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Nov 29, 2020 22:07:43   #
Ben's nana Loc: Chesterland, Ohio
 
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
Hi Fran! Welcome!

You have some good ideas and this is a good effort. As you mentioned LIGHTING is one of the key elements in good portraiture. Composition and expression are important as well.

In your portrayal of the young lady, you nailed the expression and in portraiture, that's half the battle. You will need to work on your lighting as you advance and improve in portrait photography.

In portraiture, light shapes and sculpts the face and gives the subject modelling via light and shadow. Good lighting accentuates the eyes. Light gives shadow detail, vibrancy to the hair by bringing up the colour and adding highlights. The light must feature the face and be controlled so other skin tones in the body and arms do no compete with the face and distract the viewer's eye away from the expression.

It's best if the lighting is controlled at the time of photography but certain edits can simulate better or improved lighting. So...I did quick edits to illustrate some of my points.

If you are interested in getting into some technique, let me know and I will recommend some study material to get you started.
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Thanks so much for your feedback and the re-edit, it is much appreciated. I am definitely interested in the study material.
Fran

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Nov 29, 2020 23:56:28   #
E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
 
Ben's nana wrote:
Thanks so much for your feedback and the re-edit, it is much appreciated. I am definitely interested in the study material.
Fran


Great!

I am attaching a link to an extremely comprehensive series of tutorials. It is kinda "old school" but there are certain aspects that are the basics of fine portraiture- very classical. It covers some basic lighting and proper camera angles and views of the face and some very basic posing methodology. Have a look over it and tell me what you think.

Once you get the basic language" of view of the face and a few basic lighting approaches, we can get to some more detailed instruction, trials and critiques.

Don't worry about the style- the basics can be applied to any style.

http://blog.kitfphoto.com/Zeltsman/

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Nov 29, 2020 23:58:50   #
Ben's nana Loc: Chesterland, Ohio
 
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
Great!

I am attaching a link to an extremely comprehensive series of tutorials. It is kinda "old school" but there are certain aspects that are the basics of fine portraiture- very classical. It covers some basic lighting and proper camera angles and views of the face and some very basic posing methodology. Have a look over it and tell me what you think.

Once you get the basic language" of view of the face and a few basic lighting approaches, we can get to some more detailed instruction, trials and critiques.

Don't worry about the style- the basics can be applied to any style.

http://blog.kitfphoto.com/Zeltsman/
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Thank you
Fran

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Nov 30, 2020 02:01:49   #
Red Sky At Night
 
Ben's nana wrote:
Wakko, thank you so much for your tips. I went back and reworked my images: removed the wall seam, and lightened up the baby image and, yes, it made a huge difference. That was very helpful, as I learn best by someone pointing out what I can improve on. I've attached the redos.
Fran


Wow, I learned a lot just by reading some of the comments and then watching you use them to greatly improve the images. Thank you.

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Nov 30, 2020 16:53:00   #
charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA
 
E.L.. Shapiro wrote:
Great!

I am attaching a link to an extremely comprehensive series of tutorials. It is kinda "old school" but there are certain aspects that are the basics of fine portraiture- very classical. It covers some basic lighting and proper camera angles and views of the face and some very basic posing methodology. Have a look over it and tell me what you think.

Once you get the basic language" of view of the face and a few basic lighting approaches, we can get to some more detailed instruction, trials and critiques.

Don't worry about the style- the basics can be applied to any style.

http://blog.kitfphoto.com/Zeltsman/
Great! br br I am attaching a link to an extremel... (show quote)


Thanks for posting this. I am about half way thru and have learned a lot. Even though I don’t do many formal portraits I can maybe improve my casual family shots.

Chuck

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Nov 30, 2020 21:59:21   #
E.L.. Shapiro Loc: Ottawa, Ontario Canada
 
charlienow wrote:
Thanks for posting this. I am about halfway thru and have learned a lot. Even though I don’t do many formal portraits I can maybe improve my casual family shots.

Chuck


Don't worry about the style. Concentrate on the lighting and the position of the subjects' faces relating to the camera position.

You will see an immediate improvement in your work!


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