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A couple of portrait shots

PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:27 pm
by Technik
ey guys

thought to share a couple of portraits shots i did over the weekend

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comments and critiques please!

cheer
leon

Re: A couple of portrait shots

PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 7:51 pm
by makario
Hi Leon,

I'm no expert, but, I prefer the pose of the 2nd one, as its more engaging, love the lighting of the first one!

Cheers
Mak

Re: A couple of portrait shots

PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:22 pm
by Technik
thanks...was trying to achieve a "dreamy" scene on the first pic. :?

as for the second pic, does anyone find the background was a bit distracting?

Re: A couple of portrait shots

PostPosted: Fri Sep 26, 2008 8:31 pm
by Oz_Beachside
the eye contact in the second is very pleasing, well done.

for me, for portraits, I usually like the perspective from focal lengths 70-200 (crop or no crop no difference). both of these look shot side, and I think too wide. #1 take care not to shoot features at the edge where distortion occurs at your chosen folcal length, her hand is undesirably elongated.

in #2, I would suggest cropping the background above her head out. really like the capture of #2! :cheers:

Re: A couple of portrait shots

PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:27 pm
by Willy wombat
Nice eyes in #2

Re: A couple of portrait shots

PostPosted: Sat Sep 27, 2008 8:52 pm
by gstark
Oz_Beachside wrote:in #2, I would suggest cropping the background above her head out. really like the capture of #2! :cheers:


Exactly.

I also think that the vignetting you've applied is .... not quite there. The fading should obviously be there, but paradoxically, it should not be obvious that it's there.