Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Having no experience taking formal portraits, I've been reading what I can find about doing them; including location shots. When my two daughters and two friends went to a local teaching salon to get inexpensive makeovers I took them to a local university for a portrait. This isn't a Leica shot, but I'd like some critique if anybody is willing to give it. I used a Mamiya TLR with a Norman bare bulb flash. I chose a location that would provide directional light, as a studio might provide, and a background that added depth without too much distraction. The location isn't exactly what I had in mind; they were doing some construction and there was dust all over the tiling, but perhaps that added some character to the girls whom I had pose barefoot. I took an incident reading from the shadow side of the faces, set the camera at that f-stop and added the same amount from the bare bulb. There was a little less light than I expected, so the f-stop had to be lower than I would have liked for the depth of focus. I'd be interested in any comments about posing, lighting, technique, etc.. The jpg came out a little more contrasty than the original, which shows just a hint of detail in the highlight of the hair of the girl in green. http://www.sleepytom.com/paw/PAW2.asp?i=100314 Thanks a lot. Tom Smart - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html