Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/02/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On Feb 5, 2009, at 2:39 AM, Nathan wrote: > Charo is the youngest member of my team at work. I have shown her > before. Recently I saw her oldest daughter for the first time and > was struck by how the little girl was a veritable copy of Charo. So > the other day, when she had her in the office in the afternoon, I > took a quick portrait. It was the little girl's 4th birthday, and > while she was willing to pose for Mum's boss, she just wanted to get > it over with so they could go home to celebrate her birthday. So the > background is just a boring office wall, and the light is an ugly > combination of window and fluorescent overhead light--but that's > what B&W is for :-) Shot with the 50mm Summilux at f1.4. There is > bit of softness, but both I and Charo like it, and that's what > matters in the end. > > http://www.greatpix.eu/gallery/4253606_netUM#467986422_WdCfw-O-LB hi Nathan, a lovely image of the two who do sort of look like twins :-) as for the background...I think you might try crop left and above to remove the walls, and concentrate on the faces and the eyes, Steve > > > Nathan > > Nathan Wajsman > Alicante, Spain > http://www.frozenlight.eu > http://www.greatpix.eu > http://www.nathanfoto.com > > Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 > PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws > Image licensing: http://www.alamy.com/search-results.asp?qt=wajsman > Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information