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My friend Vinnie and I did a shoot a couple of nights ago so I could experiment a little bit in a larger studio space than I'm normally able to use. He brought his favorite jacket and hat, and I really like how these two shots turned out. I'm starting to like my 50mm lens a lot more for close-in portraits. I know it's wider than what's typically considered a "correct" focal length for portraits in the headshot range but I think the distortion adds some character.

Canon 5D MKIII, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 lens.

Nov 05, 2022 at 10:27 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · Classic Man

Reallllly nice!!

Nov 05, 2022 at 01:28 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · Classic Man

friscoron wrote:
Reallllly nice!!

Thanks Ron.

Nov 05, 2022 at 07:46 PM

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · Classic Man

Nice! Good focus control.
Observation - a head tilted up is read by many as "haughty" or arrogant (aka stuck up).
Unless of course that's what you were going for.

Nitpick: #2 could have used a hair light. Nevertheless good separation from the background and a well done vignette.

Nov 06, 2022 at 07:10 AM

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · Classic Man

I love hats Daniel! Both on men and women!
Your 1st image is great! He wears it well and I do not see any problems.
His "attitude" renders both images well and you did a superb job IMHO!

I don't think there is a lens made that you could not take a wonderful portrait with!

Dan

Nov 06, 2022 at 10:43 AM

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · Classic Man

BubbaJon wrote:
Nice! Good focus control.
Observation - a head tilted up is read by many as "haughty" or arrogant (aka stuck up).
Unless of course that's what you were going for.

Nitpick: #2 could have used a hair light. Nevertheless good separation from the background and a well done vignette.
Thank you Jon.

I appreciate you taking the time to share your constructive critiques. I personally see a head tilted up as proud, confident, statuesque, and in this portrait of my friend also a little cheeky. All of those attributes showcase what I love about Vinnie's personality. I also very often direct my models to raise their head/chin because I like what it does for the jawline.

I did use a hair light in #2, but I chose to keep it subdued because when I increased it's power it also created highlights on the leather that were too bright for my liking.

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Nov 07, 2022 at 01:10 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · Classic Man

Danpbphoto wrote:
I love hats Daniel! Both on men and women!
Your 1st image is great! He wears it well and I do not see any problems.
His "attitude" renders both images well and you did a superb job IMHO!

I don't think there is a lens made that you could not take a wonderful portrait with!

Dan
Thanks so much Dan! I agree with you about his attitude, and the attitude being expressed is one of the main reasons these two shots stood out to me. I see a lot of confidence, and I especially love that aspect of these portraits because the model is someone that I admire deeply.

Nov 07, 2022 at 01:12 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Classic Man

really diggin the first one

Nov 12, 2022 at 07:32 AM

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jaygoldz wrote:
really diggin the first one

Thank you. That's my favorite as well.

Nov 12, 2022 at 03:03 PM

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1st one looks like there's a great story behind it! Really well done.

Nov 17, 2022 at 07:48 PM

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jasonmk73 wrote:
1st one looks like there's a great story behind it! Really well done.

Thank you. Honestly every time I photograph Vinnie I think the photos get better, and this set is nice because we were really getting into our stride as collaborators and friends. He's by far my favorite person to photograph and I hope my photos of him show that.

Nov 17, 2022 at 08:04 PM


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