fnaqzna

I used to avoid portraiture. Over the past year, I've been working on it. Here are some selections taken chronologically over the last 12 months or so. I find I tend to do head shots.

motdakasha

What kind of lighting set up do you do to get the really great skin contrast in the B&W shots? (i.e. ISO, aperture, shutter, light source direction, type of light source, etc.)

__________________
=^-^= motdakasha =^-^=
Just Google It.
BA Psychology & Photography
(I'm not going psychoanalyze you nor will I let you cry on my shoulder. Have a nice day.)

mixedmedia

they're all very beautiful. nice. keep doing them.

__________________
Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats. - Diane Arbus
PESSIMISM, n. A philosophy forced upon the convictions of the observer by the disheartening prevalence of the optimist with his scarecrow hope and his unsightly smile. - Ambrose Bierce

fnaqzna

I'll have to check. I'm not following any sort of standard routine.

---------- Post added at 08:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:05 PM ----------

Thank you.

motdakasha

well let me know next time you get a shot like that.. i'd love to try to replicate that level of texture

__________________
=^-^= motdakasha =^-^=
Just Google It.
BA Psychology & Photography
(I'm not going psychoanalyze you nor will I let you cry on my shoulder. Have a nice day.)

fnaqzna

That level of texture isn't really "real". There's some post processing to heighten it.

LucisArt 3 Image Enhancement Software for Artists - Plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Photoshop Elements

motdakasha

hax! I kind of feel like you just told me Santa Claus isn't real.

__________________
=^-^= motdakasha =^-^=
Just Google It.
BA Psychology & Photography
(I'm not going psychoanalyze you nor will I let you cry on my shoulder. Have a nice day.)

fnaqzna

I'm not sure how to break this to you, but...

forseti-6

Very nice!

__________________
"Don't cry because it's over. Smile because it happened." - Dr. Seuss

lionrock

Most excellent. I love looking at these.

RetroGunslinger

What's your typical camera/lens setup?

__________________
It's a rare pleasure in this world to get your mind fucked. Usually it's just foreplay.

M.B. Keene

fnaqzna

I used to use a 50mm f/1.8 primarily for portraits, but there are a couple up there using an 18-200mm zoom. The last couple are using an 80-200mm f/2.8 lens.

IMHO, the 50mm works fairly well. Dollar for dollar, it's still the best lens I have. The 80-200mm is better, but it's a LOT more expensive.

Camera is a Nikon D300.

RetroGunslinger

I get where you're coming from. I use a Lumix DMC-GH1 and while the box lens is fairly impressive compared to most, I find myself usually resorting my my $100 Canon 50mm f/1.8. It produces astonishing results at used VCR prices.

__________________
It's a rare pleasure in this world to get your mind fucked. Usually it's just foreplay.

M.B. Keene

Radio Monk33

Very nice, I can see why people use those fast portrait lenses!

__________________
"Punk rock had this cool, political personal message. It was a bit more cerebral than just stupid cock rock, you know"
-Kurt Cobain