you've done a good job hazel. your f/2.2 has made some nice bokeh.
One tip that Verity told me at camera club is to try tilting your camera a little as it gives the portrait more dynamism. I tilted mine on my picture of Claire
I think Ellie will love this beautiful mono shot
Phil, thank you - do you mean horizontal 'tilt'? (Not sure I've explained what I mean...) (This was a rather impromptu shot. Ellie was sitting on the sofa and I was standing.)
@quietpurplehaze just tilt your camera a few degrees anti clockwise seems to work, look at my picture of claire that i posted on Saturday, you can see she is on a bit of an angle , her eyes are not in the same horizontal :)
Hello Ellie!! What a very beautiful woman and she looks fantastic in B/W also!! Awesome portrait Hazel and wonderful details and character lines!! I think all photos should have character lines, it makes the person more human than photoshopped. Gorgeous portrait! FAV!!
Yes, got it now, thanks - and well done for anti-clockwise = left - that's a seriously helpful comment as I have a terrible sense of direction!! I think it would have to be a small tilt for a really close-up portrait? Watch my page - when I can find another (un)willing victim!
@quietpurplehaze i look foward to your next unwilling sitter :-)
another tip i've picked up from camera club is try to shoot at eye level withe the 'victim' i.e. don't shoot from above or below as this exaggerates facial features like noses cheeks mouth (unless you are being creative that is) . :-)
One tip that Verity told me at camera club is to try tilting your camera a little as it gives the portrait more dynamism. I tilted mine on my picture of Claire
I think Ellie will love this beautiful mono shot
Phil, thank you - do you mean horizontal 'tilt'? (Not sure I've explained what I mean...) (This was a rather impromptu shot. Ellie was sitting on the sofa and I was standing.)
Well, I don't exactly pressgang people - but perhaps I can be a bit persuasive! (I've been doing a few portraits recently.)
Yes, got it now, thanks - and well done for anti-clockwise = left - that's a seriously helpful comment as I have a terrible sense of direction!! I think it would have to be a small tilt for a really close-up portrait? Watch my page - when I can find another (un)willing victim!
another tip i've picked up from camera club is try to shoot at eye level withe the 'victim' i.e. don't shoot from above or below as this exaggerates facial features like noses cheeks mouth (unless you are being creative that is) . :-)
I'll remember 'eye-level' as well as 'tilt'!!! I've tried to give a tiny tilt to an already taken portrait - you can judge whether it works or not!