This summer I will be practicing my Portrait Photography skills. It’s different than my usual street shots as I have to really slow down and focus.
Here are a few shots from Practice session #1
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capturing the world, one frame at a time
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Really nice portraits, look forward to seeing some more.
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Thank you so much Katie.. I really appreciate that!
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Nice portraits…I admire your desire to try to grow this skill. There is quite a lot to it.
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Thanks so much Chris.. I will not be a pro at this (so much to learn like you said) but I will keep practicing!
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May I ask you a dumb question, please, Lynne ? – why the dark background ? I felt as if I REALLY wanted to see her hair … I think BECAUSE she’s beautiful, if that makes any sense …
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Not dumb at all.. I have two backgrounds (white & black)..really no special reason why I used black but will definitely keep that in mind for future photos !
🙂
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Not that I want to contradict M-R here but I think the black background bring all the attention to her face ……. I like
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Thank you Nelson..I wanted to keep my 1st photos of this type as simple as possible and the black background seemed to do that..
Thanks again!!
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Portraits look easy but are not. I love the air of peace in these shots.
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Portraits are not easy and I salute the people that do this all the time..
I had an easy model that was so relaxed, that helped a great deal!
Thanks so much Andrew!
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what is it about B&W that adds so much to the photograph? These are wonderful.
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Thank you so much Lois..I really appreciate your nice words!
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Great portraits! Your model looks very much at ease, and that is important for this type of photo.
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This young woman even made me relaxed ..Such a joy to photograph!
Thank you so much!
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Hey Lynne! So nice to see your photos – I love the black and white! Sorry to be away – life, you know? Things are slowly returning to a new normal. Hope you are well and finding inspiration!
Cheers-
Sue
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I like the simplicity of the setup.Did you shoot natural light? I’m curious because I’m starting a portrait series and I’m trying to decided how I want to shoot it 🙂 Keep it up! I love shooting people 🙂
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Thanks very much Ardean..Yes, this is natural light as I tried a few shots with lights and it looked harsh..I wanted natural looks to these.
I say if you have the natural light use it.. Enjoy your series and I too love photographing people!!
Lynne
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Thanks for responding! I love natural light and will take that over anything – but I might be swayed to a lit shot for this series – we’ll see 😉
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So beautiful… Did you use an analogue camera?
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Thank you so much.. No, I used a DSLR but did do a wee bit of post processing using VSCO.
Thank you again for the nice comment & visit!
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I heard about VSCO 2 days ago, tried it and it is really amazing! I love how you applied the filter in these pics. Congratulations once again!
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This is most impressive. I love the comparison of both. There’s really a lot going on there. The difference in the mood, shadow, lighting, tone, etc … and you seemed to have captured all the right aspect of it. The color shot with a smile, less shadow, right focus and angle of the shot … while the Black and White fits the mood you shown, the perfect shadow (only to one side), the face angle … This is extremely impressive. So much talking points, you can definitely use this as a photography lesson visual aid.
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You are entirely too kind and I most appreciate everything you said.. She is such an easy model (very natural and un-pretentious) it made it that much easier for me. The monochrome one came last because I was starting to lose my natural light and did not want to use flash or camera lights, hence the natural shadows.
I shall keep on practicing , trying different angles, light, etc.. always seeking that “shot”
Thank you again my friend, your words made my day!
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I like the black background, because with it, nothing in the photo competes with her beautiful face.
Beautiful photo of a beautiful lady…
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That is why I chose the black background, I wanted to focus only on her face.. She is beautiful inside & out.
Thank you again my friend!
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Great start so far 🙂
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Thank you.. I’m trying 🙂
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