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[bigboi3]

why didn't you use your 50 1.8? Pictures would have been A LOT sharper.

 

[eric-holmes]

I sold that lens. I don't much care for primes when shooting kids anyways. Too much footwork and I miss too many things. I'm in the process of saving for a 2.8 zoom but I am undecided on which one.

 

[ghpham]

I like the idea of the 1st photo. However, she is putting the weight of her whole face on her hand squishing the face and making her eye smaller.

I think the softness comes from the fact that you had your lens wide open for the focal length. You could try f/8 and see if you can get a sharper picture.

 

[kassad]

As mentioned already the pictureas seems a little cold. You should be able the teak the white balance easily enough. The framing in the second shot is a little off to me eye. I think the shot would look better if the bow was not cut off. Overall great work.

 

[Raizels]

Her eyes seem lighter and more vibrantly colored in the 1st one. Lighting or PS?

 

[JenLavazza]

I always sharpen in PP....

 

[Blake.Oney]

For the lens you shot with I think the sharpness would be better if you were shooting around f7-8. I don't know if you sharpen in PP or not, but try to hit the "sweet spot" on your lens and it will be much more sharp.

 

[ghache]

I also own that lens. for a kit lens, that thing is decently sharp around f5-6-f11.

I also never shoot that lens wide open. Bellow 30-35mm the barrel distortion is kinda heavy.

Exposure0.01 sec (1/100)Aperturef/8.0Focal Length48 mmISO Speed200


as you can see, it gets really sharp at f8. no sharpening was added to this picture or any heavy pp.

 

[g-fi]

Ack! You sold your 50mm prime? You don't like it for children's portraits?! I think my head may explode lol. That's probably my most go-to lens when I am shooting kids, and after that the AI-S 50mm 1.4 is next for shooting older children/teenagers who can hold still enough for me to MF.

Can I ask why you find it difficult to shoot with? I'm just curious and kinda baffled lol. Is it really all because of zooming with your feet? If so, that's truly a shame because primes are always so flattering for portraits (and much sharper at large apertures, IME).

If you're going to drop serious money on a lens, why not the 24-70mm 2.8? It's the next lens on my Tax Refund list, probably one of the few "portrait zooms" I'll ever purchase.

 

[filmshooter]

I'm not much of a portrait photographer, but speaking of prime lenses and the such, would my Konica 40mm f/1.8-f/22 be a good portrait lens? I noticed you saying that the 50mm prime was the go to lens so I was just curious.

I do like the shots! I agree they look a bit cold but none the less they are great photos!

 

[filmshooter]

It says your photos are ok to edit so I hope this is alright. I did a quick burn over the whole image, auto color enhance and sharpen a bit in GIMP image editor on Linux. I think it helped a little. If you are still having issues with the lens and want to keep it, look into doing some little things in Photoshop, Paintshop Pro, GIMP, et cetera maybe?