PORTRAIT photo...."Check this one OUT"

oldnavy170 · Mar 14, 2007

I am very happy with this photo. I don't like the glare on the glasses but I don't know how to PS that out. I am interesting to see what others think of this one. Thanks.

Big Mike · Mar 14, 2007

Nice lighting, nice exposure, nice moment...Looks like a good shot to me. I agree about the glare though.

chris82 · Mar 14, 2007

Its a great shot if you ask me.for some reason it makes me think of the sixties (1960)s and it has a real home feel to it.Good tone in the B&W aswell.Are you studying photography because from what I can see your photography has taken leaps and bounds with regaurds to your pictures.

oldnavy170 · Mar 14, 2007

chris82 said:
Its a great shot if you ask me.for some reason it makes me think of the sixties (1960)s and it has a real home feel to it.Good tone in the B&W aswell.Are you studying photography because from what I can see your photography has taken leaps and bounds with regaurds to your pictures.

Wow Chris, that is the nicest thing I have ever heard. No I haven't been studing photography but I HAVE learned so much just from this website. I have also invested in some books to help me too. I have taken a likeing to Portraits over the last months.

Thank you again for the kind words!

chris82 · Mar 14, 2007

Looking ata your avator and the picture I can tell that the older subject is related to you.perhaps your mother?

LaFoto · Mar 15, 2007

The moment, their expression, the light ... all very good. The photo really radiates emotion.
I agree about the reflection on their lenses, but I feel the photo as such is so strong that it does not REALLY matter that much, I mean: it cannot make this photo "bad"!

The_Traveler · Mar 15, 2007

The glare could be PSed but it wouln't look good.
If this is a posed situation, the next time take a picture in the 'final' pose and then, without the models moving, slide off their glasses and take another shot.

Then the eyes can be easily moved into the 'with glasses' shot.

Kipper · Mar 15, 2007

The_Traveler said:
The glare could be PSed but it wouln't look good.
If this is a posed situation, the next time take a picture in the 'final' pose and then, without the models moving, slide off their glasses and take another shot.

Then the eyes can be easily moved into the 'with glasses' shot.

Silly question - would a polarizing filter help in this case?

Great pic btw

The_Traveler · Mar 15, 2007

probably some, but this is pretty strong reflection.

ShootHoops · Mar 15, 2007

It's still a great shot with or without the glare. :thumbup:

oldnavy170 · Mar 15, 2007

Thank you everyone for the kind words. I have been working hard to improve my photography. I really "felt" this photo and wanted to find out if you guys felt it too.

perylousdemon · Mar 15, 2007

It's quite a gorgeous shot, but for the future, perhaps you could have your models remove the lenses from their glasses. At least, that's what the guy who took my senior photos did, and it worked. The glasses really are a part of the people who wear them.

bowronfam3 · Mar 16, 2007

Yes a circular polarizing filter would have helped this shot a lot. I just got mine a couple of weeks ago and I LOVE IT!!! It's a good investment if you plan on taking photos of people with glasses on a regular basis, and since these people are close to you, that's probably a yes. Great shot!

Riggaberto · Mar 17, 2007

bowronfam3 said:
Yes a circular polarizing filter would have helped this shot a lot. I just got mine a couple of weeks ago and I LOVE IT!!! It's a good investment if you plan on taking photos of people with glasses on a regular basis, and since these people are close to you, that's probably a yes. Great shot!

Agree. Even if it didnt eliminate the reflection completely, it would have reduced it enough to where it would be much less distracting. I cant reccomend them though, they're so useful.