I absolutely love these with the exception of #3 and the last one. Really exceptional, I am hard pressed to pick favorites but #1 and the last one of the first set I guess. Man these kids have got to be raving about these.
Did you use the f 2.0 - 200 for the great bokeh or was that primarily post. It seems that it must be pp as the whole person is focused. Is the DOF that wide at 2.0?
"Did you use the f 2.0 - 200 for the great bokeh or was that primarily post. It seems that it must be pp as the whole person is focused. Is the DOF that wide at 2.0?"
The image above is right out of Lightroom - no PP at all. The bokeh is as you see it. I spent the money on the lens so I wouldn't have to do PP on the background ;-) The DOF is razor thin here, but the image is small enough so that she looks pretty much in focus (which she's not). The background is a street scene about 20+ ft. behind her, hence the extreme OOF from the f/2 lens.
BTW, all the outdoor shots here were made with a two-light 580EXII/RadioPopper setup.
You posted some pictures that should have been deleted in the beginning. Blinking eyes and overblown faces. I think the PS is a tad bit too much on some and covers up some of lack of a great picture. The pictures that are really strong, really show because you use less PS. Sometimes people use PS to cover up their faults and mistakes. It works sometimes.
What's the story with #13? Is that the mom with her son? If you actually flashed that shot, I bow my head to you, sir. No signs of flash shadows and it seems you chose the perfect aperture to get both of them in focus!
Nice work, but please, for the love of God, number the pictures next time!
The third one is stunning. In fact, all the musical ones are very expressive of the subject and therefore perfect for the moment they portray. I wish there had been some way to provide the full reflection in the piano.
"A senior with a 5D oh snap she should give that to me."
• That's my camera (5D infrared conversion) that I was using during the shoot. She's into photography, so she was thrilled to have some pictures taken with it.
"What's the story with #13? Is that the mom with her son? If you actually flashed that shot, I bow my head to you, sir. No signs of flash shadows and it seems you chose the perfect aperture to get both of them in focus!"
• Yep, senior with his Mom (her idea, but also her check). There was a flash on each of them, thanks, but unfortunately there's no aperture perfect enough to get them both in focus, so I focused on each of them individually and merged the shots.
Interesting how reactions to these vary - one person's winner is another person's reject. Which is why, from both an artistic as well as a commercial perspective, shooting outside the box, stretching the limit and breaking the occasional rule (as long as the rule is known first) can be a good thing.
Most of these are really nice.. I especially like the hockey player, mother and son, the photographer, and the serious guy in the chair. To my eye the last one is blown out pretty bad but I'm sure that's what she wanted if you kept it.
No signs of flash shadows and it seems you chose the perfect aperture to get both of them in focus!