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!!

Overexposure is cause by your ISO setting AND your metering. To get the best exposure you must learn how to angle your subject and juggle between the 2 settings to get your optimum exposure value. That means more practice.

yes sir! but is not easy to find a model here in kuantan.
even my friend and i don't have experience on portrait. hope i can find someone to join me here.

anyway did you try studio portrait before? is it easier than out door?

Yeah I did studio before ... you can say that it requires two different set of knowledge but the basics are the same. Oh you're from Kuantan, I know a model from there but errr ... she's very VERY busy!

can introduce? do you know any photographer here too?

Photographers I dunno. Introduce can ... so when you inviting me to Kuantan? I stay in Cherating but dinners' on you ... morning you come for shoot

i still see choped off legs

http://img316.imageshack.us/img316/5074/img79811qc.jpg

This post has been edited by scotty: May 9 2007, 09:03 PM

you plan to visit kuantan? great news but when is it? because i will soon busy on my mid year exam.

Exam? Lao ehh ... student also-ah? Alamak, nevermind-lah, I won't be there so soon also.

http://www.2how.com/technic/e001.htm
http://photoinf.com/General/KODAK/guidelin..._of_thirds.html

also, try to use Rule of Third to your composition. it helps.

ac98
you don't teach student one ar?

goldfries
thanks for the link. do you mean that i have to work more on composition?

yeah i think you do. even i do. everyone does.

can you provide me the exif data for this photo?

Save the picture and check its properties.
We cant be spoonfeeding all the ppl in here.

Assuming that you do not know how to check the EXIF via Properties thru Windows, let me tell you another thing : Even if you set your camera EXACTLY according to my camera settings, you can never get back the SAME result, being : The model's skintone is different (she can be tan or fairer already), different angle of the sun on different time of the day, the direction she's walkrf and the angle her body is towards the camera and strength of sunlight. And err .. the amount of Maybelline Glittering Powder on her body as well.

So ... I dunno what EXIF data can help anyone for that matter

This post has been edited by ac98: May 10 2007, 03:24 PM

i just want to know the metering

1/800 sec, F/8, 200mm, ISO100, Metering Mode : Pattern.

what else you want ah?

i already get my answer by nairud's instruction. thanks anyway

here some pic from zoo negara.







This post has been edited by ageell2004: May 10 2007, 04:43 PM

the monkey OOF.

becareful when u shooting something/animals inside the cage, u might accidentally focused on the cage, made the subject OOF.

in this case, it is better to use Manual focus if the hole within the cage really small and shaking is quite serious

The answer is Evaluative. Look at the image, cannot be Spot Metering what, hehe.

Thanks, maybe he wanna get the camera also ... Canon EOS300D with battery grip, 2 batteries and EF70-200mm F4L. Getting Loo Hui back to Port Dickson is next to impossible becoz she's in NZ

ya i admit the monkey is out of focus. if i am using a smaller appreature will it better?

Won't help either ... first you have to get the monkey WITHIN focus.

went to sprinta today
hope you all enjoy the photos

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This post has been edited by ageell2004: May 12 2007, 10:45 PM

u missed the bike at the 1st picture.. dun say u did it intentionally, don't u???

ya purposely do that. i tried few shot. is quite hard to reserved some space behind the bike without missing the bike.

some become panning shot. no more the feel already.

if can see the front is it better?

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Added on May 13, 2007, 7:07 am

manage to get this one at lst minute.

This post has been edited by ageell2004: May 13 2007, 07:07 AM

your shots all... you did it all intentionally?

1. petronas sprinta 2007 kuantan: i dont know why you wanna blur everything... no meaning ady

2. momentum: why blur everything again? trying very hard to find your focus point

3. Here i come: panning ker? hahah but you pan didnt frame the motor nice nice, or at least the driver nice nice... blurred again

4. duelling: panning went wrong ker? hahaha again, nothing in focus?

5. the winner: kesian the winner, face kena block by flag and lagi kena blurred

or are you trying out some new techniques? i just don't understand hehehe

really look like last minute

gaint hand?

for the 1st and 2nd pic, i feel that blur can bring out some strange feel than sharp. don't you think that sharp pic is abit normal?

i croped the motor in 3rd pic. should i do it lower? ya i am trying out panning shot. novice mar give chance lor

macro test shot

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Added on May 25, 2007, 9:59 pmmy mission is using dull colour on my photos.

please comment so i can improve







This post has been edited by ageell2004: May 25 2007, 09:59 PM