A couple of portrait shots

[Technik]

ey guys

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




comments and critiques please!

cheer
leon

[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

[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?

[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!

[Willy wombat]

Nice eyes in #2

[gstark]

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

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.