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01/07/2005 03:31:48 AM · #1 |
My ex girlfriend and I were having lunch at In n' Out (burger joint) today and I had to show off my new D70 that I got for Christmas! She's always been a sport about me taking pictures of her. She was the first girl I ever took portait shots of when I was back in highschool before I owned a digital camera.
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01/07/2005 04:22:31 AM · #2 |
It's a good shot, but the background is a little distracting.. You should have told her to move just a little.
So why is she the EX? |
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01/07/2005 04:27:03 AM · #3 |
I can see why she's a sport about it... The camera loves her. She's pretty, and this is a nice relaxed picture.
The only down side for me is the distracting background.
What settings were you using? If you've only just upgraded to a dSLR I assume you were in Auto or P mode?
When the background is cluttered like this, it can help to shot in Av mode, and select the widest apeture you can without loosing sharpness.
Some experimentation will be needed to learn what works with your lens(s), but you'll quickly get a feeling for the settings you need to keep things sharp, but get the shallow DOF.
Pity she's your Ex if stick it on your wall folks might think you're stalking her. :-).
A really nice photo, thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Chris H.
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01/07/2005 08:59:56 AM · #4 |
were you using the kit lense for this shot? i dunno, it seems just a little soft to me, like your focus was just off, or she or your moved just as you snapped it. or you also might've been just a bit too close to her, i dunno i'm just guessing.
it is a good portrait though, like the expression. background is a little of a clutter, but that's OK unless you want the portrait to look like it wasn't shot at a burger joint. i personally dont' think the background is a problem here for an "impromptu" portrait :)
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01/07/2005 09:07:08 AM · #5 |
Originally posted by jxpfeer:
background is ,,, OK unless you want the portrait to look like it wasn't shot at a burger joint. i personally dont' think the background is a problem here for an "impromptu" portrait :) |
I agree with this, for what it's worth. Let me also second all of the "lovely girl" comments (but I'm sure you are well aware of that fact)! Nice portrait :) |
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01/07/2005 10:33:18 AM · #6 |
| Very nice! She has beautiful eyes. |
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01/07/2005 10:37:59 AM · #7 |
| I personally don't mind the background but think it's a little too tight of a crop for some reason. She does look great however. Ask her where she gets her eyebrows waxed :-) |
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01/07/2005 10:41:46 AM · #8 |
| To me the background helps explain the location a little bit. I don't mind it. |
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01/07/2005 11:03:21 AM · #9 |
I'll go ya' one more, and say I actually like the background. Gives some context. Very nice.
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01/07/2005 11:24:13 AM · #10 |
Originally posted by jxpfeer:
were you using the kit lense for this shot? i dunno, it seems just a little soft to me, like your focus was just off, or she or your moved just as you snapped it. or you also might've been just a bit too close to her, i dunno i'm just guessing.
it is a good portrait though, like the expression. background is a little of a clutter, but that's OK unless you want the portrait to look like it wasn't shot at a burger joint. i personally dont' think the background is a problem here for an "impromptu" portrait :) |
I am curious if others think this is soft. I don't see it. I'm just trying to understand "how sharp" is sharp enough for people. |
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01/07/2005 11:26:42 AM · #11 |
| Beautiful woman, great shot!! Whats her number???.....lol |
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01/07/2005 11:29:15 AM · #12 |
Originally posted by nshapiro:
Originally posted by jxpfeer:
were you using the kit lense for this shot? i dunno, it seems just a little soft to me, like your focus was just off, or she or your moved just as you snapped it. or you also might've been just a bit too close to her, i dunno i'm just guessing.
it is a good portrait though, like the expression. background is a little of a clutter, but that's OK unless you want the portrait to look like it wasn't shot at a burger joint. i personally dont' think the background is a problem here for an "impromptu" portrait :) |
I am curious if others think this is soft. I don't see it. I'm just trying to understand "how sharp" is sharp enough for people. |
It is soft. Her hair above the ear looks like the focus point - the insides of here eye, her nose and her mouth are out a little.
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01/07/2005 11:32:33 AM · #13 |
Yes, it seems soft. Looking at it closely, it looks like the hair on the back left curve of her head is sharp... Looks to me like you missed your point of focus, which in this pic should be the eyes. Learn to use focus lock, focus on the eyes and reframe, for best results.
Nice pic though.
Robt.
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01/07/2005 12:31:03 PM · #14 |
The image does not look particularly unsharp to me. I disagree that the area around her ear is more in focus than other areas. Given the position of her face, her ear is on about the same focal plane as the inside of her right eye, which looks just as in focus to me as her ear.
The issue with the photograph looks to be bad post-processing and/or jpg compression artifacting. |
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01/07/2005 02:45:38 PM · #15 |
WOW. I posted this before I went to bed and I have so many replies! Thanks everyone. Okay heres the scoop. I took several pics from the samse spot. The phot I chose to use was a little bit blown out on her face so it took some post processing to get her skin tones back a bit. I also DID use a gaussian blur on another layer, then set a layer mask and took the blur off her eyes, lips, eyebrows, 30% off her hair, and then set the entire opacity of the layer to about 70 percent. So yes, her skin is a little softer. I also used unsharp mask to bring in the contrast, darken in the blacks, and give her eyelashes more texture. I agree that visually, the background can be distracting, butfor what the portait was, I dont mind it so much. Here were the camera settings.
focal length 44mm
F14 (I agree, too high)
1/13 of a second shutter
No flash
Here are two pics from my 35mm camera in highschool.
Cheers!
Chris Anderson
Message edited by author 2005-01-08 00:32:40. |
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