hello,
i am new in portrait photography. here is my 1st attempt

Lovely 19

#1


#2 sea shell discovery


#3 sand castle


everybody are welcome to comments on my work. especially the sifu who reading this thread.

please dont pronounce my name wrongly.
actually ageell2004 stand for age ell aka H L which is my name.

This post has been edited by ageell2004: May 25 2007, 10:02 PM

#1 hmm that angle the beach cut the model's legs
#2 shell overexposed. no more texture
#3 over exposed

good attempt
2nd pic OOF and 3rd pic over exposed liao(her hand)

i see more ppl are using props to focus, and the model is placed at the back..

i like the composition of the first picture, despite the sky is missing.

second picture, i don't know what's the subject. didn't like it.

didn't like 3rd picture too. missing sky, background rather bright. in fact - what's on her hand ah? too bright and can't see the details.

The shape of the rock in the last picture made me wonder

but not sure what is the subject in last pic.
Model? OverExposed Hands or the sand thingy??

I only accept the 1st pic, good focusing on the shoes, but perhaps the pci look better provided if images of the sky were captured.

That rock in the 3rd pic

He needs more bokeh for the first pic. then it'll be nice

thanks for comments

#1 ya the sky was missing coz i am using spot metering for this pic.
#2 seems like i fail to bring out the feel. i purposely focus on the shell.
#3 is a sand castle actually

if your focus was on the shell, then it's pointless you have the shell so small cos that's the only clear object while the rest will be blurred.

what you can do is (donno what camera you're using) to have a closer shot, possibly a macro shot of the shell instead because your focus should be on the subject and having the subject being so small it looks more like you focused on the wrong object.

yea..the third one a bit complicated..lol

good try...i like the composition of the first pic, next time i'm going to try it without the girl at the back...mayb give different feeling..

2nd..shell over expose, and the face is blur

3rd..over expose

more photos

#4 sun burn


#5 dream scene


#6 refreshed


This post has been edited by ageell2004: May 9 2007, 06:42 PM

i like the first pic, good composition.... and mayb the girl should stand in front a bit...

juz my 2 cents

Hi Ageell2004 ... welcome to the Photo Gallery

1st Pic - Best done on the seaside where there are no protruding rocks. Like Shinchan said the model should be placed slightly higher where we can see more of her legs and feet, that would give a sense of disance. Goot attempt nonetheless.

2nd Pic - If it is the shell you wanna show your viewers, let it be exposed properly at the start. Look at your photo again ... does it look as if ANOTHER hand is holding the shell and she's just looking at it?

3rd Pic - Lotsa ppl already noticed that her hand is overexposed but none of them thought you how to avoid that next time : If you see properly, her hand is equally over-exposed as the background she's against, one simple way to avoid it is to use a lower ISO (maybe 100/200) or use another angle so her hand would not be directly under sunlight, maybe by the side.

Practice more, happy shooting!

thank you ac98 sifu but one thing i want to clarify. the overexpose problem not cause by spot metering? i am using iso 200 by the way.

are the #4 #5 #6 okay?

the model lacks impact because too many distracting thing at the background and foreground... i consider this as a candid shot..

#6 tree growing out of head.. make sure background is free from these distracting stuff before clicking.

so can you tell me what is the definition of portrait

Here's some tips for you ...

1. Never use spot metering for seaside portraits, whether you're shooting a person or just a scenery you will screw up your exposure. Always use a lower ISO as well, I use the lowest possible ISO.

2. Good that you realise your mistake, you totally loose the feel

3. Maybe Shinchan tot it's part of Disneyland or something

One of my seaside model shoot I did in 2005 with local model Yong Loo Hui in PD : Even when shaded her face I can still see her face, she's walking towards me so I hid part of her legs so it looked as if she's walking up to wards me, sense of motion and direction. The after was really hot, about 11am after our breakfast.



Seaside portraiture is very very tricky coz you're dealing with extreme and uncontrolled sunlight, nowadays you still have to deal with extreme HEAT and SUNBURN!!