Challenge: 9/4/17 - 9/6/17 - Portraits in Natural Lighting
Sep 4, 2017 05:13:14 #
Good Morning, Everyone! Special thanks to Dane & RR for hosting us during the weekend! Welcome to the challenge for the first part of the week, Portraits in Natural Lighting. For me, the most helpful tip for portraits in natural lighting is the following: Find good quality light preferably open shade, as this offers soft flattering light and is lower in contrast. Avoid the sun as your main light as it will cause harsh shadows and squinting, which is undesirable for quality portraits. Open shade can be found under awnings, the edge of trees or buildings, and inside doorways or windows, for example. In these images the girls are positioned approximately 1.5 metres (5 feet) inside the doorway of an old timber shed. Look for the shadows; they are equally important. Shadows subtract the light and create shape and mood. - Wayne Radford. I look forward to seeing your portraits!
No post processing - natural light through a large glass door
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VBS 2017 with a little photo bomber!
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Sep 4, 2017 05:59:52 #
Sep 4, 2017 07:05:17 #
mgstrawn wrote:
Good Morning, Everyone! Special thanks to Dane &a... (show quote)
Great sets Gracie and information; thank you for hosting. This is a subject I have not mastered....but occasionally work on. Here is one of my great grandson on Gramps skid steer...located in the shade of the trees.
Sep 4, 2017 07:07:14 #
judy juul
Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
Thank you, Gracie for hosting and opening one of my favorite Challenges....I think it's so nice to preserve the way people look along life's way-facial expressions of all sorts and stages of
progression to "wisdom" as we grow older... I prefer, by far, less formal "takes" to the formal poses of portraits..
progression to "wisdom" as we grow older... I prefer, by far, less formal "takes" to the formal poses of portraits..
Sep 4, 2017 08:24:54 #
Just headed out for a bit...been away for several days....I will try some natural light portraits over the next few days...Here are a couple from 2 years ago. I used our RV window as my natural light.
Sep 4, 2017 08:29:04 #
Sep 4, 2017 08:49:29 #
judy juul wrote:
Thank you, Gracie for hosting and opening one of my favorite Challenges....I think it's so nice to preserve the way people look along life's way-facial expressions of all sorts and stages of
progression to "wisdom" as we grow older... I prefer, by far, less formal "takes" to the formal poses of portraits..
progression to "wisdom" as we grow older... I prefer, by far, less formal "takes" to the formal poses of portraits..
I like these Judy.
Sep 4, 2017 08:50:23 #
Sep 4, 2017 08:51:16 #
mgstrawn wrote:
Good Morning, Everyone! Special thanks to Dane &a... (show quote)
I like the girl and the horse image.
Sep 4, 2017 08:55:50 #
Sep 4, 2017 08:55:53 #
A few images: I rarely do posed people photos but my son's wedding a year ago provided some opportunities.
Sep 4, 2017 08:56:28 #
Sep 4, 2017 09:32:53 #
Sep 4, 2017 09:34:06 #
judy juul
Loc: Cheshire, Ct.
photophile wrote:
A few images: I rarely do posed people photos but my son's wedding a year ago provided some opportunities.
Definitely a memorable occasion, Karin!
Sep 4, 2017 10:44:55 #
mgstrawn wrote:
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Beautiful, Gracie. Your specialty for sure.
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