutist Registered Users Posts: 704 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2008
    Yup you are all right!! I didn't use a tripod, I didn't put my flash on, used the camera mount, and didn't have them change clothes.

    I got the photo box in the mail,opened it, grabbed my camera, was to excited to wait for my flash to charge (I've got cheapo sunpak that takes forever to charge), and said to the family, GET IN!! ne_nau.gif

    Was too excited, and yes something, I don't know what it is, tells me that after this weekend my focusing techniques will be much better :ivar
    ~Shannon~

    Canon 50D, Rebel XTi,Canon 24-105L, Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 28-75 2.8, 430EX
    www.sbrownphotography.smugmug.com
    my real job
    looking for someone to photograph my wedding 8/11
  • IcebearIcebear Registered Users Posts: 4,015 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2008
    Flutist wrote:
    I got the photo box in the mail,opened it, grabbed my camera, was to excited to wait

    Been there. Done that!
    John :
    Natural selection is responsible for every living thing that exists.
    D3s, D500, D5300, and way more glass than the wife knows about.
  • FlutistFlutist Registered Users Posts: 704 Major grins
    edited February 27, 2008
    Icebear wrote:
    Been there. Done that!


    Yeah but you've probably gotten great shots anyway!!:D
    ~Shannon~

    Canon 50D, Rebel XTi,Canon 24-105L, Canon 50mm 1.8, Tamron 28-75 2.8, 430EX
    www.sbrownphotography.smugmug.com
    my real job
    looking for someone to photograph my wedding 8/11
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