New portrait thread...October

[Allen in Montreal]

Nancy:

210mm, Type 55 printed on Oriental (and bad flatbed scan of contact print).

I was so enthralled with her eyes, I did not notice the bad lines in the fabric around her shoulder as we shot.

[MichaelT]

Hi Allen,

well done, don't bother about the lines.
She has beautful eyes!
What light do you use ?
Whats about the Focus on the right eye ?

regards Michael

[MichaelT]

This is Michelle, my daughter,

Linhof Technika 5X7, Xenar 210 wide Open ;-) on APX100

regards Michael

[George Kara]

Michael what a little doll! Enjoy your life with her. Lovely photo.

[George Kara]

Nancy:

210mm, Type 55 printed on Oriental (and bad flatbed scan of contact print).

I was so enthralled with her eyes, I did not notice the bad lines in the fabric around her shoulder as we shot.

Bad Lines? Umm that is life and real. Why do you call those lines "bad"? Your words are purely a judgment call - and respectfully I disagree with this judgment. The beauty of Japanese ceramics is the natural uncontrolled effect of nature on the final artistic product. Her eyes are no more important than the environment in which she exists - folds and all. Oh well Im probably to much a romantic on this stuff anyhow. Nice image though!

[Brian_A]

Nancy:

210mm, Type 55 printed on Oriental (and bad flatbed scan of contact print).

I was so enthralled with her eyes, I did not notice the bad lines in the fabric around her shoulder as we shot.

Can't say that I was paying a whole lot of attention. Her face has a story to tell and that's where my eyes went. Great image.

-Brian

[Allen in Montreal]

Hi Allen,

well done, don't bother about the lines.
She has beautiful eyes!
What light do you use ?
Whats about the Focus on the right eye ?

regards Michael

Thank you George and Brian, she does have remarkable eyes.


Michael,
You have a real little sweetie on your hands there. She looks like she has lots of spunk in her!

Nancy is an amazing woman, very funny too!

I used a four foot softbox and an 6 foot reflector behind her.
The exposure was f 8 minus one stop for bellows draw. I was surprised to see the eye softer than her hair on that side of the frame too.

[Frank Petronio]

Our Meagan, 8x10

[belle]

Lauren, my daughter, Deardorff 8x10, Schneider Symmar 300mm/500mm convertible lens, f/16 @ 1/15 sec, ISO 100.

[Frank Petronio]

Nice one Belle.

This is a better version of the one above...