NON Square Cropped Portraits - (nSCP's) - Archive

[Antonio Correia]

Thanks Antonio! Next time i'll be posting is with a better back drop not just a painted wall hehehehe.

No, no. It is pretty good as it is. Doesn't matter if it is a painted wall or whatever, the important is that it works.
And this one works. At least at the distance she is from it.

[Alis]

Excellent, excellent Ali
I am impressed by the DOF

Thank you, Sir! It is very shallow indeed

[jolee6]

Hi Antonio,

Find your thread very helpful and also your comments. thank you.
posted here an indoor portrait of my best friend.

[Antonio Correia]

Hi Antonio, Find your thread very helpful and also your comments. thank you. Posted here an indoor portrait of my best friend.

Thank you Jolee for posting here and the compliment
Jolee you have to check your focus point. The photo seems blurred. What is happening ? Well, that is in my monitor...
Or is it that the photo is so tiny that the quality suffers from this fact ?
She is a nice young lady and she is in a nice posture. Her hand and arm are just fine. However, she could be looking at us which I think would be nicer.
Be aware of the background Jolee. This one is neither perfect nor bad but a bit too colored. It is well done however because it is blurred as you used a great aperture to enhance the shallow DOF.
There is a general cast (yellowish) because of the colour temperature of the restaurant which you can correct

But mainly and to begin with: check that focus. Central point, One shot ?
You focus and re-compose ? No, don't do it It's wrong to do so.

Compose and focus with central point. Raw file. Outside, place her in the shadow but receiving lots of diffused light when at hard light in Singapore. Homogenous background.
Come on. I am waiting. Still there ? Seated ? Stand up, call her and out you go for some shots.
(just kidding OK ?)
Have you read the tutorial by Colin ?

[Alis]

No child was harmed during the shooting of this one:

[Katy Noelle]

No child was harmed during the shooting of this one:

Hmm! It looks like there's a story and adventure attached to this.

[Alis]

Hmm! It looks like there's a story and adventure attached to this.

Not really. We got off a friend's car and this sofa was left in the street and I had my camera with me as always and threw my son on the sofa and before my wife could do anything, snapped this picture!

I mean he may sue me for emotional distress when he gets older but that would be one of those over the top lawsuits

[Katy Noelle]

Oh, I'm so disappointed! I was hoping that he'd rode it down some stairs or something exciting like that. He's got such a great look on his face.... but, if you're wife was there....I guess not.

[Antonio Correia]

Two flashes Ali ? Or just one with Gary Fong thing ?
Cheers

[Alis]

Two flashes Ali ? Or just one with Gary Fong thing ?
Cheers

No, just one 580EXII with the white card extended and no diffuser.

[jolee6]

Thank you Jolee for posting here and the compliment
Jolee you have to check your focus point. The photo seems blurred. What is happening ? Well, that is in my monitor...
Or is it that the photo is so tiny that the quality suffers from this fact ?
She is a nice young lady and she is in a nice posture. Her hand and arm are just fine. However, she could be looking at us which I think would be nicer.
Be aware of the background Jolee. This one is neither perfect nor bad but a bit too colored. It is well done however because it is blurred as you used a great aperture to enhance the shallow DOF.
There is a general cast (yellowish) because of the colour temperature of the restaurant which you can correct

But mainly and to begin with: check that focus. Central point, One shot ?
You focus and re-compose ? No, don't do it It's wrong to do so.

Compose and focus with central point. Raw file. Outside, place her in the shadow but receiving lots of diffused light when at hard light in Singapore. Homogenous background.
Come on. I am waiting. Still there ? Seated ? Stand up, call her and out you go for some shots.
(just kidding OK ?)
Have you read the tutorial by Colin ?

Hi Antonio,

Ya, when i really zoom in, it's out of focus. and you are correct again, i did focus and composed, cos i wanted to get very sharp eye.
ok, i am very ameture to portrait, will go through Colin lesson..
thanks for your advice, will keep in mind!!!!

Rgds
Jolee6

[Black Pearl]

Dylan - being his usual cheeky self.



Nikon D300s + AF-S 35mm f1.8

[Alis]

Dylan - being his usual cheeky self.



Nikon D300s + AF-S 35mm f1.8

Well executed, Robin! Technically I think it is almost perfect, although I am not sure. Great job!

[Alis]

Canon 5D MKII using Canon 70-200mm L USM IS MKII @1/60s, f/4, ISO 400.

The power of IS

[Antonio Correia]

Dylan - being his usual cheeky self.

Nikon D300s + AF-S 35mm f1.8

Indeed as Ali said it really is a well executed image
I like the composition and the frame you used.
Perhaps a bit more of the reflection on the table would make it more interesting ?! I really don't know...
Thank you for posting

[Antonio Correia]

Canon 5D MKII using Canon 70-200mm L USM IS MKII @1/60s, f/4, ISO 400. The power of IS

Ali you don't give me the chance of saying I don't like one aspect or another. It is not fair. The portrait is too good.

TFPH Ali (over and over)

[Black Pearl]

Thanks Ali and António - he's a little monster so this was grabbed plus I think I cropped to get him slap-bang in the middle. A squarer (though not actually square for this post) may work too.

[Alis]

Ali you don't give me the chance of saying I don't like one aspect or another. It is not fair. The portrait is too good.

TFPH Ali (over and over)

Wow! Thanks, Antonio! I thought the details of the shadows came out very well.

[Alis]

Thanks Ali and António - he's a little monster so this was grabbed plus I think I cropped to get him slap-bang in the middle. A squarer (though not actually square for this post) may work too.

YW! I meant to say I am not sure about the crop but that part somehow got deleted and what is left is very funny, saying I am not sure if it is perfect I guess it is all the Wacom tablet's fault. I usually put the stylus in my mouth when I type but if you hold it in your hand and type, sometimes the things erases stuff without being noticed. Anyway, it is a great shot!

[wilgk]

Here is my friend's daughter - My friend held my 'light on a stick' for me.
It is the 430Ex into a shoot through umbrella off camera left.
The 7D on camera flash is what triggers it - this seemed to work a wee bit intermittently - I'm not sure if that is due to not getting the line of sight it needs to work, as we were moving around - or if I was shooting quicker than the recycle time.
My Birthday is in a month or 2 maybe I should ask for pocket wizards and an external batter pack for the flash.

The in studio fan effect - is due to using the natural wind that was blowing in the right direction - if I remembered to face her the right way



I tried a bit 'less is best' approach to the newly learned post processing techniques this time