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Still learning to photograph people and work with models to create portraits, but here's my first shoot of the new year with my new X-T2, hopefully it only gets better. It's not the best photo, so don't hate me.
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With all of the lines there I would have been tempted to stop down a bit to get them in focus. Congrats on the camera - what lens were you using?
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Jan 3, 2017 00:54
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insideoutside posted:With all of the lines there I would have been tempted to stop down a bit to get them in focus. Congrats on the camera - what lens were you using? Yeah, you're probably right. Maybe next time. I'm still getting comfortable with this thing, it's a big change from my 5dmk2, but visually I really enjoy it. I'll probably go back to the same spot and try again in warmer weather. Working with the 56mm 1.2 for this shot.
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Jan 3, 2017 02:18
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Jan 3, 2017 08:43
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"hello ladies, yes I am an artist"
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Jan 3, 2017 09:59
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8th-snype posted:"hello ladies, yes I am an artist" i wish i was a real artist and not just a photographer but im lazy so lol nty
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Jan 3, 2017 10:21
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Jan 9, 2017 05:10
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Jan 9, 2017 07:03
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I couldn't decide on an orientation/crop. Untitled by Jason Martin, on Flickr  Untitled by Jason Martin, on Flickr
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Jan 17, 2017 18:17
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thetzar posted:I couldn't decide on an orientation/crop. what are you trying to show with a wide portrait composition. the background is really boring and way too much in focus. you can make mundane street stuff look good with aggressive depth of field to abstract it. Also I think you're missing focus a touch on both images.
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Jan 18, 2017 01:07
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Did you touch up her eyes/eyebrows in the first one, because they look a bit weird and smudgy. I think the wider shot is better though.
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Jan 18, 2017 02:45
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thetzar posted:I couldn't decide on an orientation/crop. The cropped one feels like a better composition looks a bit soft to me. Overcropped?
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Jan 18, 2017 03:41
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Paragon8 posted:what are you trying to show with a wide portrait composition. the background is really boring and way too much in focus. you can make mundane street stuff look good with aggressive depth of field to abstract it. akadajet posted:The cropped one feels like a better composition looks a bit soft to me. Overcropped? I liked the wider crop for the environment; it might not be the most interesting in the world, but I liked having at least a bit. Sadly, it does look like the focus was off a bit on the tighter crop (though I think it's good on the wider one). I'm starting to think that I'm having focus problems that aren't just my fault; need to start shooting some targets to see if it's the glass or me. big scary monsters posted:Did you touch up her eyes/eyebrows in the first one, because they look a bit weird and smudgy. I think the wider shot is better though. Nope, no retouching.
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Jan 18, 2017 05:36
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thetzar posted:I couldn't decide on an orientation/crop. It's funny because I like the first one as more of a traditional portrait but from my graphic design/art direction background Im drawn to the wide one for its usability (header images, backgrounds, blog images etc) as it would give me a place for a headline or body of text. On first instinct I just like the overall lighting and color of them. My biggest critique is maybe seeing more of the models actual face? They're pleasant photos.
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Jan 18, 2017 07:04
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thetzar posted:I couldn't decide on an orientation/crop. Maybe it's just me, but the blurry left half of the jacket really bothers me because it really looks out of place and like a mistake.
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Jan 18, 2017 07:44
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My eye is drawn to the fence instead of the woman.
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Jan 18, 2017 08:46
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That seems to be a very odd place to put the fence frankly. Take a look at the fence and where it is - in the middle of the light tone subgroup. If you shift your eyes to the dark tone sub group you would see a different type of fencing, one that is quite securely bolted into the side of this building. The fence in question is, therefore, one of a portable type. 
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Jan 19, 2017 04:31
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Verman posted:It's funny because I like the first one as more of a traditional portrait but from my graphic design/art direction background Im drawn to the wide one for its usability (header images, backgrounds, blog images etc) as it would give me a place for a headline or body of text. nice sense of brand awareness Verman
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Jan 19, 2017 16:25
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Verman posted:It's funny because I like the first one as more of a traditional portrait but from my graphic design/art direction background Im drawn to the wide one for its usability (header images, backgrounds, blog images etc) as it would give me a place for a headline or body of text. Verman...German... you're racist right? I bet you say n*gga all the time. You make me sick.
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Jan 19, 2017 16:37
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I don't know what's going on any more. I mean, I didn't before, but I still don't. Verman: What up, design bro? AAaanyway, I hosed up many, many things on this day of the shoot. Like this shot, for example. Under absolutely no circumstances should it have been shot at f2.8. But that's what my stupid brain did.  Untitled by Jason Martin, on Flickr
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Jan 19, 2017 21:24
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Jan 31, 2017 15:05
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Got asked to do a short notice shoot with a local hobby model friend and her friend from out of town. Medium Format  Chloe&Assayka005.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr Digital  IMG_4779.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr  IMG_4672.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr  IMG_4788.jpg by Iain Compton, on Flickr
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Feb 5, 2017 18:42
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TheAngryDrunk posted:
This is pretty cool, with a minor nitpick that her top is blending in to the machine behind her. Helen Highwater posted:Got asked to do a short notice shoot with a local hobby model friend and her friend from out of town. None of these are lit.
