Portraits: Toby #5

Yes, I realise there are blown higlights in the flames - should have use a faster shutter speed. But I still like it: it has atmosphere. 

f4.8, 0.5sec, ISO640, 42mm, tripod. 

Portraits: Toby #4

Sarah loves this, but I am not so sure: a bit too much going on. But it has impact.

F9, 1/60sec, ISO400, 50mm. 

Portrait challenge - #3 - messing about with flash

What's in the box Sammy? It's the SB600 in remote mode. Advice would be, once the subject starts actually playing with the flash, stop taking photos. SB600 does bounce (and not in the photographic sense), I've discovered.

Can't decide which of these two I like most, so here's both.

Both pics: 50mm, f6.3, 1/60s, spot, ISO 400

Portrait Challenge - Tom #2 - high-key attempt

From one extreme to the other. High-key try...not as successful as low-key, in my opinion - but harder to cobble together set-up I found. In the end Sam sitting in front of window, exposure set to blow out as much of the background as possible, flash set to try and fill his face. Photoshopped pretty heavily to emphasis effect - background burned out more and face dodged back in a little.



50mm, f8, 1/5s, ISO800

Portrait Challenge - Tom #1 - low-key attempt

Finally settled on the first as my favourite, but also liked the other two in black and white. Trying to get a low-key style portrait, fairly pleased with outcome, especially as it was a more or less instant set-up and a fast-moving, impatient model!

(and apologies for cliched subject - I've only two potential models in the house and it's difficult pinning either of them down!)



16-85@65mm, f7.1, 1/60s, +1EV, spot metered, ISO 400



50mm, f8, 1/60s, +1EV, spot, ISO 400



50mm, f8, 1/60s, +1EV, spot, ISO 400

Portraits: Toby #1

Have been trying to come up with interesting angles/subjects, but not having much luck. Here's a standard blurred-background head-shot continuing the wife-in-hat-and-scarf theme.

F1.8, 50mm, 1/1250sec, ISO400.

Challenge 4: Portraits

Given the discussion, lets have a crack at producing some interesting, unusual portraits. Feel free to interpret the subject as widely as possible: individuals, groups, self, people, animals, posed, candid, etc, etc. 

I realise this has the potential to annoy our nearest and dearest who may get roped in as subjects, hence the fairly long time for the challenge. Is that OK?

Usual rules

* Theme: Portraits
* Submit up to 5 pictures.
* Post processing and digital manipulation is allowed.
* A brief line should accompany each photo (e.g. location or subject, camera, exposure details, etc).
* The photo must be taken between 17th Jan and 22nd Feb.
* Deadline: 22 Feb 2009.