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with comments from Philip Grosset "I use an Olympus C-2100. The Black and White portrait was changed to that in photoshop, you mention not looking down when taking portraits but I was rather pleased with that angle on the one of my daughter, the little girl in the curtain I was just clicking away with a reluctant child and captured that moment. I actually consider the bandaid rather cool, initially I had thought the opposite. I am just starting out and would love your input on how I am doing and if these examples could be improved on. I work always in natural light. thank you" (Peta Opie) |
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| Your photo on the left is a very successful portrait, but I think I'd like it even more if the eyes weren't exactly halfway up the picture. On the right is my alternative version. How wise you are to stick to natural light - that's the way to get realistic looking portraits. |
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| I like this too, but once again I suggest it might be better to rearrange it, as I have done on the right, so that the eyes are not dead central. When someone is looking to the side, it's always a good idea to leave more space in front of the eyes than behind them. I quite agree that on this occasion looking down on your subject works very well! |
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| You are a bit too far away from the girl in your photo on the left. It helps if you move in a bit closer, as I've tried on the right. It would have been better still if just a little more of the child's face had been visible (and if you'd been able to get it really in focus), then you could have come in closer still. Even as it is, it's a meaningful family record, with or without the bandaid - and I realise you've just got go grab chances like this, without worrying too much about the finer points! Reply from Peta Opie: "Thank you very much Philip. I can see immediately in the top two how they are improved. The child I agree to a point, but I like the darkness of the curtain in the bottom portion, it certainly looks better larger because as it is as you say it is a fair distance away for such a little girl. I have attached another one I love of her. I can adjust the brightness etc, but not sure if I have liked it as well when I tried it. I am also considering buying a upgrade on my digital, any experience with the Canon EOS D 30 or Fuji S1 Pro? Thank you again for your great help!" |
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| It's good to be able to see your daughter's face in your photo on the left here, but unfortunately her contrasting dark outstretched arm distracts attention from it. I've tried brightening up her face just a little on the right, but without losing too much of the behind-the-curtain effect. Either version would make another effective fun picture for the family album. Sorry, I have no first hand experience of either of the cameras you mention. |
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