Portrait C&C

[Trever1t]

I haven't shot much in the last month but forced myself to go out yesterday despite being down with a cruddy cold.


Gardinia by Trever1t, on Flickr



16-85vr@62mm
f5.6
1/1000 sec
Natural light (mid day sun)

 

[willis_927]

I just want to reach into the picture and flick her hair out of her eye! lol

 

[tirediron]

Agree with Willis; for an outdoor, spur-of-the-moment shot, it's not bad at all. I would prefer if you were more on her eye level though.

 

[psyphy]

Imo... Woulda been more interesting to keep a part of her hair covering her face while the rest of her hair was blowing (strong) in same direction.

 

[Derrel]

Hmmmm...I would have been greatly tempted to rotate the camera to a vertical orientation, to eliminate those competing white flowers, and to have shown the top of her head.

 

[gsgary]

The hair acroos the face totally kills it for me

 

[Trever1t]

Thanks for the comments. I like the wind blown hair and the flowers (I was attempting to incorporate them into the shot) but I appreciate the opinions. To self criticize, I wish I had used some sort of reflector to minimize the shadow under her chin. Totally spontaneous, this taken at a BBQ yesterday.

 

[Trever1t]

another without the hair in the face


Leather and Lace by Trever1t, on Flickr

 

[gsgary]

Thanks for the comments. I like the wind blown hair and the flowers (I was attempting to incorporate them into the shot) but I appreciate the opinions. To self criticize, I wish I had used some sort of reflector to minimize the shadow under her chin. Totally spontaneous, this taken at a BBQ yesterday.

The sun is also making her squint, try putting the sun behind her and a refector to bounce the light back or use flash, spotting these things will take you up to the next level

 

[Trever1t]

Awesome, thank you!

 

[photocist]

Thanks for the comments. I like the wind blown hair and the flowers (I was attempting to incorporate them into the shot) but I appreciate the opinions. To self criticize, I wish I had used some sort of reflector to minimize the shadow under her chin. Totally spontaneous, this taken at a BBQ yesterday.

The sun is also making her squint, try putting the sun behind her and a refector to bounce the light back or use flash, spotting these things will take you up to the next level

She isnt squinting, just asian.

LOL sorry had to say it.

 

[KmH]

Direct mid-day sunlight is almost useless for quality portrait photography.

For the first shot, if you had had a 5-in-1 reflector you could have used the diffuser to not only make the light softer and less harsh, but a much bigger apparent light source than the Sun is. The apparently bigger light source would have made the show edges cast on her neck less sharp.

At that point you could have made your aperture much smaller rendering the flowers in focus, and allowing you to get the shutter speed slow enough to X-sync some strobed light on, or off, the camera. By using strobed light, you can control the ambient light exposure separately from the flash exposure on your subject.

 

[Trever1t]

Direct mid-day sunlight is almost useless for quality portrait photography.

For the first shot, if you had had a 5-in-1 reflector you could have used the diffuser to not only make the light softer and less harsh, but a much bigger apparent light source than the Sun is. The apparently bigger light source would have made the show edges cast on her neck less sharp.

At that point you could have made your aperture much smaller rendering the flowers in focus, and allowing you to get the shutter speed slow enough to X-sync some strobed light on, or off, the camera. By using strobed light, you can control the ambient light exposure separately from the flash exposure on your subject.

I really like the idea and figured at the price I couldn't go wrong so purchased this 5 in 1 reflector today (along with some nice paper).
Amazon.com: 43" 110CM Round Multi Disc Light Reflector! Portable, 5 in 1: Translucent, Silver, Gold, White, and Black! Collapsible! Perfect for Studio or any Photography Situation!: Electronics