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Aperture: f/5
Shutter Speed: 1/200
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 50mm
Monopod
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Aperture: f/4
Shutter Speed: 1/100
ISO: 100
Focal Length: 50mm
I mostly decided to go black & white because it makes the photo's tone a little more serious and reflective, which helps compensate for models that have a hard time not smiling. :)
Anyway, these are the last two portraits I'll show you for a while. Last night I did some fun light painting with a new remote shutter release I bought (infrared) at a sick discount from the camera store where I work. Makes things very fun. And in case you were interested, tomorrow I buy a joystick-style ball head for my tripod and monopod. Buying camera gear is the bomb.
In other news, today I began construction on my official website at http://www.andrewbphotography.com. There's a link on the side of this page if you don't feel like typing. It won't be done until sometime this week probably. I am also looking at a real domain name (andrewbphotography.com) and pricing for a host, etc. So this site might not be around for very long. We'll see. Hopefully this will help me get some paid portraiture work over the summer and kind of jump-start my semi-pro photography "career."
I think the top portrait is my favorite of the ones you've shown us here. Well done!
ReplyDeleteUm...so can you get your "friends" a discount where you work too? (JK)
You should be able to get your own domain name for $10-$15 and you should be able to find hosting for $10 or less/year. GoDaddy.com is where most people go (including me) for both services - while I normally seek out the most rock-bottom prices on things, in this case, there's benefits to going with someone who's been around a while and is likely to stay in business for a while.
Can't wait to see the new site!
Great work on the portraits. What did you find to be the most difficult part of the process? What was the easiest?
ReplyDeleteI was asked this weekend by a couple of Juniors if I did High School Portraits. I told them that I didn't have the equipment, or the experience. Perhaps I should go back and tell them to let me use them to gain experience, and if they don't like the results they still have time to go to a Professional.
I've noticed that the professional in our area does some really interesting things with lighting and exposure with his Black and White photos. His site is http://www.isafmerkur.com/
I like his work.