Senior Portraits with 200/2 wide open.
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jhartman
Registered: Jun 11, 2006
Total Posts: 311
Country: United States

The 200/2L has been earning its keep lately. These images were all done hand-held with the lens wide open, ISO 50 & 100 on 1DsMkIII, using two or three stand-mounted 580EXII (main with softbox, kickers hard light).

A few have 100% crops to show how accurate the AF is.

I used the 200/2.8 and 135/2 last year. They're both great pieces, but this is in a league of its own. (I know, I know, and so is the price)

jhartman
Registered: Jun 11, 2006
Total Posts: 311
Country: United States

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jhartman
Registered: Jun 11, 2006
Total Posts: 311
Country: United States

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jhartman
Registered: Jun 11, 2006
Total Posts: 311
Country: United States

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jhartman
Registered: Jun 11, 2006
Total Posts: 311
Country: United States

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jhartman
Registered: Jun 11, 2006
Total Posts: 311
Country: United States

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jhartman
Registered: Jun 11, 2006
Total Posts: 311
Country: United States

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jhartman
Registered: Jun 11, 2006
Total Posts: 311
Country: United States

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jhartman
Registered: Jun 11, 2006
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Country: United States

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thedigitalbean
Registered: Jun 24, 2005
Total Posts: 5985
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Ok now you're just showing off

Thats a very nice set of images...

Ariel Bravy
Registered: Dec 28, 2004
Total Posts: 7357
Country: United States

Great lighting and artistic work! I think the lens only enhances the talent you already have. These images leap off the page. I would have loved to have had senior pictures like this! I think you'll be stopping yearbook flipping with these...

tmr_wa
Registered: Sep 07, 2004
Total Posts: 1023
Country: United States

jhartman wrote:
I used the 200/2.8 and 135/2 last year. They're both great pieces, but this is in a league of its own. (I know, I know, and so is the price)

Great looking photos. I've seen local photographers charge a lot for senior portraits that don't look anywhere near as nice as these. Hopefully, "the price" of the 200/2 will be paid for soon, as seniors and their parents should be flocking to you.

--tom

gearhead5
Registered: Jun 15, 2006
Total Posts: 1419
Country: United States

Wow! Will you take my picture?

dfresh
Registered: Feb 13, 2005
Total Posts: 2560
Country: United States

Amazing portraits, I bet you have some very satisfied customers!

trenchmonkey
Registered: Oct 22, 2004
Total Posts: 29707
Country: United States

Rockin' set, John. I'm shootin' Nikon's version and can fully appreciate the joy of shooting this caliber glass.

tanglefoot47
Registered: Oct 12, 2004
Total Posts: 14175
Country: United States

Awesome but when I saw your heading my first thought was senior citizens I guess when you get my age you forget about any other seniors

hhski
Registered: Oct 27, 2006
Total Posts: 2309
Country: United States

NIce very very nice

kennyluo
Registered: May 13, 2009
Total Posts: 66
Country: Canada

awesome

Grantland
Registered: Aug 17, 2002
Total Posts: 2574
Country: United States

wow.

if i buy this lens will my pics look this good?

Astragony
Registered: Jan 24, 2009
Total Posts: 97
Country: Italy

incredible pictures, and the rendering of that lens always impresses me, I'de kill for one

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