I think he got the shirt at the Japanese Classic Car Show.

Couldn't have timed this shot any better! :tup:

I know it's not a shot of a vehicle, a pet, or a landscape, but thanks for indulging me.


http://www.modachroma.com/images/kendra-4579.JPG


TheTeachingMyselfToBeAPhotographer

What the hella all over her face? Get down lower


ThePhotographer

The hair? The shadow? I'm not sure what you're talking about. I thought her crazy hair was one of her key features.
If I went lower, wouldn't that end up being an "up the nostrils" shot?

Does he mean the freckles? I dunno....

What lens did you use? Shooting from a really low angle will make her look taller & slimmer, especially if your lens is more on the wider side. Just get her to tilt her head down a bit. You won't create a noticable "up the nostril" shot any more than that pic.

It's still a good shot.

On my phone it looks like brown spots.

Just don't use a wide angle close to the nostrils. 85-135 portrait range :-)


ThePhotographer

Local car show
 

She has delightful freckles!
I've been a little space challenged where I'm shooting. I've been stuck using my 28-135 zoomed out all the way. I can't even get far away enough to get a full body shot with my 50.
I'll try getting a little lower. Thanks for the tips, guys!

Today's project:

http://www.modachroma.com/images/paula-4856.JPG

Luna -- I like your lighting technique.

Thank you!
Beauty Dish up high on a mini-boom, camera left. Big Soft Box just barely right of camera. White Reflector to the left, about chest level, tilted up slightly.

One thing I'm really happy about with what I shot last night is that I stopped it down quite a bit. I shot everything at f/11 and got the detail I was looking for.
Just because my lens goes as wide as f/1.4, that doesn't mean that's where I should be all the time :p

:tup: Right on the f-stop -- wide open = shallow depth of field.

Like this lighting better than your other shots. But hair needs some work, glasses are hiding the eyes, and cutting off the top of her head is distracting

I usually try to stay between 5.6 to f/8. A lot of lenses have diffraction around f/11 or slower.

That shot looks good as far as lighting and exposure, but it needs some sharpening and I'm not too sure how I feel about how tight the crop is.

That reflection above her eye is really distracting, too.