On Jun 16, 2012, at 11:14 PM, Doug Brewer wrote: > On 6/15/12 9:40 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> When there is noone else around to photograph, self portraits can be a way >> to experiment with lighting, however when it comes to actually getting >> decent photos, I keep running into three problems: >> >> 1) Framing, I just have to set the camera wide and hope that most of what I >> want is in the frame. >> >> 2) Focus, It's a hell of a lot easier using a camera with autofocus, but >> even so the camera keeps focusing perfectly, on the wrong thing. >> >> 3) My biggest challenge is that self portraiture is like trying to make a >> silk purse out of a sows ear, or perhaps the whole face. >> >> -- >> Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est >> > > I've been playing around with self-portraits, though I'm not sure why. It's > probably a procrastination thing. > > Regarding your list: 1.) Generous framing is your buddy, as you note. When > you're setting up a frame, note where in the composition you're going to > land. This leads to 2.) Focus where you're going to be. Use the tripod trick > mentioned, or mark off and focus on your spot. Healthy DoF is your friend > here.
I've found that autofocus seems to be doing pretty well, especially when there's not much else in the frame. > > I can't do anything about your #3. I'm still trying to work out having a > stand-in for my self-portraits. > > here are some samples: > > https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/B3iWs6hYvrT Wonderful tonality. Great use of the window light. > > https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/1iQM4MKooX3 > > https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/Dfvih2eMEyn I quite like this one. Great trick that you did with the light. > > https://plus.google.com/u/0/115347824062413314605/posts/SRfTKDxaajh I like this. I think I'd like it better if you cropped it square, with you nearly to the right edge of the frame. Not as tight as you have it in the avatar. ' > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
