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DanOstergren · Feb 27, 2020

A portrait I shot earlier this week. He is the husband of one of my headshot clients, and I had him stand in for a "light test" while his wife was getting ready. The truth is I already knew what the light would look like and I always use the same exposure setting in studio, I just wanted an excuse to shoot a portrait of him. Good thing he liked it.

Shot with the original Canon 5D with a Canon 100mm f/2.8 macro usm lens attached set to f/11, 1/160th sec, ISO 100. Lit with a single Neewer C300 flash and softbox.

jcdeboever · Feb 27, 2020

Super imagery.

Jeff15 · Feb 28, 2020

Very good image......

SquarePeg · Feb 28, 2020

It’s a great portrait. I’m not loving the distracting shirt but since he wasn’t you’re real client I guess that was out of your control.

DanOstergren · Feb 29, 2020

jcdeboever said:
Super imagery.

Thank you.

DanOstergren · Feb 29, 2020

Jeff15 said:
Very good image......

Thanks!

DanOstergren · Feb 29, 2020

SquarePeg said:
It’s a great portrait. I’m not loving the distracting shirt but since he wasn’t you’re real client I guess that was out of your control.

Thank you. Personally I really love the shirt, but I can see how some might think of it as distracting.

rslt · Mar 2, 2020

If you don't mind, why do you use a high f stop? I'm still learning about portrait photography and the impression I'm getting is around 5.6 is usual (I know it depends on the DOF the photographer is after).
I have also read the the f stop is used control the flash exposure.

K9Kirk · Mar 3, 2020

Nice shot. I don't do portraits but I do have a 105 mm Sigma macro lens the manufacturers description said was good for portraits. I can see now why they said that, @ 100 mm the detail really comes through. :headbang:

Maybe I'll give it a go one day.

Soocom1 · Mar 3, 2020

Well done yet again!

There is only one single point I see.
The color cast on the white of the shirt I am assuming should be white.
I personally see a blue cast. Its not CA, but I am wondering if its something else.

May just be me.

DanOstergren · Mar 3, 2020

rslt said:
If you don't mind, why do you use a high f stop? I'm still learning about portrait photography and the impression I'm getting is around 5.6 is usual (I know it depends on the DOF the photographer is after).
I have also read the the f stop is used control the flash exposure.

I tend to position my flash fairly close to my subject so I can attain some contrast and also so that the catch-lights in the eyes are big. This means that the light is pretty bright on their face even if the flash is set to it's lowest output, and the high f/stop balances that out. I'm also using a lens that has a long focal length with a thin depth of field when you're close to someone's face, and the high f/stop ensures that everything important is in focus. Even at f/11, the depth of field on a 100mm lens is thin enough to cause one eye to be out of focus if I'm not careful about head positioning or lighting.

DanOstergren · Mar 3, 2020

K9Kirk said:
Nice shot. I don't do portraits but I do have a 105 mm Sigma macro lens the manufacturers description said was good for portraits. I can see now why they said that, @ 100 mm the detail really comes through.

Maybe I'll give it a go one day.

Thank you.

DanOstergren · Mar 3, 2020

Soocom1 said:
Well done yet again!

There is only one single point I see.
The color cast on the white of the shirt I am assuming should be white.
I personally see a blue cast. Its not CA, but I am wondering if its something else.

May just be me.

Thanks for the feedback.