Hi Christine, I'm not portrait shooter, I like them, number 5 is the one I like better; I found the light a little bit harsh in the background in some of them.
PS: You forgot the "portrait on the bed" shot ;-) On Thu, Jun 12, 2008 at 4:44 PM, Christine Aguila <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Everyone: Anne is a colleague of mine, & I wanted to take some photos of > her, and fortunately she was very enthusiastic, and even said I could come > back again if I wanted a reshoot: I find her lovely, & her eyes very > striking. We met up at her house, & I had about an hour 1/2 to photographer > her on her deck. > > But, something very interesting happened: I actually got so bored--not > because of Anne; she was great and fun; she has a really great sense of > humor--rather, I was so bored with myself photographing her; creatively I > felt dead, and I don't know why--look how lovely she is!!! > > My 1st guess at an explanation is that it was all starting to feel too > staged, and I think I feel I was kind of letting Anne down because of that. > Also, I'm so inexperienced at reading ambient location lighting and how to > best exploit it--& knowing this, I think all of a sudden I became extremely > self-conscious about this, and I think I had a little inner panic. > > Anyway, in 30 minutes I shot 61 frames, and I then said, "Let's quit. I > feel done." And I so shocked myself that I said that. We had a great > girlfriend visit over iced tea afterwards & Anne liked a good many of the > shots. > > I've picked 5 to show you all here. Anne 1, 4, & 5 are my favorites, with 5 > being my number 1 fav. In Anne 4, Anne is holding up a diffuser disk to the > right and out of frame (obviously ;-)). Anne 3 & 2 aren't that great > because of the overwhelming highlights in the background. > > All shot with K10D & the DA* 50-135mm & all hand-held. I'm a little proud > of that latter. I think I'm getting better at wielding that kit around: > K10D, battery grip & DA* 50-135mm. Ironically, the battery grip, though it > adds weight, balances the kit for some better handling. > > > http://photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=840824 > > Comment/s critique/thoughts very welcome. > > Cheers, Christine > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
