Not a pro. Lay it on me.
Jan 1, 2020 11:07:58 #
Jan 1, 2020 11:36:12 #
Robertven wrote:
Just trying to see if I'm anywhere close.
Robert nice capture. Great smile. You may want to consider cropping tighter on the left to remove the dark vertical. I would leave the flowers.
Jan 1, 2020 11:54:34 #
The pose and exposure are very nice. You could clean up the background a bit as noted above. Great eye contact with the camera.
But, what concerns me is the image is not in sharp focus, not her eye nor anywhere that I could find. Your camera and this lens are much more capable. Look at your original file in DPP and confirm where you focused and your focus mode.
But, what concerns me is the image is not in sharp focus, not her eye nor anywhere that I could find. Your camera and this lens are much more capable. Look at your original file in DPP and confirm where you focused and your focus mode.
Jan 1, 2020 12:15:40 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The pose and exposure are very nice. You could clean up the background a bit as noted above. Great eye contact with the camera.
But, what concerns me is the image is not in sharp focus, not her eye nor anywhere that I could find. Your camera and this lens are much more capable. Look at your original file in DPP and confirm where you focused and your focus mode.
But, what concerns me is the image is not in sharp focus, not her eye nor anywhere that I could find. Your camera and this lens are much more capable. Look at your original file in DPP and confirm where you focused and your focus mode.
In Download I can count her eyelashes and see the texture in her lips?
Jan 1, 2020 17:15:44 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
The pose and exposure are very nice. You could clean up the background a bit as noted above. Great eye contact with the camera.
But, what concerns me is the image is not in sharp focus, not her eye nor anywhere that I could find. Your camera and this lens are much more capable. Look at your original file in DPP and confirm where you focused and your focus mode.
But, what concerns me is the image is not in sharp focus, not her eye nor anywhere that I could find. Your camera and this lens are much more capable. Look at your original file in DPP and confirm where you focused and your focus mode.
Here is a cropped Photo. The focus was square on the face in auto mode. Please suggest anything else you can think of regarding focus. More comments are welcome.
Jan 1, 2020 17:47:15 #
Robertven wrote:
Here is a cropped Photo. The focus was square on the face in auto mode. Please suggest anything else you can think of regarding focus. More comments are welcome.
Try a single AF point set directly on the nearest eye and compare those results.
Jan 1, 2020 17:50:10 #
CHG_CANON wrote:
Try a single AF point set directly on the nearest eye and compare those results.
I'll give it a try. Thanks very much for your advice!
Jan 1, 2020 17:58:23 #
Robertven wrote:
I'll give it a try. Thanks very much for your advice!
I sent you a PM with an example from the same lens and aperture.
Jan 2, 2020 13:06:00 #
Jan 2, 2020 14:01:22 #
Jan 2, 2020 18:13:38 #
I think she's really cool and I like the photo. Agree with CHG though on the focus--it seems the hair on her CR is more in focus than her eyes are.
I preferred the pre-crop version giving a bit more space around her; the only advantage I can see in the crop is to remove that irrelevant pole in CL, but that could have been removed in post using content-aware fill. Also, keep in mind that the eye is attracted to the brightest spot in a photo, so that blown highlight in the upper CR is distracting, so maybe position your model a bit differently to get rid of it....or just live with it. There is a hair that cuts across her CR eye--I find those challenging to remove without in post (I usually use the Spot Removal tool on skin but need to clone if it crosses her eyeball) and are much easier to clear out before the shot (just have her run her little finger from her part to her ear on each side before the shot. Nice natural pose, her personality really comes through which is more important than my blather about blown highlights and such.
I preferred the pre-crop version giving a bit more space around her; the only advantage I can see in the crop is to remove that irrelevant pole in CL, but that could have been removed in post using content-aware fill. Also, keep in mind that the eye is attracted to the brightest spot in a photo, so that blown highlight in the upper CR is distracting, so maybe position your model a bit differently to get rid of it....or just live with it. There is a hair that cuts across her CR eye--I find those challenging to remove without in post (I usually use the Spot Removal tool on skin but need to clone if it crosses her eyeball) and are much easier to clear out before the shot (just have her run her little finger from her part to her ear on each side before the shot. Nice natural pose, her personality really comes through which is more important than my blather about blown highlights and such.
Jan 31, 2020 14:17:03 #
I am wondering why you didn't position her so that the flowers filled the background. Was that possible? With the proper DOF you would have had a very nice bokeh of color behind her. Having a split background is distracting. The use of a reflector could have placed some soft light on her face. The best light and sharpest focus helps your subject shine.
Jan 31, 2020 14:27:13 #
Nightski wrote:
I am wondering why you didn't position her so that the flowers filled the background. Was that possible? With the proper DOF you would have had a very nice bokeh of color behind her. Having a split background is distracting. The use of a reflector could have placed some soft light on her face. The best light and sharpest focus helps your subject shine.
This was not a posed portrait. She was sitting on my patio and I shot the picture. That's it!
Jan 31, 2020 16:14:23 #
Robertven wrote:
This was not a posed portrait. She was sitting on my patio and I shot the picture. That's it!
Well if only she could move a few inches and shoot you that look again!
Apr 24, 2020 10:43:49 #
flyboy61
Loc: The Great American Desert
Generally, pleasing. What disturbed me are the bright chain and ornament and the contrasting shoulder strap...bright objects that attracted my eye. I didn't notice the bright spot in the background till someone mentioned it. Nightski offered a good suggestion!
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