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

[wilgk]

Our Karate Club had a 'Grading' last Friday where you try for the next level belt. 'White' lights, 'Yellow' lights and nary a reflector in sight....but I'm sharing anyway, hope that's ok

[Alis]

Our Karate Club had a 'Grading' last Friday where you try for the next level belt. 'White' lights, 'Yellow' lights and nary a reflector in sight....but I'm sharing anyway, hope that's ok

Very nice and active shot, Kay!

[Antonio Correia]

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Thank you Kay for posting here
Let me be honest Kay and say my real opinion on this photo.
It is kind of blurred, his face is not perfectly sharp as I would like to see.
I think the image needs more room/space mainly to the left side. Also on top
Without being communist - far from it - I have to agree with Lenine statement: If you can't beat your enemies, join them. Well, in fact it doesn't matter if it was him or someone else to say it but the idea is there.
The problem is - I suppose - that you don't have light enough in the gymnasium and even pushing your ISO or didn't want to, you were - I suppose - working with low speeds. So, you blurred the picture.
Oh, I am just make speculations about your image but let me go back to the main point here, or let's go to the point I would like to tell you and this is:
If you can't shoot at high speeds than shoot at low speeds. Now you understand why I quoted the communist.
Then, I suggest you could capture not the final position but the blurred one clearly assuming the fact but keeping however something in the frame completely still ( or not, everything blurred could be a bold option) or:
I think the Karate guys stop for a brief 1/2 second after their stroke. I suggest you shoot at that very moment. bang, bang, bang, lots of them (them, pictures, shots )
How about that ? This is another way to approach to the subject.
Too harsh ? I tried not to.

Looking again in another tab at the image I think you have zenithal light and no problem about the white balance which is pretty good.
I keep writing and I don't stop - I must have time to myself in a few moments - remember the background which can have some kind of connection with the sport.
Oh, almost forgot: Do you keep focus at the central point and AI-Servo ?

[Antonio Correia]

I don't know if I like this and even if I can call this a portrait
Very harsh light I know. No chance. No alternative.
Under the "Project Work"
A flop that what this is ! ...

I post this because I also shoot horrendously from time to time (not all the time ). Doing so, I progress my learning.
Don't spare me. Go on.

[wilgk]

Thank you Kay for posting here

How about that ? This is another way to approach to the subject.
Too harsh ? I tried not to.

Not too harsh at all Antonio - I am posting to learn & this is why we are all here

[Antonio Correia]

Not too harsh at all Antonio - I am posting to learn & this is why we are all here

[Alis]

I don't know if I like this and even if I can call this a portrait
Very harsh light I know. No chance. No alternative.
Under the "Project Work"
A flop that what this is ! ...

I post this because I also shoot horrendously from time to time (not all the time ). Doing so, I progress my learning.
Don't spare me. Go on.

Definitely not a portrait! nSC? oh yes!

[Antonio Correia]

Definitely not a portrait! nSC? oh yes!

Come on Alis... Be honest ! You are not supposed to spare me as much as I do to your images...

What do you like here ? I have my doubts you know...

[Sahil]

EXIF:-
Exposure:- 1/80
Aperture:- f/4.2
Focal Length:- 112mm
ISO 400
Handheld

[Antonio Correia]

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Nice image Sahil
Lots of color, well composed and framed. Perhaps a little too much vignetting but it's the way you like it . Mainly on the bottom part !
It was to disguise the background wasn't it ? Which is still too strong however.

Like the image I posted before he is working...

[Sahil]

Oh! I thought you would grill me for this
Yea, that was my idea behind the vignetting. I never tried vignetting before, but wanted to hide the background a bit. I know I couldn't..
But you don't have a choice when you are taking candid shots, do you?

[Antonio Correia]

Oh! I thought you would grill me for this
Yea, that was my idea behind the vignetting. I never tried vignetting before, but wanted to hide the background a bit. I know I couldn't..
But you don't have a choice when you are taking candid shots, do you?

May I know your opinion about my previous shot if you please ?
Your turn now...

[Sahil]

I don't know if I like this and even if I can call this a portrait
Very harsh light I know. No chance. No alternative.
Under the "Project Work"
A flop that what this is ! ...

I post this because I also shoot horrendously from time to time (not all the time ). Doing so, I progress my learning.
Don't spare me. Go on.

An NSC abstract
The vertical bars are putting my visuals in an endless loop. The bars in front take my eyes upwards & then the vision is get drawn towards the bars in the background which draw the eyes downwards. That made me call it an endless loop
Interesting, eh?
I know I am not good at giving c&C

[Antonio Correia]

... I know I am not good at giving c&C

No. You did it fine. You didn't fry me... So, it was well done
You just have let your fingers flow according to what's up in your mind.

[Ashwin]

I don't know if I like this and even if I can call this a portrait
Very harsh light I know. No chance. No alternative.
Under the "Project Work"
A flop that what this is ! ...

I post this because I also shoot horrendously from time to time (not all the time ). Doing so, I progress my learning.
Don't spare me. Go on.

