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

[carregwen]

You figured it out then? Very good shot, excellent intesnity of stare from the eyes. Unusual crop (which works)

[Wirefox]

Richard

The first shot with Justine is in a league of its own. Beautifully done. This sort of thing inspires me to try portraiture although portraiture is the wrong genre here since it utilises the human form and character in an wholly artistic way. Looking forward to seeing more of your work. The second image is more glamour style and although it is technically accomplished it does not grab you by the scuff and drag you in like the first. I must be getting old but I started to glance through the Glamour section on another forum and to be quite frank it all became a blur after a while (any quips I have not already thought of on a postcard please). In fact the less technically accomplished 'real' girl shots were the only welcome interlude and if the photographers had not scrawled their gram across the image I would never be able differentiate on contributor from another.

Steve

[richard amora]

thank you ver much steve for such kind remarks. it was actually a concept abruptly made up as we earlier decided it is going to be an outdoor shoot if it had not rained. Thus we stayed in a restaurant . A little more infro on my friend justine. She could not hear and could not speak from birth. Though I do not know how to speak in sign language it was actually a lot easier for us to direct her than the usual models that i shoot. and oh one last thing, it was actually her first pose for us.


another parting photo for this discussion. the wedding of my friends Trish and Mac2x

the light at the back is actually a strobe mounted on a light stand. I think it distracts the frame. what do you guys think?

Cheers!

Richard

[Dave Humphries]

thank you ver much steve for such kind remarks. it was actually a concept abruptly made up as we earlier decided it is going to be an outdoor shoot if it had not rained. Thus we stayed in a restaurant . A little more infro on my friend justine. She could not hear and could not speak from birth. Though I do not know how to speak in sign language it was actually a lot easier for us to direct her than the usual models that i shoot. and oh one last thing, it was actually her first pose for us.

Another parting photo for this discussion. The wedding of my friends Trish and Mac2x

The light at the back is actually a strobe mounted on a light stand. I think it distracts the frame. What do you guys think?

Hi Richard,

I agree with Steve about the first two shots and prefer the Justine one, although I would possibly have tried a slight clockwise rotation. I tend to agree with Antonio that the colour of the yellow lamp is a bit incongruous. The shot is all the more amazing given the story behind it, well done.

On the bride and groom shot; while the flash, flares and starburst is a little overpowering, my main suggestion is that the 3 white spots on left should be cloned out. I guess they are just specular reflections off something shiny in the background.

Good to have another contributor here,

[richard amora]

thanks dave. I never noticed the three white spots till now.. Its good to have more than 1 pair of eyes to glance upon your photos. it would surely help make it a lot easier to spot mistakes and good points too..

[Antonio Correia]

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But Amora this is a great picture my friend.
Very nice. You must be pulling our legs. You are an expert and you are just playing games with us. I mean with me.
Oh but now that I have seen my own post in the preview I can see that you should correct the way you crop.
Too much space on her left and too small space in front of her.
Please also avoid the reflection on the upper part of the machine.
Just a tip you may disagree with of course as this aesthetic business is so subjective...

[Antonio Correia]

Nice looking people, Antonio. But the cat is the real beauty! He can come and live with us....

Have you ever had any doubt about us being nice looking people ?

The cat's name is 2. Because my daughter was studying when she has got it from the middle of the street and it was her companion for some time. Kind of the second living being around in the house.

[Antonio Correia]

Here is my first selfportrait on the forums...

Thank you Jeroen for posting here.
Your shot is quite interesting and different.
Dave is right about that brown thing back there...
Keep the good work and posting

[Antonio Correia]

Thank you Chris for posting this beautifull picture of your son.
I do like that crop ! Very good. A bold one

[Antonio Correia]

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Indeed you have to clone those spots as Dave said.
But I think you overpowered that light on them... It is a little bit too much. May be you can make it more subtle in CS, I don't know...

I also find the lens flare too present, too important, too over scaled.
The bride is lost in the confusion of forms and shapes.

Do you have any others ? with the same working method ?

[Alis]

I took this one with the new Canon 85mm f1.2 L. Yes, I could not resist the temptation and bought it, I have to learn how use it with a moving subject. The depth of field can be incredibly shallow:

[Colin Southern]

Hi Ali,

Congratulation on the new arrival -- great lens isn't it EF135mm F2.0L USM is next on your list!

[Radu Dinu Cordeanu]

thank you ver much steve for such kind remarks. it was actually a concept abruptly made up as we earlier decided it is going to be an outdoor shoot if it had not rained. Thus we stayed in a restaurant . A little more infro on my friend justine. She could not hear and could not speak from birth. Though I do not know how to speak in sign language it was actually a lot easier for us to direct her than the usual models that i shoot. and oh one last thing, it was actually her first pose for us.


another parting photo for this discussion. the wedding of my friends Trish and Mac2x

the light at the back is actually a strobe mounted on a light stand. I think it distracts the frame. what do you guys think?

Cheers!

Richard

Hi,
Below, You could see how the groom and bride are transformed in the subject of this shot.



Thank You for understanding.
Radu Dinu

[Radu Dinu Cordeanu]

Hi,
Below, You could see how the groom and bride are transformed in the subject of this shot.



Thank You for understanding.
Radu Dinu

Having another kind of work I forgot to show You a different kind of poetry.

[Alis]

Hi Ali,

Congratulation on the new arrival -- great lens isn't it EF135mm F2.0L USM is next on your list!

Thanks, Colin. It is a great lens, but I have to remember not to use it at 1.2 all the time. You feel since you paid so much, you HAVE to use it at its widest, which sometimes is not that easy to manage.

I was looking at some landscape pictures taken with it, I think it is the same concept you talked about at the Singh-Ray blog. I have to try it. At f11 the quality should be excellent in terms of quality, right?

And about the other lens, not sure yet. May be next year. My next one will be the new version of the 70-200mm. What do you think?

[Antonio Correia]

I took this one with the new Canon 85mm f1.2 L ...

Very very nice black and white Alis.

Too expensive !

[Alis]

Very very nice black and white Alis.

Too expensive !

Thanks, Antonio!

It is expensive indeed. This was a present from my wife, for my birthday. So, talk to your wife!

[Antonio Correia]

... My next one will be the new version of the 70-200mm...

Interesting comparison here between these two lenses, the old and the new one.
We can adjust the focal distance and the aperture and see the charts at a time.

The new lens is heavier than the previous one and expensive.
Looking at their MTF charts and the comparison one can see that the new one is a trifle better, but is that difference will ever be noticeable on the every day shoot ?

I wonder if the change worth the money...

[Antonio Correia]

Thanks, Antonio! It is expensive indeed. This was a present from my wife, for my birthday. So, talk to your wife!

Is she also paying for the new 70-200 ?
My wife said no. No more lens.

[Alis]

Is she also paying for the new 70-200 ?
My wife said no. No more lens.

Well, she is not, but that is not the issue, even if I pay for it, I have to justify the purchase (thank God, she does not ask for the MTF charts).

So adding a lens is very noticeable. But upgrading of an existing lens is not that noticeable. I will replace the old one with new one and sell the other one online. This way, later when she notices the improved quality, I get all the credit