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Feb 6, 2017 03:31
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Feb 6, 2017 03:35
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Helen Highwater posted:
This one should've been trashed my dude.
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Feb 6, 2017 04:55
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Harsh but fair. I'm really struggling with portraits and I've never shot two models at once before. I was asked to do it at short notice (like, 3 hours) so I didn't have many ideas of my own to bring to the shoot, I was mostly trying to make the girls' ideas work. The outside shots were taken in natural light with a single speedlight in a orb umbrella box. Inside I had limited space but three continuous lights in softboxes as well as two off-axis speedlights. I want to do more portrait and full body work but I'm definitely running into a block. Partly it's a problem of limited gear and space but I know that I won't magically get better photos just by buying a poo poo-ton of new gear either. Where do I go from here?
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Feb 7, 2017 13:43
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I'd suggest reading a book on lighting or portrait posing, probably both actually. What the gently caress were you doing with 3 softboxed hotlights and 2 off camera flashes in a "limited space" ? I'm not trying to be a dick I'm honestly curious what your intentions were.
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Feb 7, 2017 13:48
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8th-snype posted:I'd suggest reading a book on lighting or portrait posing, probably both actually. What the gently caress were you doing with 3 softboxed hotlights and 2 off camera flashes in a "limited space" ? I'm not trying to be a dick I'm honestly curious what your intentions were. It's pretty dark in my living room for photography so I needed two hotlights to get decent exposure levels and then I used one or both speedlights as fills to soften the hard shadows. On the couch I needed the third softbox to keep the light consistent along the whole length.
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Feb 7, 2017 13:53
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Helen Highwater posted:It's pretty dark in my living room for photography so I needed two hotlights to get decent exposure levels and then I used one or both speedlights as fills to soften the hard shadows. On the couch I needed the third softbox to keep the light consistent along the whole length. Yes but what were you doing besides uniformly bringing up the light level of the room? Next time use one light, no modifiers. Get some foam core to add fill if you absolutely need it.
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Feb 7, 2017 14:03
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I can't help but feel the old guide of "use at most one studio light per year of lighting experience" applies here. You can do so much with one decent light. Put all your efforts into getting a good one-light setup (with reflector at most) and working with that, it'll improve your photography no end. Plus it's way more convenient to lug around and set up!
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Feb 7, 2017 16:24
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One light, one reflector and a flag will already get you a long, long way. Control ambient before you worry about a 3rd+ light source.
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Feb 7, 2017 16:58
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Helen Highwater posted:Harsh but fair. I'm really struggling with portraits and I've never shot two models at once before. I was asked to do it at short notice (like, 3 hours) so I didn't have many ideas of my own to bring to the shoot, I was mostly trying to make the girls' ideas work. The outside shots were taken in natural light with a single speedlight in a orb umbrella box. Inside I had limited space but three continuous lights in softboxes as well as two off-axis speedlights. I want to do more portrait and full body work but I'm definitely running into a block. Partly it's a problem of limited gear and space but I know that I won't magically get better photos just by buying a poo poo-ton of new gear either. Where do I go from here? Is there portrait work you have seen that you enjoy? Absorb all of that and you'll start consciously/unconsciously emulating that. Why not keep it simple and try to shoot some window lit stuff? Only gear required is your camera and a window and any semblance of light coming through it.
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Feb 7, 2017 20:04
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Echoing what everyone else is saying. Start out simple and learn to pose one person in one situation with one light. My suggestion would be work on headshots and 3/4 lengths to start. I'll also mention too, friend-models will sometimes will have grand ideas of what they want shot and how. Try to keep them in the confines of what you're able to do, then if you want, try a couple experimental shots.
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Feb 10, 2017 17:30
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Tried my hand at a glamour portrait. World Class Boogers by B. B., on Flickr
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Feb 19, 2017 22:22
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Sometimes bar photos work out. Untitled by Jason Martin, on Flickr
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Feb 23, 2017 03:27
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torgeaux posted:Tried my hand at a glamour portrait. with all the time I spend removing snot and crumbs from pictures of my kids, I often wonder if I'm being inauthentic in doing so.
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Feb 23, 2017 15:45
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timrenzi574 posted:with all the time I spend removing snot and crumbs from pictures of my kids, I often wonder if I'm being inauthentic in doing so. Nah If I'm just throwing it up on FB for my parents or whatever I wouldn't waste the time, but if I really like something and want to print it out, I'm definitely cleaning breakfast off their chins or sleep out of their eyes. Like, this is a fine little closeup, but with a ton of crunchies in her eyes and dog hair on her jacket and a speck of cilantro or whatever on a tooth the whole thing just gets too real.  Coy by Matt Philpott, on Flickr Huxley fucked around with this message at 15:53 on Feb 23, 2017 |
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Feb 23, 2017 15:49
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timrenzi574 posted:with all the time I spend removing snot and crumbs from pictures of my kids, I often wonder if I'm being inauthentic in doing so. No, I do that too. This one was really more to immortalize the amazing snot and general look of being disheveled.
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Feb 24, 2017 01:02
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got the chance to do a photoshoot in a goth emporium and mess around with their props. Tried really hard to get as many white girls in cute poses photos as possible. white girl cute pose by bento_dunce, on Flickr white girl cute hat by bento_dunce, on Flickr
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They look like pink girls to me.
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