Hi Antonio,

If you like I would suggest change caption " W O R K " to " MAN BEHIND THE BAR "

Excercise for you can you try, and bring out the man from BEHIND THE BAR... ! !

[richard amora]

i would like to share another photo...



this was taken on my hometown's Festival the KADAYAWAN... Its a festival of thanksgiving for the bountiful harvest of fruits in our City

[Alis]

Come on Alis... Be honest ! You are not supposed to spare me as much as I do to your images...

What do you like here ? I have my doubts you know...

Well, I am not being nice, I am not sure what it is! What is it honestly? I mean what were you trying to document? Since we know the level of your work, I am a little bit confused by this one. We all take pictures that we delete or throw away. I take a lot of them, way more than anyone else probably here. My camera is always on burst shoot, since my usual suspect (subject) is a jumping jack, but you don't see those pictures here. So, now looking at this I am thinking what would be the reason for HIM to post something like this here, and I am not sure I know the answer It is probably in the mind of the artist! So, tell us more

[Colin Southern]

I don't know if I like this and even if I can call this a portrait
Very harsh light I know. No chance. No alternative.
Under the "Project Work"
A flop that what this is ! ...

I post this because I also shoot horrendously from time to time (not all the time ). Doing so, I progress my learning.
Don't spare me. Go on.

Antonio, you're in good company -- I too shoot things that don't work a lot of the time!

Here's a good example - shot at the same time as my (soon to be!) award winning "Remembering Absent Friends and Departed Souls" shot ...



On this occasion the artificial light was several stops brighter that the ambient light - vastly different termperature - I needed to be in a different place to get a good angle on the statue, but then I couldn't get the sunset etc etc etc. Basically, I went through the motions - made the best choices possible in the circumstances - but it still just didn't work out; but this is a GOOD THING! Why - because I now know what didn't work which takes me one step closer to a winning image next time.

On a final note, some of you may be interested to know that I named my key shot from that night Remembering Absent Friends and Departed Souls as it was shot from Sunderland Pier which is a pier dedicated to the lives of those friends and souls lost at sea (hence the statue), and some of you may have heard that a few days ago a large foreign factory trawler fishing boat with 51 crew sank in New Zealand waters with the loss of 6 lives; the 45 survivors were picked up by the crew of the Amaltal Atlantis, one of the fishing boats I maintain computers on (when I'm not wearing my photographer's cap!). I'm thinking of getting a shot of her as she returns with the caption "best lifeboat in the world"; honestly, if you're ever sinking in freezing waters hundreds of miles from anywhere, and a boat like that happens to be just a few miles away, it's definately your lucky day!

[Antonio Correia]

Hi Antonio, If you like I would suggest change caption " W O R K " to " MAN BEHIND THE BAR " Exercise for you can you try, and bring out the man from BEHIND THE BAR... ! !

Thank you Ashwin for the comment In fact he is not behind the bars but just cleaning them with an iron brush
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I am absolutely sure Richard that this is not your best picture of the Festival. Where is that fantastic use of the flash ? It's daylight ! Yes I know, so what ?
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Well, I am not being nice, I am not sure what it is! What is it honestly? I mean what were you trying to document? Since we know the level of your work, I am a little bit confused by this one. We all take pictures that we delete or throw away. I take a lot of them, way more than anyone else probably here. My camera is always on burst shoot, since my usual suspect (subject) is a jumping jack, but you don't see those pictures here. So, now looking at this I am thinking what would be the reason for HIM to post something like this here, and I am not sure I know the answer It is probably in the mind of the artist! So, tell us more

Thank you Alis
I have a project called Work which is supposed to have portraits of people working what ever they are doing. It was mid morning and I saw two guys cleaning the bars with an iron brush. The bars are rusted and they were cleaning them to re-paint.
I walked around and the best I could get was this poor shot and when I came home I was rather uncertain about it. I decided to post with many doubts.
As you can see now- or I can see - the reactions were as expected: its is a poor picture indeed.
However, one have to understand that some pictures are just plunks as Colin says - I didn't know the word still don't in spite of Googling - and I rather say that the picture is a disaster/accident. (these words I understand).
I only didn't go to talk to the men working because I thought they wouldn't accept well.
Someone taking pictures of them, working... uuuummm they wouldn't like. So I kind of hide from their sight behind this perspective.
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In fact Colin your image of remembrance
is something very well done but the one you have posted is also a disaster/accident.
As we all know Humans make errors and mistakes and with these mistakes we learn and go forward.
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Thank you all for the attention you have dedicated to this thread so far.
Let's move on with the good images. Let's keep the disasters at home or in the recycle bin.

[richard amora]

I am absolutely sure Richard that this is not your best picture of the Festival. Where is that fantastic use of the flash ? It's daylight ! Yes I know, so what ?
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hi antonio yup i do know that a strobe creates a stunning photo on broad daylight. I use it most of the time whenever i shoot a model portfolio. this time i wanted it to be different than last year's festival photos. sad;y it all available light for this year