Portrait Practice 1

Critiques [Translate]

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• CindyHains (3327)
• [2006-03-16 9:49]

Première chose à faire pour une prochaine fois et d'augmenter la profondeur de champs... de façon à rendre le background flou et mettre en valeur la personne. (pour régler ta profondeur de champs, plus le chiffre de ton ouverture est petit, plus ta profondeur sera floue. Ça fonctionne comme la pupille de ton oeil.) Ensuite à toi de t'amuser à faire des essais et des erreurs, chacun donne son coup de pinceau à ses photos! Mais je t'invite à aller voir ma page, je ne fais pratiquement que du portrait.

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• kitflorendo (0)
• [2006-03-16 9:53]
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OK - the good points are:
1: delightful subject, who reacts well to the camera and has a ready smile.
2: Good pose, which allies itself to the diagonal of the rails and BOOSTS that important diagonal element and we ALL like diagonals.
Now - the areas for discussion:
1: You were using your camera on a wide-angle setting and have therefore included the background in the focus range. Ideally, the background should be blurred so as not to distract.
The major problem here, thiough, is that the whole image area is equally 'soft'. That is, for me on my screen at least, it needs to be sharper. She is a beauty, so being sharper will not detract?
2: Full length as a portrait is totally fine; it is a valid option. I realise WHY you anted to have a full-length shot - it is a wdding and she's wearing a special dress. OK - next time, unless there is a good reason, try a head-and-shoulders shot?
3: For too many reasons to go into here, a white frame is the worst possible choice for photo display on a PC medium. Ask me and I'll give you the full low-down via e-mail?

For those who are not sure what to do next, all you have to do is to run through the thousands of images displayed here and find those that inspire you. Read the comments/critiques. Go to the Workshop files, where even better examples are shown. OR - e-mail me and we'll go through it one-on-one with examples.

I don't bite (too hard).

Hey! - Here's a quick idea. Go to my latest posting (NOW READ THIS, etc). See that it is a portrait. See WHERE the girl is inside the frame. See WHERE the eyeline sits inside the frame. See the FRAME.