Nikon D-810 pipe.
by LoVi

Comment:
Interesting concept. Candid portrait of a camera :-)

The cables are distracting and the image lacks sharpness.

Portrait of a Beauty
by Gliese

Comment:
The mixed-colour lighting is a white balance nightmare. Unless this is a desired effect, B&W might be a solution for this.

Nice tight crop, BTW. Brave on your side not including the lens. It is a bit like a human portrait without including the eyes. It might work.

2009 - Bought my first DSLR (D70) and joined DPC
by SEG

Comment:
One of the rare specimens of a modern digital camera in the challenge. The majority of us opted for a vintage subject.

The B&W approach works well, but the inclusion of colour might have been effective as well. Nikon DSLR cameras have that red triangular element on the grip, below the shutter button, that might be interesting element, as well as the gold on the topp of the lens. DoF is spot-on.

There is some visible noise on the lens cap and the very front of the lens that is a bit distracting.

Man with a Camera
by johnbrennan

Comment:
Nice inclusion of a human element. The lighting is good, as well as the DoF.

planned obsolescence
by Marfun

Comment:
27 exposures? I have never seen a film with 27 exposures. What kind of film it uses, 110? It might as well be 135 (35mm) judging by the size of the camera.

Yashica-A
by glad2badad

Comment:
I can't help but notice that twin lens reflex cameras are beautiful portrait subjects. There are a bunch of TLR entries in this challenge (mine included).

Lighting is spot on, as well as the sharpness and DoF. Colours work nice here, as well.

Red and Yashica
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
Excellent lighting. I love the red strap and the way the the foreground gradually blends into the background. The subject is beautiful, as well.

A bit more depth would benefit the image and maybe cropping out a bit from the bottom.

As for that hint of a reflection at the bottom, i would prefer if it was either not there or more prominent, but it's not a distracting element in the image as it is.

“A portrait is not made in the camera, but on either side of it" ~ Edward Steichen
by Luciemac

Comment:
I love the tight crop and the DoF.

The lighting in general is good, except for the mixed colours. The combination of bluish, white and yellowish highlights is a bit distracting. If it wasn't correctable in post, you should have gone with B&W (maybe recover the color on the red elements afterwards). Unless, of course, the mixed lighting was your intention. A bit more microcontrast/structure/clarity would have been nice, as well.

All in all, a solid take on the camera portrait challenge.

Ready for my Portrait
by DCrest01

Comment:
One of the rare entries that emphasized the "portrait" part of the challenge. I like that. Maybe the golden eyelashes were a bit of an overkill, but maybe not :-)

Old School
by ecmguy

Comment:
Good one. Hats down to the idea and the execution.
I almost tried a similar approach. A shot through the vertical viewfinder of a TLR. Instead of a cityscape, the subject's subject would have been another vintage camera. The orientation and the size of the viewfinder made it a very tough shot and i gave up. I wouldn't have been as effective as yours, anyway.