lx3 : portrait shots

niemrieng

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I've ordered the lx3.

Looking forward to see its ability to shoot portraits since I shoot portraits most of the time (90%)

Hope that u can post ur pics (both outdoor and indoor portraits) with the settings used since I'm looking for a perfect settings for portraits also.

Thanks
 
I have a new LX3 and am pleased with the few portraits I've taken so far.



A few more are posted here along with the Exif data: http://www.pbase.com/jpmccormac/lx3

All were post processed somewhat - cropped, Gaussian blur added to backgrounds, levels adjusted, etc.

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Thks all for ur info.

It seems that it's hard for LX3 to make the shallow depth of field effect except the bird.

@ Kevin: that's done in post process? can u tell me the hint how to achieve it

Thanks
 
What if one was to use Macro mode. By this I mean Macro on the LX3 (I may be wrong here) goes from 1cm to infinity (it does take longer to focus at infinity though). I have found with other camera's this allow for a shallow DOF.
Thks all for ur info.

It seems that it's hard for LX3 to make the shallow depth of field
effect except the bird.

@ Kevin: that's done in post process? can u tell me the hint how to
achieve it

Thanks
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"Macro mode" has nothing to do with DOF. The only things that affect DOF on the LX3 (or any camera) are the lens aperture, focal length (zoom setting) and the relative distances between the camera, the subject, and the background.

It's true that you see nice blurry backgrounds with Macro shots, but that's due to the relative distance factor. When your subject is only an inch or so away from the camera, the background seems miles away, and optically speaking, it is.

But if you're using the camera for portraits, you are going to be at least a couple of feet from the subject (more likely three or four feet), in which case the relative distance of the background isn't so great. With those distances, there will be absolutely no difference if you use Macro mode or not.

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