p.82 #4 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
AGeoJO wrote:
Cropped or uncropped…What do you prefer?
Cropped, for sure…that one is all about her incredible eyes and cheek bones, plus the composition and frame-within-a-frame are great there.
In the un cropped, the focal point is no longer her face, and instead becomes the tonal contrast of her arms vs the background, and then I get lost in the background.
p.82 #5 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
Grenache wrote:
Cropped, for sure…that one is all about her incredible eyes and cheek bones, plus the composition and frame-within-a-frame are great there.
In the un cropped, the focal point is no longer her face, and instead becomes the tonal contrast of her arms vs the background, and then I get lost in the background.
p.82 #7 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
Grenache wrote:
Cropped, for sure…that one is all about her incredible eyes and cheek bones, plus the composition and frame-within-a-frame are great there.
In the un cropped, the focal point is no longer her face, and instead becomes the tonal contrast of her arms vs the background, and then I get lost in the background.
At least those are my thoughts.
Jim
Thank you, Jim! I appreciate your feedback.
BruceRH wrote:
I agree 100%, cropped.
Thank you very much, Bruce! I also appreciate your feedback.
GabrielPhoto wrote:
Its a tough one but I will have to go uncropped just because I am not a fan of cutting limbs and is one of those things I just cant unsee
Thank you for your feedback, Luis! I see your point…
p.82 #13 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
InFocus2014 wrote:
A few shots from two weeks ago. All shot on A1 and my favorite portrait lens, the Sigma 105mm f1.4 with ambient light wide-open.
Nicely done as always Jeff - I have admit in deconstructing these it makes me mentally recreate the staging.. Imagining driving around with a bathtub in the back of a pickup - or oversize stuff chair, wooden crates etc. and then carting them all around to the desired locations! Not just that but buying these things at flea markets or garage sales and storing them before and after the shoot. ha ha Before I go too far down the rabbit hole though, maybe these locations are set up by a 3rd party? Very cool nonetheless.
I normally don’t like the person I photograph to smile but her smile or laugh is definitely captivating. Plus, she smiles a lot… With that said here is one of the smiling or actually laughing one, captured with the GM 50mm lens. The aperture ring moved from f/1.2 that I thought I had to f/1.4 and similarly, the ISO setting became ISO 89 instead of ISO 100. I didn’t notice it until somewhat later. Oh, well…
BTW, her face was lit by the low setting sun, no flash was used here.
I normally don’t like the person I photograph to smile but her smile or laugh is definitely captivating. Plus, she smiles a lot… With that said here is one of the smiling or actually laughing one, captured with the GM 50mm lens. The aperture ring moved from f/1.2 that I thought I had to f/1.4 and similarly, the ISO setting became ISO 89 instead of ISO 100. I didn’t notice it until somewhat later. Oh, well…
BTW, her face was lit by the low setting sun, no flash was used here.
Lovely capture!
I just can't help but wonder how much better this image would have been at f1.2 though
p.82 #17 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
fotografur wrote:
Lovely capture!
I just can't help but wonder how much better this image would have been at f1.2 though
Thank you, Dennis! You got me thinking.... I wasn't planning of editing this one, another one of her sweet laugh but this was taken with the GM 70-200mm II at f/2.8. Of course, the circumstances are not the same but this one shows the DOF at f/2.8 although she was closer to me here than at the other one, My answer to your question would be, not much different and probably not noticeable for the web.
p.82 #19 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
Having fun with the 100 STF in Texas. While f/2.8+ doesn't sound like too much - this lens is rendering recognizable but absolutely non-distracting background. Shooting into "almost" sunset with the Godox AD200 and UB165S umbrella. Hope not too cheesy
p.82 #20 · Portrait and People Image Thread using Sony
AGeoJO wrote:
I normally don’t like the person I photograph to smile but her smile or laugh is definitely captivating. Plus, she smiles a lot… With that said here is one of the smiling or actually laughing one, captured with the GM 50mm lens. The aperture ring moved from f/1.2 that I thought I had to f/1.4 and similarly, the ISO setting became ISO 89 instead of ISO 100. I didn’t notice it until somewhat later. Oh, well…
BTW, her face was lit by the low setting sun, no flash was used here.
Delightful. In your ideal circumstances, do you prefer to use a fill flash, reflector or just natural light?
