On 6/26/2013 2:29 PM, Aahz Maruch wrote:
IMO that's a great exposure, emphasizing the lighting on the face.
About the only thing you could do to increase sharpness would be to stop
down a bit if you were shooting close to wide-open. (You certainly have
plenty of room to shoot at ISO 800 instead.)
Thanks, Aahz.
I'm pretty sure I had it close to wide-open -- maybe one stop down.
That's usually where I default to on any given lens unless I'm just
trying for crazy DOF or bokeh. I'm still an absolute flash neophyte,
too, so I was flying by the seat of my pants when I shot that one.
You're being too hard on yourself. That's a great portrait of a face
that's seen a lot of life.
Perhaps I'd do a little editing to remove or darken the background
highlights.
Not me! Maybe if it were supposed to resemble a formal portrait, but I
prefer candids to have some context.
In the case of my workplace shots, I generally try to keep some
background in the shot to lend context, as you say. While I am taking
casual portraits, they're portraits intended to capture little pieces of
my working world. So, I think that's an important element in what I'm
trying to accomplish.
-- Walt
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