Great natural light portraits - second shot is my favorite mainly due to framing. Love the way 50mm works for portraits. I know some people think its too wide, but it gives a real life-like quality.
finnphotos wrote:
Great natural light portraits - second shot is my favorite mainly due to framing. Love the way 50mm works for portraits. I know some people think its too wide, but it gives a real life-like quality.
Thank you. 50mm is an unusual choice for me when it comes to portraits, as I prefer my 85mm and 100mm lenses for close-up shots like these, but sometimes it just works.
These are beautiful it just goes to show that simple is best, well done!! I just started a photography course and am interested in Portraiture. What were your full camera settings and how did you get that lovely glow in his eye? Tips please
#3 is my favorite, I love the treatment. It has a real retro vibe for me. It reminds me of photos I've seen of British lads in the early '60s. I think it's the B&W, the hair style and the freckles. Very nice!
Lovely work but would have to say the 3rd is my favorite. Don't exactly know why but the 3rd also reminds me of images from the mid 40's - 50's, even the clothing to me reflects that era. Again no reason just my 1st thought.
Let me comment without reading others comments so my initial reaction is what you get.
First photo - so close. If you had turned his head to his left just a bit to get some light on his right cheek and eye it would have been a classic Rembrandt portrait.
Second photo - again, nearly there. Watch your backgrounds. That bright area just in front of his forehead causes his face to get a bit lost and it's hard to see the overall shape of his face. If you nad adjusted a bit so that was fully hidden by his head it would be super. I also would have him turn his shoulders a bit toward the camera a bit so the body has more bulk in relation to the head.
Last shot is the best overall. It could use just a touch more light in the eyes just to “spark” them a bit.
I love 2 and love 3. The DOF and bokeh in 1 make his head look like it's detached. #3 is definitely my favorite. A small nitpick amateurs don't usually get right: Look how large his pupil's are. it must have been kind of dark for that to happen; if it is, you'll need to shin a light on him or something to close those down. Thanks for sharing
terryeaton wrote:
I love 2 and love 3. The DOF and bokeh in 1 make his head look like it's detached. #3 is definitely my favorite. A small nitpick amateurs don't usually get right: Look how large his pupil's are. it must have been kind of dark for that to happen; if it is, you'll need to shin a light on him or something to close those down. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for taking the time to critique, but did you really just call me an amateur?
