Portrait II - DPChallenge Forums

12/26/2011 02:20:34 PM · #1

Portrait

I am expecting masters entering for this one... I mean MASTERS of studio photography and street photography.

can't wait )to enter and see other photos)

MinsoPhoto

12/26/2011 02:26:28 PM · #2

I'm no master but I do enjoy portrait photography. Now to figure out what to do to make it stand out.

nickyb

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12/26/2011 03:45:13 PM · #3

am i allowed to put a whole person in the picture?

12/26/2011 07:36:21 PM · #4

Planning on doing a classic pose in studio but I never know what people expect, tho. I mean why does this challenge falls under advanced editing? That's hardly "classic portait photography".

Message edited by author 2011-12-26 19:36:58.

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12/26/2011 07:48:40 PM · #5

By the way, since

smardaz is back now... I am expecting to win red or yellow, he probably will get the blue ;)

Bear_Music

Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra

12/26/2011 09:42:40 PM · #6

Originally posted by MarioPierre:

Planning on doing a classic pose in studio but I never know what people expect, tho. I mean why does this challenge falls under advanced editing? That's hardly "classic portait photography".

Sure it is! Portrait photographers are notorious for retouching their images to enhance their models' best features and mask their less-than-perfect ones. Are you confusing "advanced" with "expert"?

R.

Bear_Music

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Sony 24-70mm F4 Vario-Tessar T* FE OSS

12/26/2011 09:43:27 PM · #7

Originally posted by nickyb:

am i allowed to put a whole person in the picture?

You're "allowed" to do whatever you want to. In all likelihood, most of the high-scoring images will be headshots, though.

R.

12/27/2011 12:24:45 AM · #8

Well I'm going to go for something totally different, which will probably...well I won't be presumtous.

12/27/2011 12:31:16 AM · #9

Originally posted by Neat:

...well I won't be presumptuous...

You probably will be "Posthumous-uous"?

12/27/2011 12:57:11 AM · #10

Originally posted by FocusPoint:

Originally posted by Neat:
...well I won't be presumptuous...

You probably will be "Posthumous-uous"?

LOL................Well it is rather nice to be that as well!

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12/27/2011 02:13:14 AM · #11

Originally posted by Bear_Music:

Originally posted by MarioPierre:
Planning on doing a classic pose in studio but I never know what people expect, tho. I mean why does this challenge falls under advanced editing? That's hardly "classic portait photography".

Sure it is! Portrait photographers are notorious for retouching their images to enhance their models' best features and mask their less-than-perfect ones. Are you confusing "advanced" with "expert"?

R.

See, that gets me confused between classic portrait photography and commercial photography. When I'm thinking classic portraiture I'm thinking basic three light setup with minimum expression, or perhaps natural lighting, the kind you see sitting on top of the fireplaces. What I'm not thinking about is the cover of vogue magazine. I thought the goal was to capture "likeness" rather than "perfection".

tanguera

Nikon D750

12/27/2011 02:35:11 AM · #12

Originally posted by MarioPierre:

I thought the goal was to capture "likeness" rather than "perfection".

Portraiture is an incredibly broad term which basically means a picture of a person. It can range from actor's headshots (which demands the image be as "like" the person as possible) to narrative portraiture, which arguably tries to capture the "essence" of a person, their personality, etc. Formal portraiture is one of many portrait style choices, and there is nothing wrong with it. Many of the top scoring portraits have been, in fact, in the more formal style. But a portrait can be comprised of just the head (headshots) to full body. They can be natural light or studio. They can be indoor or outdoor. They can be serious or funny. Etc., etc. It's a very generous genre.

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12/27/2011 08:11:52 AM · #13

Originally posted by tanguera:

Originally posted by MarioPierre:
I thought the goal was to capture "likeness" rather than "perfection".

Portraiture is an incredibly broad term which basically means a picture of a person. It can range from actor's headshots (which demands the image be as "like" the person as possible) to narrative portraiture, which arguably tries to capture the "essence" of a person, their personality, etc. Formal portraiture is one of many portrait style choices, and there is nothing wrong with it. Many of the top scoring portraits have been, in fact, in the more formal style. But a portrait can be comprised of just the head (headshots) to full body. They can be natural light or studio. They can be indoor or outdoor. They can be serious or funny. Etc., etc. It's a very generous genre.

So what's the difference between classic portrait and say glamour, pin-up, fashion, fetish, expressive? Are all these just sub-categories of portraiture?

hahn23

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

12/27/2011 08:16:50 AM · #14

Originally posted by tanguera:

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12/27/2011 08:22:06 AM · #15

Originally posted by hahn23:

Originally posted by tanguera:

Originally posted by MarioPierre:
I thought the goal was to capture "likeness" rather than "perfection".

Portraiture is an incredibly broad term which basically means a picture of a person. It can range from actor's headshots (which demands the image be as "like" the person as possible) to narrative portraiture, which arguably tries to capture the "essence" of a person, their personality, etc. Formal portraiture is one of many portrait style choices, and there is nothing wrong with it. Many of the top scoring portraits have been, in fact, in the more formal style. But a portrait can be comprised of just the head (headshots) to full body. They can be natural light or studio. They can be indoor or outdoor. They can be serious or funny. Etc., etc. It's a very generous genre.

+1

I still can't believe sometimes that these discussions take place. Quite amusing to say the least.

hahn23

Canon EOS-5D Mark IV

12/27/2011 09:29:26 AM · #16

Originally posted by Neat:

I still can't believe sometimes that these discussions take place. Quite amusing to say the least.

The problem that has developed is that challenges are being narrowed down way too much by narrow minded people. The emphasis has switched from a photography contest to a competition to see who can vote down any image because it does not meet their definition of the challenge. It's wrecking the site. It's not fun anymore. Good photography is often panned for very petty reasons.

It would be good to see a liberal interpretation of challenges. I mean, give photography a chance.

MinsoPhoto

12/27/2011 09:45:26 AM · #17

Originally posted by hahn23:

Originally posted by Neat:

I still can't believe sometimes that these discussions take place. Quite amusing to say the least.

The problem that has developed is that challenges are being narrowed down way too much by narrow minded people. The emphasis has switched from a photography contest to a competition to see who can vote down any image because it does not meet their definition of the challenge. It's wrecking the site. It's not fun anymore. Good photography is often panned for very petty reasons.

It would be good to see a liberal interpretation of challenges. I mean, give photography a chance.

Agreed. A couple challenges do have very strict rules but for the majority of them they are open to many viewpoints but many voters still nitpick.

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12/27/2011 09:52:59 AM · #18

Originally posted by hahn23:

I would agree with most challenges except this one called for "a classic photographic form that typically captures the face of a person", which isn't very broad. If members agree that broad is alright, then I see nothing wrong with it, since that is what keeps photography and art moving forward.

Paul

Leica SL

12/27/2011 12:18:40 PM · #19

'typically' doesn't make the atypical illegitimate does it? And given the number of 'typical' images there will be, the atypical will be very attractive to many (both to shoot and to view). Wanting your image to be distinctive would seem laudable to me - in any and all challenges.

I for one hope there will be much variety when I view/vote.

tanguera

Nikon D750

Nikon AF-S Nikkor 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED

12/27/2011 12:24:34 PM · #20

Originally posted by MarioPierre:

So what's the difference between classic portrait and say glamour, pin-up, fashion, fetish, expressive? Are all these just sub-categories of portraiture?

Yes, exactly.

12/28/2011 08:17:24 PM · #21

Originally posted by paulbtlw:

I'm in and have to agree with you Paul, hope there's a bit of variety in this challenge. I've gone for something radically different.